USPS says it resumes to accept incoming packages from China, Hong Kong

The US postal service said On Wednesday, accepting incoming mail and packages from China and Hong Kong resumes just hours after it suspended the service from these regions.

“The USPS and Customs and Border Protection work closely together to implement an effective collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure that the least disruption of the package delivery,” the agency wrote in a message sent to its website.

USPS announced late Tuesday that it would stop accepting packages from China and Hong Kong posts “so far.”

The move came after President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed another 10% tax on Chinese goods, as part of sweeping new tariffs on the country’s top three trading partners. Trump accepted Monday to keep up with 25% duty on Canada and Mexico for 30 days.

As part of the tariffs, Trump also closed an almost century -old trade hole, called “de minimis”, which allows exporters to send packages worth less than $ 800 to the US duty free. The suspension of the minimis is expected to largely affect the Chinese e-commerce companies in Chinese e-commerce companies that have been dependent on the minimis and grew in popularity in the US because of their cheap clothes, furniture and electronics sent directly from China.

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