The US Postal Service (USPS) says it has briefly stopped accepting parcels from the mainland China and Hong Kong.
According to a press release on the corporate's web site, the letters is not going to be affected by suspension.
The USPS said that the suspension can be “until the next notice” and didn’t provide a cause for the choice.
It comes after making use of an extra 10% tariff on all items imported by US President Donald Trump on China.
Trump's government order abolished a reduction, permitting items of $ 800 (£ 641) or much less with out paying duties or some taxes.
The so-called “de minimis” tax loopol confronted a rise in investigation in recent times to achieve hundreds of thousands of American prospects as Chinese e-commerce giants corresponding to Sheen and Temu.
President Trump is predicted to speak to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping within the coming days.
Business professional Debora Elms mentioned, “Trump's tariff changes are particularly sharp if goods were previously sent directly from China to America through e-commerce,” mentioned enterprise professional Debora Elms.
According to a 2023 report by the US Congress Committee on China, De Minimis was despatched from China, near half of all of the parcels coming into the US beneath D Minimis.
US officers have said that the foremost move of parcel coming into the nation via this exemption made them troublesome to display screen for potential unlawful items.
The USPS didn’t instantly reply to the BBC information request for feedback.
With inputs from BBC