Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send parcels to the United States during the trade war.
This is the first step in the city's spiral trade war between China and the United States, which is reordering global transportation routes.
President Trump ordered a loophole this month that allows retailers to send clothes and goods from China and Hong Kong in special administrative regions to the United States without paying tariffs. After this change comes into effect on May 2, U.S. Customs and border agents will begin charging previously exempted goods tariffs worth $800.
The Hong Kong Post said it will immediately stop accepting ground postal items containing goods. It said it was a lawsuit in response to President Trump’s tariffs.
“The United States is unreasonable to bully and impose abuse of tariffs,” the Postal Service said in a statement posted on the Hong Kong government website.
The Post Office said it will contact the sender's sender and contact the goods that have not been shipped yet to be shipped to return the parcel and return the postage.
“The Hong Kong public should be prepared to pay high and unreasonable fees due to unreasonable and bullying in the United States,” it said.
