Observing the new rules also proves that it is a large elevator for customs and US borders (CBP) and US postal service. The second on Tuesday briefly stopped the admission of China and Hong Kong packages in general, as it tried to manage Chinese packages that were suddenly subjected to more accurate inspections.
CBP released the tips on Wednesday and warned people that the packages sent from China to the United States must now be sent for “formal arrival”, a process that includes extensive documentation, including the value of closed content and with Higher processing costs are associated.
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At present, it seems that transport companies are responsible for most of the freight created by the new business rules, and not all of them are happy. In response to Trump’s tariffs, two logistics carriers, DHL Hong Kong and Hong Kong, have announced that they would not accept separate packages sent to the United States. The owner of a truck -based company Alberta, Canada, told Wired that he intended to pay out of the pocket first and then accuse the customer.
It is expected that eliminating $ 800 exemptions to low -cost Chinese shopping platforms such as Shein and Teemu is the toughest, but many smaller e -commerce sellers have also felt burns. According to images shared in Reddit, brands that sell mechanical keys, underwear and tea have informed all their customers of potential transportation and price increase in response to tariffs.
Miguel Sherrad, the owner of a Canadian board accessory company, says several of his customers have been asked to do heavy import tasks for products made in China. His company supplies Chinese manufacturers but leaves them out of Canada. However, they have slapped them with surprise import duties.
In a Schraeder example shared by Wired, the customer puts the order $ 30 on Friday before announcing the tariff and now the UPS has been asked to pay $ 52.22 to get the package, which more than 170 % of the original price Is.
As long as new tariffs came into being, he always sent packages to non -task customers. He actually encouraged his customers to order their orders to prevent the charge before last weekend, but still finished at a cost.
Schroeder says he has spoken with his usual call on UPS, which told him that there were hundreds of thousands of depending on that reason. “It seems that they have not set the system in place to do so correctly,” says Schroeder, referring to the UPS ground transport system. They only charge the equivalent of all [fees] It is as if this is a $ 800. This is probably why people accuse such costs for such low cost. They mentioned that they are looking for this, but they do not promise. “
Schroeder expects this chaos to lose his money because customers can refuse to pay imports and return the goods at the expense of the seller. As a result, he plans to suspend temporary sales to the United States.
One of the complex factors for some small business owners is that the Trump tariffs target the main country where the products are produced, which means that the goods produced in China years before reaching the United States Are sitting in another country. “My problem is that the clothes used are often missing or illegal,” says Brown, a second -hand clothing owner.
Like many other people, Brown says his packages were departed on Tuesday on the US-Canadian border. He can be registered for official arrival and try to send products to the United States again, but he says it will cost a lot. “For the near future, I turn off all the tools made in China and put my operating systems in the holiday mode to prevent sales. It’s very extreme, but this is the only fair choice for my customers Is, I feel.
Update 2/5/25 11:44 pm Est: This story is updated with FedEx.
