USPS resumes accepting packages from China, Hong Kong

  • USPS lifts suspension of packages from China and Hong Kong
  • Agency says it's working with CBP to implement collection process
  • Suspension followed Trump's 10% tariff on all Chinese imports 
boxes of mailed goods at mail processing facility

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(NewsNation)   The U.S. Postal Service reversed course Wednesday, announcing it will continue accepting inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong a day after it suspended service from those regions.

“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,” the USPS wrote in a notice posted to its website.

The USPS did not state a reason for the suspension in a brief announcement, but it came after President Donald Trump imposed an extra 10% tariff on all imports from China.

The USPS announced Tuesday it would stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong “until further notice.”

Trump’s order to impose new taxes on Chinese goods coming into the U.S. ended duty-free handling of parcels, which had previously been considered “de minimis” shipments.

Trump recently threatened tariffs against China, Mexico and Canada, three countries he said were not doing enough to crack down on the production and distribution of deadly fentanyl. The U.S. reached border-security agreements with Mexico and Canada to pause the tariffs.

In retaliation, Chinese officials announced they were raising tariffs on certain U.S. goods entering China.

Michael Ramsey contributed to this report.

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