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Wednesday, February 05, 2025

The U.S. Postal Service said it would temporarily suspend parcels from China and Hong Kong, after President Donald Trump ended a trade provision this week used by retailers including Temu and Shein to ship low-value packages duty-free to the U.S.

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... The Trump administration imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods that came into effect on Tuesday and moved to close the "de minimis" exemption that allows importers and U.S. shoppers to avoid paying tariffs for packages worth less than $800.

The extra tariff and the elimination of de minimis follow repeated warnings by Trump that Beijing was not doing enough to halt the flow of fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid, into the U.S.

Reuters reported previously that Chinese suppliers use the duty-free provision to export chemical materials for fentanyl by disguising them as gadgets and other low-cost goods.

USPS said the change will not impact the flow of letters and 'flats' - mail that can be up to 15 inches (38 cm) long or 3/4 inches (1.9 cm) thick - from China and Hong Kong. It did not immediately comment on whether this was tied to Trump's change to ending de minimis shipments from China and other countries. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-05 02:18 AM | Reply

by retailers including Temu and Shein

He used to want to go after Amazon for abusing the USPS. I assume Mr. Bezos' tithe was sufficient this time?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-05 02:24 AM | Reply

@#2 ... I assume Mr. Bezos' tithe was sufficient this time? ...

That seems to be the case.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-05 02:56 AM | Reply

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