By David Lawder, Helen Reid, Lisa Baertlein and Lisa Barrington
Washington/London/Los Angeles (Reuters)-US President Donald Trump abolished his administration of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on Friday, giving time for the Department of Commerce to make the order practically, after For the rapid change to create a disturbance for customs inspectors, postal and distribution services and retailers on -lein.
De minimis cancellation eventually means that more than 1 billion small value e-commerce packages arrive annually in the United States with goods that come directly from China change to access process is Ask for additional information and duties, adding time and cost.
Stop and restart the US Postal Service received those packages this week started a flock of disturbance that supported customs clearance for packages – even those who had paid duties – at John F. Kennedy's International Airport from a city New York.
“Well that was fun from Tuesday to Friday, if you're working in global e-commerce,” said Derek Lossing, CEO of e-commerce and global supply chain company Cirrus Global Advisors.
The initial change, operated with just over 48 hours of warning, caused the USPS to stop receiving packages from China and Hong Kong temporarily earlier this week.
Popular retailers on -lein including Shein, Temu and the new Amazon.com transportation service send packages directly from Chinese factories to US shoppers and use de minimis to keep prices low. Those retailers did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
The Trump Administration review was signed for the Order on Wednesday and announced on Friday, a White House spokesman said.
De Minimis, a legal term that refers to major issues, refers to the surrender of US standard customs procedures and tariffs on items worth less than $ 800 transported to individuals from foreign countries.
Temu and Shein Long combined about 9,000 tonnes of cargo worldwide every day, or about 88 full Boeing 777 fighters, said Niall Van de Wouw, chief air freight officer on the Xeneta freight pricing platform.
“You cannot put the shutters up to this volume of air goods, so it is no surprise that the executive order on minimis tea has been delayed.”
Stacked packages
Customs and protecting the US boundaries, which have the screening of e-commerce packaging and collecting duties on Thursday with logistics professionals to discuss the status of more than a million packages stacking at JFK Airport, by source familiar with the meeting.