USPS Resumes Accepting Parcels from China and Hong Kong After 12-Hour Suspension

The U.S. Postal Service said on Wednesday it would again accept parcels from China and Hong Kong, reversing a 12-hour suspension after President Donald Trump scrapped an exemption used by retailers including Temu, Shein, and Amazon to ship low-value packages duty-free to the United States.

The about-face added to the growing confusion among retailers and express shipping firms over how to deal with Trump’s new 10% tariff on imports from China and his closure of the “de minimis” duty exemption for packages valued at under $800, with the stated aim of stopping the flow of fentanyl and precursor chemicals into the United States.

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