The United States Post Service announced on Tuesday that it is temporarily commenting on the packages from China and Hong Kong, a step that is likely to create delay and firmness problems from other destinations as well.
The comment comes after President Trump used Executive order Imposing a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods to close the vanquet also called Except for a minimumWhich allowed firmly less than $ 800 to enter the United States free of customs duties. This is how e -commerce clothes, including Shein and Temu, were able to provide goods to American buyers at low prices. It is also widely exploited by Amazon and merchants on ETSY and Ebay.
Restriction Temporary, although the end date has not been set. Only beams and parcels are affected, with the messages and envelopes continuing to ship as usual. The suspension is also for the official postal services of the two countries, instead of rapid mail services and private charging. UPS nor Fedex has not announced restrictions, but they are undoubtedly struggling to deal with new requirements.
The challenge facing USPS and others is to manage the task of examining the large size of shipments from China, which is suddenly qualified for tax and import, which is almost certain to create delay and problems with firmness from other destinations. The suspension may affect even the parcels from other cursing companies, as USPS is used repeatedly by private charging companies as the last mile delivery service.
More than 1.3 billion parcels entered the United States using Mimines’s exemption in 2024 According to customs and US border protectionA number grown with more than 600 percent over the past decade. The minimum has not been completely removed, but shipments from China are no longer eligible for that.
In addition to empowering the likes of Shein and TEMU, De Minimis shipments have made safety concerns, making it easier for low -quality products to American buyers. In the maximum case, some manufacturers of electronic cycles and batteries are used for the safety skirt, avoiding product examination, and contributing to Hundreds of fires caused by wrong electronic bike batteries In New York City alone.
China is already She launched her own response To Trump’s tariff, with fees on fuel and large vehicles shipped from the United States, as well as restrictions on exports of some rare minerals used in some technology manufacturing. The country also started anti -monopoly measures against Google and NVIDIA, with Intel investigations and apple It is rumored to be in business as well.
