The US Postal Service will quickly droop accepting inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts till additional discover, the USPS web site confirmed.
The change, efficient from Feb. 4, won’t influence the move of letters and “flats” from China and Hong Kong, in keeping with the web site.
USPS didn’t instantly touch upon whether or not this was tied to US President Donald Trump’s change to ending ‘de minimis’ shipments from China and different international locations.
Trump’s halt to Part 321 de minimis is a part of his implementation of a further 10% tariff on China and 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, which have been paused for a month.
Practically half of all packages shipped below “de minimis” come from China, the US congressional committee on China mentioned in a June 2023 report.