(NewsNation) — The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it will resume 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.
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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 United States 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 that he said were not doing enough to crack down on the production and distribution of deadly fentanyl. The U.S. and the latter two countries reached border-security agreements to pause the tariffs.
In retaliation, Chinese officials announced they were raising tariffs on certain U.S. goods coming into China.
Michael Ramsey contributed to this report.
