Hong Kong’s postal service has announced a temporary suspension of deliveries from the U.S. as a response to the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In a press release, the service criticized the U.S. for what it called “unreasonable bullying” and “abusive tariffs.”
Specifically, Hongkong Post expressed concern over the U.S. government’s move to eliminate the duty-free de minimis treatment for postal items from Hong Kong and increase tariffs on parcels containing goods, effective May 2. As a result, Hongkong Post will not collect any tariffs on behalf of the U.S. and will halt the acceptance of items containing goods destined for the country.
Starting Tuesday, the service will also suspend the delivery of surface mail—sent by land or sea—to the U.S. Furthermore, from April 27, they will cease to accept airmail bound for the U.S. However, postal items containing only documents will remain unaffected by this decision.
Representatives from Hongkong Post have not responded to requests for further comments.