US Postal Service lifts suspension of inbound packages from Hong Kong, China

As we transition to execution of the Executive Order, it is extremely important that the trade maintain awareness of the shipments they are responsible for and are aware of the messaging that they are receiving from CBP,

it said, according to Reuters

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

There has really 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

Effective February 4, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend only international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts until further notice,

the U.S. Postal Service wrote on its website

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President Trump is ensuring that China can no longer avoid applicable tariffs simply by exporting packages with relatively low values [...] The effect of increased abuse of the de minimis privilege has been to deny the U.S. Government collection of billions of dollars in additional revenues while unfairly disadvantaging American manufacturers."

Jason Smith, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said in a statement

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The flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl to the United States through both illicit distribution networks and international mail—due, in the case of the latter, to the existing administrative exemption from duty and taxes, also known as de minimis [...] has created a public health crisis in the United States."

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The expectation is you'll be paying more as a consumer, and it may take a little longer to reach you,

she said

Compared to Temu, Shein relies more heavily on USPS for direct-to-consumer shipping from China, and without this channel, it will have to rely more on private carriers,

said Cooke

Shipping in bulk to the U.S. and fulfilling domestically can reduce logistics costs, but for Shein, this poses a longer-term disruption to their business model which has depended on rapidly developing new SKUs and shipping them directly to consumers,

Cooke said

Temu’s model of sourcing low-cost goods should also enable the platform to absorb higher logistics costs and remain price competitive,

he said

Trump's tariff changes are especially sharp if goods were previously shipped via e-commerce directly from China to the US,

said trade expert Deborah Elms

Many of the small goods they purchase from China through online shopping are affordable and of good quality, playing an important role in meeting their daily needs. If this supply is suddenly cut off, it will be detrimental to consumers,

Wu said

Since online shopping is now the norm, a large number of packages from China enter the US through e-commerce channels. There are estimates within the US of how much tax revenue was lost annually due to this 'loophole.' So, I believe the primary consideration behind this move is commercial,

Wu said