The Postal Service says it will work with US border agencies on “efficient collection mechanisms” for Donald Trump’s Chinese tariffs.
The US Postal Service (USPS) has said it will accept zones from China again, and halts following President Donald Trump’s decision to end a trade clause that will ship low-value packages used by retailers to the US tax-free It says it will reverse the
The USPS said in a statement that it will continue to accept “all international inbound emails and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts” as of Wednesday.
“USPS, customs and border protection work closely to implement the new China tariff efficient collection mechanism to ensure minimal disruption in package delivery,” it said.
Our shoppers will avoid paying customs duties for shipments of less than $800 from China, as the Trump administration will charge a 10% extra fee on Chinese goods and shut down the “de minimis” exemption You can.
The USPS did not immediately comment on whether the temporary suspension was tied to Trump’s order to end minimum shipments from China.
Maureen Coli, co-founder of New York-based consultant supply chain compliance, told Reuters.
“What we really need is a direction from the government on how to handle this without warning or notification.”
Trump had threatened his country’s biggest trading partner with sudden tariffs for weeks, even before he took office on January 20th.
Trump was pushing for 10% tariffs on Chinese products this week, but he promised that the two countries would tackle drug trafficking and irregular migration at their respective borders with the US, making 25 against Canada and Mexico. The % tariff has been suspended.
China responded to Trump’s move by announcing its own retaliation measures, including a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from the United States.
China’s Treasury Ministry also announced on Tuesday that there will be 10% tariffs on imports of US crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-scale distributed vehicles and pickup trucks.
Beijing said that Washington’s decision “really violates the rules of the World Trade Organization, does nothing to resolve its own problems, and disrupts normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States.” I mentioned.