HKong postal service suspends mail shipment to US - Statement

Beijing, April 16 -- Hongkong Post is suspending the shipment of goods to the United States in response to the US decision to eliminate the duty-free "de minimis" treatment for items sent from Hong Kong to the US.

The postal service specified on Wednesday that the United States was going to increase the tariffs for postal items intended to be sent to the US starting from May 2.

"The US is unreasonable, bullying and imposing tariffs abusively. Hongkong Post will definitely not collect any so-called tariffs on behalf of the US and will suspend the acceptance of postal items containing goods destined to the US," Hongkong Post said in a statement.

Surface mail (land or sea) of US-bound items will be suspended starting April 16, while airmail...