US Postal Service will 'continue accepting' parcels from China and Hong Kong in quick reversal

• The US Postal Service has said it will resume handling parcels from China and Hong Kong.
• It announced the reversal less than 24 hours after saying it was temporarily pausing handling them.
• It said it would work with the Customs and Border Protection to "ensure the least disruption."

The US Postal Service has reversed its position on parcels from China and Hong Kong, saying it will continue accepting them.

It had announced Tuesday evening it was temporarily suspending handling these parcels, in a move that stood to hurt Chinese e-commerce retailers.

USPS said on Wednesday it would "continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts."

"The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery," it added.

When it announced the suspension, which did not apply to letters or flat mail, it did not elaborate on a specific reason for it.

It came after President Donald Trump imposed a new 10% tariff on all goods imported from China and ended the de minimis exemption that allowed packages worth less than $800, bound for individual consumers, to avoid tariffs.

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