Postal Department suspends bookings to the U.S. from August 25

The Postal Department will suspend booking and transmission of mails, except documents and gifts worth upto $ 100, to the U.S. from August 25.

According to a communication from the Department, the move is introduced because of an executive order of the U.S. administration that will come into effect from August 29. U.S. bound carriers have expressed their inability to carry postal shipments in the absence of fully defined mechanisms for duty collection and data exchange.

The Postal Department said it is closely following the situation and taking measures to restore services, the communication said.