Postal Service will temporarily suspend only international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts until further notice.
The flow of letters and flats from China and Hong Kong will not be impacted.
This is part of Trump’s tariff trade war on China.
Alongside the added 10% tariff, the White House announced the end of the century-old de minimis exemption, which had allowed packages valued under $800 to enter the U.S. without duties. This exemption had fueled the rapid growth of Chinese discount retailers like Shein and Temu, enabling them to ship a wide range of low-cost products— from knockoff designer dresses to gaming monitors—directly to consumers, tax-free, one package at a time.
