*Executive order to end duty-free entry for cheap Chinese goods caught package carriers off guard *U.S. Postal Service has no system in place to collect tariffs or remit them to U.S. government *As packages piled up, White House had to pause its own order

  • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
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    U.S. Postal Service has no system in place to collect tariffs or remit them to U.S. government

    What‽ That makes no sense. Then what do they do with the non-de minimus stuff? I know I had to pay customs to receive a package a couple years ago when the de minimus limit was lower.

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      It’s the volume they can’t handle. It’s worded pretty terribly in the article