Hong Kong suspends U.S. package shipments over bullying tariffs – National [Video]

In the latest escalation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war, Hong Kong says it will no longer handle packages coming from or shipping to the U.S.

The Hong Kong government says in a statement that the move comes after the U.S. announced last week that it would eliminate the “duty-free de minimis” exception for items that would normally be shipped to Americans.

That exception applied to all international postal goods that were valued at or under US$800 that entered the country from China and Hong Kong, according to a fact sheet published by the White House on the change.

“For sending items to the U.S., the public in Hong Kong should be prepared to pay exorbitant and unreasonable fees due to the U.S.’s unreasonable and bullying acts,” the statement reads.

“The U.S. is unreasonable, bullying and imposing tariffs abusively.”