Hongkong Post said Thursday night that he would continue to suspend postal goods to the United States, despite the United States postal service (USPS) after having reversed a decision to suspend plots of China and Hong Kong.
The USPS move on Tuesday to stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong had caused chaos and confusion between retailers and express shipping companies on how to deal with the new 10 percent of the 10 percent rate of imports from China.
Trump's measure also included closing the “minimis” tax exemption for packages valued at less than $ 800, with the declared objective of stopping the flow of fentanyl and precursor chemicals in the United States.
Later, USPS reversed the suspension of 12 hours after Trump discarded an exemption used by retailers, including Temu, Shein and Amazon, to send low -value tax packages to the United States.
Hong Kong governed by China has also undergone the same tariff to the additional value of duty. “
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Hong Kong has been known for a long time as a free and open shop Old British colony under the law of the United States, increasing tensions. Between China and the United States
Subsequently, the United States stipulated that the goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States should be labeled as they were done in China, ending one of Hong Kong's long competitive advantages as a shopping center.
The Hong Kong government said in a statement that “he reiterates his strong disapproval for the imposition of the United States of additional taxes to Hong Kong products” e “urgently urgently urgently urged to take urgent measures to rectify their irregularity, to avoid causing confusion and inconveniences for the public due to their constant change. “
–Sameer Manekar reports in Bangalore; and Jessie Pang and James Pomfret in Hong Kong; Philippa Fletcher and Susan Fenton edition