Postal Service says it’s working with a US border agency on an ‘efficient collection mechanism’ for Donald Trump’s China tariffs.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has said it will accept parcels from China again, reversing a suspension that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to end a trade provision used by retailers to ship low-value packages duty-free to the US.
USPS said in a statement that it would continue accepting “all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts”, effective as of Wednesday.
“The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery,” it said.
The Trump administration imposed an additional 10-percent tariff on Chinese goods and closed the “de minimis” exemption that allows US shoppers to avoid paying tariffs for shipments below $800 from China.
USPS did not immediately comment on whether its temporary suspension had been tied to Trump’s order ending de minimis shipments from China, which came into force just after midnight on Tuesday.
“There has been absolutely zero time for anyone to prepare for this,” Maureen Cori, co-founder at New York-based consultancy Supply Chain Compliance, told the Reuters news agency.
“What we need is direction from the government on how to handle this without warning or notice.”
