US Postal Service briefly prohibits packets from China in response to the tariffs and then reverses

The postal service in the USA is a reversing course the day after the ban on all incoming packages from China and Hong Kong.

The post office announced on Tuesday that it will no longer accept parcels from China and Hong Kong after the US applied an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods and has completed the customs exception This enabled small plots to enter the US without paying tax.

The postal service turned the course on Wednesday, but did not give any reason. He said that he would act with accurate and protection of borders to implement the debt collection process for the new China to avoid disturbances.

The post office pointed to a short prepared statement of reversal when he asked for more details about the inverting Wednesday by the Associated Press.

The ban could introduce huge disturbances Online shopping platforms, such as Shein and thisPopular among younger buyers in the US, so that cheap clothing and other products, usually sent directly from China.

Cheap, direct postal service helps these companies maintain low costs, as well as the “de minimis” release, which previously allowed shipments without tax, if their value is below USD 800.

The suspension by USPS would probably cause delays in shipments and potentially higher prices for companies that are based on rock bottom prices for enormous sales.

What exactly announced USPS?

One day after the American postal service said in a notification that she would stop taking hiking plots from China and Hong Kong posts until further notice, said on Wednesday that “he still accepts all international mail and packages from China and Hong Kong.”

Letters and apartments – mail up to 15 inches or 3/4 inch thick – were not included in the short ban.

Why did it happen?

USPS did not give a reason on Tuesday, but the suspension occurred after Trump closed the “de minimis” customs exemption this week for China, which allowed buyers and importers to avoid duties on packages worth below USD 800.

The exemption was removed as part of an executive order to apply a 10% tariff to Chinese goods.

American custom and protecting borders previously stated that it processes over 4 million “de minimis” on average every week.

He also did not give the reason for his decision on Wednesday and did not immediately respond to the request of the Associated Press for comment.

What will probably happen next?

According to the new tariffs imposed by Trump on Chinese import, analysts say that consumers will probably see price increases and potential delays in shipments from companies such as Shein and this.

Chinese export of low -value packages increased to $ 66 billion in 2023, compared to USD 5.3 billion in 2018, according to a report published last week by Congressional Research Service. The report said that in the USA to the ownership of the Chinese PDD Holdings, and Shein accounts for about 17% of the discount market for fast fashion, toys and other consumer goods.

Alibaba Alibaba Alibaba also often used the trading gap. Neil Saunders, the managing director at Globaldata, noticed some companies that sell via Shopify and other e-commerce platforms, such as Etsy, also send packages to consumers directly from China. Amazon does the same for the subset of sold products Amazon Haul, a cheap online store that he launched last year To better compete with Shein and the one that rely more on de minimis.