USPS reverses decision to suspend inbound packages from China, Hong Kong
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Wednesday said it will accept inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong, reversing a decision made hours earlier.
«The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery,» USPS said in a statement.
The reversal came less than 24 hours after the agency temporarily suspended international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts «until further notice.»
USPS SUSPENDS INBOUND PACKAGES FROM CHINA, HONG KONG POSTS
The Tuesday package suspension announcement came as China issued retaliatory tariffs on select American imports.
The Chinese government said it would take «necessary countermeasures» in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing a 10% tariff on Chinese imports to address what the White House says is the synthetic opioid supply chain in China. Trump temporarily paused planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30 days to give both nations time to reach a deal with the U.S. to better secure its northern and southern borders.
A U.S. Postal Service truck is used to deliver mail on Sept. 12, 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The order accused the Chinese Communist Party of having «subsidized and otherwise incentivized» Chinese chemical companies to export fentanyl and related precursor chemicals that are used to produce synthetic opioids sold illicitly in
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