Australia Post has immediately suspended most postage to the United States, with only the delivery of letters, documents and gifts worth less than $150 continuing. The postal service has taken the extraordinary step to halt many forms of postage to the US, as a Trump administration tariff on low-value parcels is due to come into…
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 08: Signage is seen as Fashion Nova Presents: Party With Cardi at Hollywood Palladium on May 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Tommaso Boddi (Getty Images) The days of getting a $20 table or a $10 dress from SHEIN or Temu could be coming to an end. Beginning May…
Hong Kong’s e-commerce operators are exploring new markets and delaying major business decisions in light of US tariffs, industry players have said. One industry body said e-commerce firms could look towards expanding their operations in traditional markets when diversifying their business, while also exploring emerging ones in Southeast Asia, as well as Central and South…
Topline Hong Kong Post on Wednesday announced it was suspending shipment of all packages to the U.S. as a result of the Trump administration’s tariffs and the removal of an exemption that allowed lower value shipments to the U.S. duty free. Hong Kong’s postal service said April 16 it will stop shipping goods bound for…
US President Donald Trump has further raised tariffs on small parcels sent to the United States from mainland China and Hong Kong to 120 per cent from 90 per cent, as the stand-off between Washington and Beijing escalates. The increase came just a day after the US administration had tripled that rate from 30 per…
US President Donald Trump has tripled tariffs on small parcels exported from mainland China and Hong Kong which were exempt from duties, amid an escalating crossfire between the world’s two biggest economies. According to an amendment on so-called reciprocal tariffs published by the White House on Wednesday Hong Kong time, the new rate on packages…
The Hong Kong government has strongly opposed the United States’ decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on Hong Kong and cancel a duty-free exemption on small parcels from the city in May, condemning the actions as bullying and unreasonable. A government spokesman said on Thursday that the levy of the so-called reciprocal tariffs on Hong Kong…
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump is gearing up to apply a round of tariffs on Chinese, Canadian, and Mexican imports in early March, with a 25% measure going toward Mexico and Canada, while a 10% tariff will go into effect on China. A recent report suggests the move could be much more painful than…
Confusion has reigned since the United States Postal Service stopped accepting parcels from Hong Kong and mainland China and then quickly reversed its decision. The temporary suspension caught users of Hongkong Post and China Post off guard, with the former deciding not to accept any parcels for the US until clarifying issues surrounding the service….
Private courier firms are maintaining parcel deliveries to the United States despite Hongkong Post’s suspension of such services after the US flip-flopped on its mailing rules, although customers face higher costs and must provide additional documentation. Major courier firms including SF Express, DHL, FedEx, UPS and JD Express confirmed that they were continuing to accept…