7/2/2025–|Last update: 7/2/202510:23 AM (Mecca time)
Logistics services companies are seeking to adapt to the new rules imposed by US President Donald Trump, which threatens to strike their prosperous business in connecting small parcels from Chinese sellers to American buyers.
Trump’s decision to cancel the “minimum” base of China entered and closed a loophole that allowed small parcels of less than $ 800 to enter the United States, exempt from customs duties, in effect after midnight last Tuesday, Washington time, which affected billions of dollars from the goods he sold it Retail traders like Shi In and Timo.
The initial influence appeared in a hasty confusion and efforts by some logistical services companies in China to raise prices to face the higher tariffs.
But Trump’s move risks long -term consequences, including pressure on American consumers who are already suffering from living costs, according to Bloomberg.
While China has officially announced exports of $ 23 billion of small parcels to the United States last year, the Japanese Bank of Nomura estimates that up to $ 46 billion in parcels to the United States came from China.
The bank added that canceling the minimum may reduce the growth of Chinese exports 1.3% and reduce the growth of GDP this year 0.2%, which increases the challenges that burden the second largest economy in the world.
The most prominent facts
Market share
International postal companies such as USPS (USPS) has a 50% stake in the so -called direct mail, as the company charges goods from the Chinese warehouse to the consumer abroad, according to the China Merchans Bank for 2024.
This led to fluctuations in the provision of American postal services on the transportation of goods, which led to disturbances in the industry.
Part -transfer companies usually impose lower fees than companies such as FedEx, DHL and United Barsel Service, which has a 10% stake in the sector.
Other logistics agents are the remaining 40%, according to the China Merchants Bank.
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USPS
The USPS company said it accepts “all mail and rituals received from China and Hong Kong and works with customs and protect the American border to reduce delivery disorders, as it implements a collection mechanism to ensure the imposition and collection of new customs duties.
Fedex
FedEx said it works with its customers and supports them while adapting to the major changes caused by customs tariffs.
According to a spokeswoman for the company, shipments between the United States and China continued.
UPS UPS
UBS said it will continue to provide service inside and outside China and Hong Kong.
DHL
DHL Asia Pacific said that there may be additional time and fees in sending parcels, and did not comment on dealing with parcels from Hong Kong to the United States.
SF Express
According to Nomura Bank, the main logistics provider in China SF Express raised clearance fees and customs tariffs for small parcels to the United States.
The bank said that all e -commerce parcels that are shipped from China are subject to additional clearance fees of 20 yuan ($ 2.70), in addition to the collection of a 30% tariff, based on the weight of the expulsion.
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Timo and Shi In
Chinese retailers selling on Timo and Shi said that logistical services agents have asked them to start paying an additional 30%tax.
The sellers received notifications at the new prices that logistics agents will be imposed on them late on Wednesday night, according to a memorandum whose content was transferred Bloomberg.
The additional 30% of the retail value of the commodities that are sold in the form of a deposit must be paid, which the agents will return after that or request that they be filled depending on the actual tax fees of American customs.
