AP communication business writer Zen Soo
Hong Kong (AP) -The U.S. postal service has reversed the course one day after banning all inbound mail and package from China and Hong Kong.
The post office announced on Tuesday that it will not accept parcels from China and Hong Kong after the United States imposes 10 % of Chinese products and allows them to allow taxes to enter the United States without paying taxes. I did.
The postal service did not give a reason for reversal, but said that in cooperation with customs and border protection, a new Chinese tariff collecting process would be implemented to avoid confusion in delivery.
The post office pointed out a short prepared statement about reversal when the details were requested on Wednesday from AP communication.
This prohibition may cause large -scale confusion on online shopping platforms such as SHEIN and TEMU, which are popular among young US shoppers for inexpensive clothing and other products shipped directly from China. did.
Inexpensive and direct posting services can help these companies to reduce costs. This was the case with the “minimum” exemption, which had previously permitted that cargo was not tax -exempt if the value was less than $ 800.
The suspension of the USPS may have caused a cargo delay and a potentially high price for companies that depend on the price setting of the rock bottom for the sale of luggage.
What did USPS announced accurately?
A post office in the United States told me that I would stop accepting the inbound parcel from China and Hong Kong, and until I was notified, “All international inbound mails and packages from China and Hong Kong and Hong Kong. We will continue to accept. “
Mail to a length of 15 inches (38 cm) or 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) -thickness -thickness was not included in a short prohibition.
Why did it happen?
The USPS did not give a reason for the ban on Tuesday, but after Trump has closed the “minimal” customs exemption this week, and after a shopper or importer allowed to avoid a package job below $ 800. The stop has occurred.
Exemptions were deleted as part of the administrative order to collect 10 % of Chinese products.
US customs and border security have previously said that the average of more than 4 million “minimum” imports are processed.
He did not give a reason for the decision on Wednesday and did not respond immediately to comment requests from AP communication.
Initially issued: February 5, 2025 9:25 am EST
