USPS Halts All Inbound Packages From China And Hong Kong
The move comes after 10% tariffs on all Chinese goods went into effect
The U.S. Postal Service announced the suspension of all incoming packages from China and Hong Kong Posts on Tuesday evening—a likely fallout of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on all Chinese imports going into effect—in a move that will likely severely disrupt operations for major e-commerce platforms like Shein, Temu and Amazon Haul. (UPDATE: USPS reversed the decision Wednesday morning.)
Key Facts
In a notice on its website, USPS described the suspension as temporary, without specifying a timeline other than “until further notice.”
The postal service said the suspension only impacts international packages from China and Hong Kong, but the “flow of letters and flats from China and Hong Kong will not be impacted.”
The move comes after the Trump administration’s sweeping 10% tariffs on all Chinese goods went into effect after midnight on Tuesday—which also closed the “de minimis” exemption that allowed packages valued under $800 to be processed without paying any customs duties or tariffs.
Although USPS did not specify a reason for the move, it was likely put in place to allow the postal service to come up with a procedure to process and charge duties on the “de minimis” packages shipped by mail.
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