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US Postal Service suspends inbound parcels from China, Hong Kong

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U.S. Postal Service suspends parcels from China and Hong Kong after President Donald Trump ends trade provision used by retailers including Temu and Shein to ship low-value packages duty-free.

USPS said the change will not impact the flow of letters and 'flats' — mail that can be up to 15 inches ( 38 cm ) long or 3/4 inches ( 1.9 cm ) thick) Logistics provider Easyship warns clients who regularly send sub-$800 shipments to the U.K. are likely to face greater scrutiny.

E-commerce volumes out of China grew 20-30% last year .

Temu , a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings , and Shein , which plans to list in London this year .

U.S. is discussing whether to add Shein and Temu to Department of Homeland Security's ' forced labor' list.

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