THE us Postal Service (USPS) has restarted handling packages from China and Hong Kong after putting a stop on the processing of parcels from those origins on Wednesday.
In a service bulletin update, USPS said that it will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts.
'The USPS and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery,' the postal service said.
When the suspension of packages from China and Hong Kong was announced on Wednesday, no reason was given for the decision.
However, it seems likely that the move was linked to the US decision to halt the de minimis - or section 321 - exemption that allowed parcels worth less than US$800 to enter the country without paying duty and with minimal customs scrutiny.
The ban on the de minimis exemption for packages from China was part of a wider decision to implement tariffs of 10 per cent on goods from the country.
CBP is faced with the prospect of having to collect duty and information on the packages it processes from China and Hong Kong. CBP processes an average of 4 million de minimis packages per day, most of them from China, reports London's Air Cargo News.
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In a service bulletin update, USPS said that it will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts.
'The USPS and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery,' the postal service said.
When the suspension of packages from China and Hong Kong was announced on Wednesday, no reason was given for the decision.
However, it seems likely that the move was linked to the US decision to halt the de minimis - or section 321 - exemption that allowed parcels worth less than US$800 to enter the country without paying duty and with minimal customs scrutiny.
The ban on the de minimis exemption for packages from China was part of a wider decision to implement tariffs of 10 per cent on goods from the country.
CBP is faced with the prospect of having to collect duty and information on the packages it processes from China and Hong Kong. CBP processes an average of 4 million de minimis packages per day, most of them from China, reports London's Air Cargo News.
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