The postal services of the United States suddenly ceased to accept all the packages of Hong Kong and China until further notice, according to an international service disturbance Notice published on the USPS website. This decision comes after China Imposed reprisals prices On American imports, including liquefied coal and natural gas, in response to President Trump’s executive decree to increase prices in China.
Daniel, the owner of an Alberta -based trucking company in Canada, who asked to use his first name for confidentiality reasons, told Wired that two of his business trucks were refused on the American border in New York and Montana today because they contained packages from China. After talking with a customs agent and the protection of American border in Montana, the company was able to obtain a third truck in the state of Washington by removing all the packages of China, says Daniel.
He adds that the identification and separation of the plans of China is an arduous process because the goods that its trucks transport generally include thousands of small packages such as DVDs, toys and video games, all from various sources.
“We talked to the Montana CBP freight supervisor, and they said everything was going on the rise,” said Daniel. “Many trucks have been refused today on the border, our drivers told us. And many officers checked the trucks and questioned [drivers] For example: ‘Are you sure there are no items made in China in it? This is your last chance. They actually crossed the trucks and checked the packages at random. »»
Previously, packages like those that Daniel’s society often manages could move freely through the border. Trump’s executive decree, however, requires not only an additional 10% rate on goods from China, but also ends an exemption from key importation taxes, that which has enabled the rise of platforms of platforms Chinese electronic commerce as Temp And Shein.
Known as DE MINMIS, the rule renounces import rights for small plans evaluated at less than $ 800 shipped to the United States. Initially intended to exempt personal gifts and other articles that Americans refer to their homes after trips abroad, he has since allowed foreign companies to sell goods more easily to American consumers without having to worry about paying Import taxes. The number of minimis packages has soaked in recent years, because the electronic commercial market has become more global, which makes the task difficult – it is not impossible – for customs and border protection to keep a Trace of all the plots flowing in the United States.
According to the CBP, More than 1.36 billion minimis packages Entering the United States during the year 2024, almost 10 times the number in 2015. This amounts to 3.7 million packages per day on average, many of which are now subject to a meticulous examination at the border for the first time.
About 10,000 people Work for the USAID, of which about two thirds are stationed abroad, according to the US Congressional Research Service, a non -partisan political research group which serves the congress (the figure excludes “institutional support” entrepreneurs). The agency has more than 60 regional and country missions and represents less than 1% of the total American federal budget as a whole.
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“On a daily basis, US customs will deposit and treat around 100,000 admissions,” explains Bernie Hart, vice-president of trade development and trade management at Flexport, a management company of the American supply chain. Now agents must process a few million more packages per day, checking what is and how much they cost.
Although the previous administrations have planned to remove the minimis exemption or introduce reforms, Trump is the first to have done so. “This is the administration version of moving fast and rupture,” explains Ram Ben Tzion, co-founder and CEO of Publican, a digital shipping verification platform, quoting one of the principles fundamentals of starting culture.