Update, Feb. 5, 2025: Early on Wednesday, the U.S. Postal Service reversed its decision ... The new U.S. tariffs include an end to the “de minimis” rule—a loophole that exempts packages ...

Chinese e-commerce firms Temu and Shein have relied on the de minimis loophole to keep prices low. The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it's temporarily suspending all inbound packages from China ...

A trade loophole called de minimis helped ... the U.S. Postal Service said on Tuesday that it was suspending acceptance of packages sent from China and Hong Kong — but it reversed course on ...

usually shipped directly from China. Cheap, direct postal service helps these companies keep costs low, as did the “de minimis” exemption that previously allowed shipments to go tax-free if ...

“Effective February 5, 2025, the Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong ... taxes using the de minimis exemption.

The USPS did not give a reason for the ban Tuesday, but the suspension came after Trump closed the “de minimis” customs exemption this week for China that allowed shoppers and importers to ...