Trump pauses de minimis repeal as packages pile up at US customs
David change, Helen Reed, Lisa Bayertlin and Lisa Barington
Washington / Loyal / Los Angeles (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump suspended his administration for customs inspections, postal and delivery services and online retail in prison in prison on Friday.
The final cancellation of De Minimis means more than 1 billion smaller-valued packages that arrive in the United States a year, immediately from China to the entry process, which requires additional information and responsibilities.
Termination and reopening of the US Postal Service This packages started failures this week, which keep customs clearance for packages, even those who paid responsibilities at New York Faith Fau Kennedy International Airport.
“Well, it was fun on Friday, if you work in global e-commerce,” said Derek’s loss, CEO of the Cirrer Global Electronic Trade and Global Supply Global Consultants.
Preliminary change, which is done by only 48 hours notice, has caused that earlier USPS packages from China and Hong Kong earlier this week.
Popular Online Retail Sellers, including the newly built service of Shein, Temu and Amazon.com, are directly sent from Chinese factories to US buyers and use de minimis to keep prices low. These retailers did not immediately respond to comment requests.
The review of the Trump administration was signed on Wednesday and was published on Friday, the White House spokesman said.
De Minimis, which refers to small matters, refers to the United States to reduce the standard customs procedures and tariffs worth $ 800, which are delivered to the individuals of foreign countries.
Temu and Sheine combine the ship every day around the world, or about 88 full Boeing 777 freight, Niall Van De Wouw reports at Xeneta shipping platform.
“You can’t suddenly put the halls on this volume of air shipping, so it is not surprising that it delays the executive order to de Minimis.”
Packages pile up
The protection of US Customs and Borders, which has the case to show e-commerce packages on Thursday, met with logistics specialists to discuss the status of more than one million packages at JFK airport according to the source. to a familiar meeting.