Hongkong Post said that on Thursday, he would continue to suspend postal products in the United States, despite the American postal service (USPS) having overturned the decision to suspend the packages of China and Hong Kong.
The move by Usps Tuesday, to stop accepting the parcels of China and Hong Kong, had caused chaos and confusion among the retailers and express shipping companies on how to manage the new 10% price of US President Donald Trump on imports from China.
Trump’s decision also included closing the exemption from “minimis” service for parcels assessed at less than $ 800, with the aim of stopping fentanyl flow and precursor chemicals in the United States.
The USPS then reversed the 12-hour suspension after Trump canceled an exemption used by retailers such as TEMU, Shein and Amazon, to send packages at low franchise value in the United States.
Hong Kong, managed in China, was also submitted to the same prices as China according to an opinion from the United States government which indicated: “The articles which are China products, which will understand below, Hong Kong products … will be Submitted to the additional ad valorem rate. »»
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Hong Kong has long been known as a free and open hub, but the taxation of China in Hong Kong of a national security law in 2020 aroused criticism from the United States and led it to end to the special status of the former British colony under US law, degenerating tensions between China and the United States
The United States then stipulated that the goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States were to be labeled as made in China, ending one of the long-standing competitive advantages of Hong Kong as that trading center.
The government of Hong Kong declared in a statement that it “reiterates its strong disapproval of the taxation of additional rights of the United States on Hong Kong products” and “urges the United States to take urgent measures to rectify Its reprehensible acts, in order to avoid causing confusion and disadvantages for the public because of its constantly evolving policies.
–Report by Sameer Manekar to Bengaluru; And Jessie Pang and James Pomfret in Hong Kong; Edition by Philippa Fletcher and Susan Fenton
