Jeffrey A. Newman
The United States Postal Service has decided to continue to accept packages from mainland China and Hong Kong. This reverses its decision to temporarily halt those deliveries.
President Trump has ordered that all Chinese imports will be subject to tariffs including parcels worth up to $800 which had previously been excepted from tariffs.
The Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong posts. The United States imports about four million of these lower-value parcels a day, most of them from China, with little or no customs inspection and no duties collected.
Lower-value parcels from China now face not only the 10 percent tariff but also the many complex tariffs on every category of goods that they previously skirted.
DHL, a global logistics company, said applying tariffs to lower-value shipments into the United States would require it to assess how it processed packages. The company said it was in discussions with U.S. customs officials.
Jeff Newman JD MBA, represents whistleblowers nationwide relating to customs and tariff fraud concerning imported Chinese goods as well as corporate whistleblowers in major claims under the False Claims Act (Qui Tam), and SEC, CFTC and FINCEN whistleblower programs. He can be reached at Jeff@JeffNewmanLaw.com or at 617-823-3217
