- USPS has new obligations to inspect incoming packages from China and Hong Kong
- Rules previously awarded exemption from packages that are valued under $ 800 from Customs and Inspection
- The new tariffs take indirect targets on E -trading platforms hosting sellers operating in these regions
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has begun to reject international packages from China and Hong Kong after the former introduction of tariffs on US imports in retaliation against President Trump’s own introduction of a 10% duty on Chinese imports.
In a short statement (via CNN), USPS said the measure would be in place until “further notice”, but also “the flow of letters and apartments from China and Hong Kong will not be affected”.
The move will almost certainly affect the daily business of e-commerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, Wish and AliExpress, which are often dependent on sellers from these territories to list products that are often sent as small packages.
USPS China Parcel Ban
To remain financially sustainable and viable for end users, these platforms have so far been dependent on what became known as the “De Minimis” exemption, which allowed someone to send packages worth less than $ 800 to the US and not be subject to exemption or taxes. The time of the time is important here as the president ended the minimis via executive order (external paywall) earlier in February 2025.
“This is a significant challenge for [USPS] Because there were 4 million the minimis packages per day. Day in 2024, and it’s difficult to control all the packages – so it will take time, ”wrote Chelsey Tam, a Morningstar Senior Equity Analyst, in a research note according to CNN.
Other multinational delivery companies, such as UPS, DHL and FedEx, are also expected to respond, perhaps through a similar carpet rejection of packages from China and Hong Kong.
Retaliatory Chinese Customs Rates
China’s own tariff rates on goods to the United States to come into force on February 10, 2025, is far -reach as billionaires’.
In addition to a 15% tax on coal and gas plus 10% on oil and certain vehicles, such as those in the agricultural sector, it also introduced new export controls on several metal products and affiliated technologies, while adding biotech and life science research firm Illumina and clothing company PVH Group its list of ‘unreliable units’; To send their stock prices fell.
Lin Jian, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, said: “China will continue to take necessary measures to defend the legitimate rights of Chinese businesses” and called US Customs “unreasonable oppression” of his bus
Washington has to “cease his unreasonable oppression of Chinese companies,” spokesman Lin Jian said when asked about the US postal message. “China will continue to take the necessary measures to defend the legitimate rights of Chinese companies.”
