Effective Feb. 4, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend only international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts until further notice. Note the flow of letters and flats from China and Hong Kong will not be impacted.

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    11 months ago

    It’d be hilarious to know how much MAGA swag from temu and the like is now on hold.

    Also, this will 100% kill temu/shein/etc… unless they have significant markets outside the US (I can confirm they’re big in both Spain and Canada but nobody buys worthless shit quite like the Americans).

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      11 months ago

      My guess is this is another nail in the coffin for the “unprofitable” USPS. Businesses can’t tolerate disruptions and private shipping companies will be more than happy to step up.

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        11 months ago

        They have posted stating they will continue accepting the mail and evaluating new methods for the collection of Chinese tariffs