The reversal reflects the challenge that shipping and delivery companies will face as a result of President Trump’s executive order requiring greater inspection of packages.

Chinese retailers like Shein and Temu have used this to inundate the American market with discounts on clothing and household products. Shein and Temu are “likely responsible for more than 30 percent of all packages shipped to the United States daily” under the de minimis provision, according to a 2023 House report.

The U.S. Postal Service said it would temporarily suspend parcels from China and Hong Kong, after President Donald Trump ended a trade provision this week used by retailers including Temu and Shein to ship low-value packages duty-free to the U.