Hong Kong Post suspends postal service for items containing goods to U.S.

Hong Kong Post has suspended the postal service for items containing goods to the U.S., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Wednesday. 

The U.S. government announced earlier that it would eliminate the duty-free de minimis treatment for postal items dispatched from Hong Kong to the U.S. and increase the tariffs for postal items containing goods to the U.S. starting from May 2, read a statement the HKSAR government released.

“The U.S. is unreasonable, bullying and imposing tariffs abusively. Hong Kong Post will definitely not collect any so-called tariffs on behalf of the U.S. and will suspend the acceptance of postal items containing goods destined to the U.S.,” said the statement.

Regarding the surface mail, due to the longer shipping time, Hong Kong Post will suspend the acceptance of surface postal items containing goods destined to the U.S. with immediate effect on Wednesday. Where senders have posted surface postal items containing goods that have not yet been shipped to the U.S., Hong Kong Post will contact the senders to arrange for return of items and postage refund starting from April 22.

Regarding the air mail, Hong Kong Post will suspend the acceptance of air postal items containing goods destined to the U.S. starting from April 27. For sending items to the U.S., the public in Hong Kong should be prepared to pay exorbitant and unreasonable fees due to the U.S.' unreasonable and bullying acts. Other postal items containing documents only without goods will not be affected, the government warned.