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The USPS will continue to accept packages from Hong Kong and China, and will seek an effective mechanism for the collection of new tariffs with the least possible alteration in the delivery of packages. Mercado al por mayor de China
Por Keith BradsherAna Swanson y Jordyn Holman
Keith Bradsher reported from Bangkok, Ana Swanson from Washington and Jordyn Holman from New York.
The United States Postal Service (USPS for its acronym) said Wednesday that it would continue to accept China and Hong Kong packages, reversing a decision to temporarily stop these deliveries after an order from President Trump entered into force that put an end to the Free tax management of many smaller packages.
Trump ordered on Saturday that all the goods that leave China from Tuesday must follow the rules for the most value shipments. Until the change, the packages of up to $ 800 each were not obliged to include detailed information about their content and were not subject to tariffs.
A postal service spokesman said that, since Wednesday, "he will continue to accept all mail and international incoming packages from the postal services of China and Hong Kong." The USPS and the Customs and Border Protection office are closely collaborating to implement an effective collection mechanism of the new tariffs of China, in order to guarantee the least possible disturbance in the delivery of packages. ”
The United States imports about four million these lowest value packages per day, with little or zero customs inspection or tariff collection, and most of them come from China.
The Trump government and other critics have claimed that allowing these packages in the United States has created a conduit for entry into the country of Fentanil, a synthetic opioid, and related supplies.
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