Japan hangs some parcel shipments due to the Trump tariff

The postal service will stop accepting parcels that include consumer goods for sale or gifts that exceed $ 100 from Wednesday, after the United States canceled the tariff for low value packages from all over the world, according to statement It was published on its website.

The statement said: “It is not clear what operations are appropriate for shipping companies and postal services under new instructions, which makes the process very difficult. Therefore, we will suspend the acceptance of smaller packages.”

American consumers managed to buy cheap commodities from abroad in light of the so -called minimum exemption, which allowed smaller beams to be charged in the United States without fees.

The customs tariff was canceled on May 2 to China, and it was now canceled for the rest of the world in A. Presidential order It occurred July 30 with the aim of preventing illegal drug flow, such as Fintanel.

Japan Post’s decision is in line with other national postal services that temporarily suspended their shipping services to the United States, including Britain and Australia. At the present time, you will continue in Japan to save separate service For delivery to the United States that is compatible with the American customs bases, albeit at much higher costs.

A recent survey on the trade site on EBY found that fashion and collector elements, including trading cards, as well as auto parts among the Japanese elements that were sold well in the United States, according to a report By Jeano Trading Organization Jetro.

The same survey showed that more than 80 % of the respondents were considering entering the markets other than the United States in response to the US tariff measures.