ATLANTA — The United States Postal Service announced late Tuesday night that it was temporarily suspending inbound packages from China and Hong Kong “until further notice.”
The move comes just hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that ended duty-free handing of packages.
“The United States imports about 3 million parcels a day with almost no customs inspection and no duties collected — with most of them coming from China,” the New York Times reports.
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According to the order signed on Saturday, each package must include detailed information about what’s inside and the tariff code that applies, along with payment of those tariffs the Times said.
“Note the flow of letters and flats from China and Hong Kong will not be impacted,” the postal service said Tuesday.
The move will impact companies like Shein and Temu which are two of the largest e-commerce companies that connect low-cost Chinese factories to millions of American households.
“Shein declined on Tuesday to comment on the new rules on small packages, while Temu has not yet responded to questions sent on Monday,” the Times reported.
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