Business Reporter, BBC News
The US Post Office (USPS) said it has stopped accepting parcel in mainland China and Hong Kong until additional notification.
This measure occurred in the United States after the rules were fermented and closed a loophole that allowed a small package of less than $ 800 (£ 641) without paying taxes or fees.
The US Post Office said the letter would not be affected by the stop. I refused to present the reason for the decision.
Chinese retailers, such as online giant Shein and Temu, delivered low -cost packages with low tax exemptions to the United States using tax exemptions and reached millions of customers through similar rules of the United Kingdom and the European Union.
The survey has increased in recent years due to the explosion of parcel shipped under loopholes. All retailers use exemptions, but those who sell fast fashion and cheap products have surged.
On Wednesday, the EU, which took similar measures to the United States, announced that Temu and Shein were responsible for selling products that were not safe and dangerous on the platform.
The US change to prevent low -cost products under the so -called “de minimis” exemption was one of the trade measures summarized by President Donald Trump on weekends.
He also announced an additional announcement. 10% tariff for all products imported from China to the United States.
The US Post Office said the letter would not be affected by the stop. I refused to present the reason for the decision.
In the EU, retailers do not have to pay taxes for less than 150 euros (124 pounds). Policy Critics argue that the company offers unfair advantages.
According to the European Commission, 4.6 billion low -cost items with less than 22 euros were imported as the EU last year, 91%of which came from China, twice that of 2023.
On Wednesday, the EU announced that it will increase customs inspections on products delivered by e -commerce retailers.
In addition, the company said that it will co -investigate a joint investigation by the National Consumer Protect Cooperation (CPC) network based on the suspicion that it violates the EU consumer protection rules.
Shein said that consumers will interact with consumer institutions and the EU so that they can shop online with peace of mind.
Henna Virkkunen, head of EU technology, said, “We want to see the competitive e -commerce sector that maintains consumers safely, provides convenient products and respects the environment.
According to a 2023 report by the US Congress, nearly half of all veses entered in China were sent from China, with minimum exemptions in the United States.
Officials pointed out that the exemptions of the parcel in the country have become more and more difficult to screen illegal products.
Depending on President Joe Biden, the US tax exemption change It was already in progress before Trump took office.But Trump went further to extend tariffs on all Chinese products imported into the United States, including fashion items and toys.
In response to this, China said it will return to its own “untrusted companies” on the “unusing companies” of “discrimination against Chinese companies,” and will return to the US company, which owns designer brand Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
Trump is expected to talk to Chinese XI Jinping for the next few days, but on Tuesday, the US president said there is no rush to talk.
Nick Stowe, the chief executive of Monsoon & Accessorize, supports the US’s DE Minimis exemption from the BBC’s program and insisted that major Chinese retailers can “undercut” competitors in other markets.
“This has long been dissatisfied with UK retailers, European retailers and US retailers, and Shein has used this loophole and has built a business in an industry without paying customs obligations.”
The BBC contacted USPS, Shein and Temu to present opinions.
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