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US Postal Service suspends incoming packages from China and Hong Kong, online businesses affected

2025-02-05 09:21:40Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The US Postal Service says it has suspended acceptance of international packages coming from China and Hong Kong until further notice, threatening the business models of online commerce giants.

It did not give a reason for the suspension, but said in a statement Tuesday that the flow of mail will not be affected. The Postal Service did not provide any additional information about the suspension when contacted by CNN.

The announcement comes just days after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the "de minimis" exemption, a long-standing rule that allowed anyone, including exporters, to send packages worth less than $800 to the United States without duties or having to undergo inspections.

It also follows the introduction of a broad-based 10% tariff on Chinese imports to the US, which took effect on Tuesday.

CNN has reached out to other international delivery companies DHL and FedEx for comment.

The new rule is likely to hit online retailers, which have built their large business models around this exemption. The relaxed restrictions and tax exemptions for cheap products have allowed more than a billion packages to enter the U.S. at low prices for consumers looking for deals on clothing and household goods.

This will hit Chinese shipments the hardest, as nearly half of all packages shipped under the de minimis exemption originated there, Reuters reported, citing a June 2023 report by a US congressional committee on the country.

Beijing retaliated against Trump's new tariffs with a broad package of economic measures on Tuesday, including a 15% tax on certain types of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement vehicles and trucks. The measures will take effect on February 10.

It also imposed new export controls targeting over two dozen metal products and related technologies, and added two American firms, biotech company Illumina and fashion company PVH Group, to its list of untrusted entities.

On Tuesday, Trump indicated he was in no "rush" to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to ease rising trade tensions, despite saying the day before that the two leaders could speak in the next 24 hours.

While it is unclear whether the de minimis suspension was related to the executive order, experts have told CNN that international package delivery to the US would be "slowed down" if every package had to be examined.

Currently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the authority to open and inspect all international packages, although in practice it does not open every item.


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