US Postal Service blocks packages from China, Hong Kong

[dragon53]

UPDATE:

US Postal Service reversed its decision to accept packages from China & Hong Kong, so now it will be accepting the packages.

LINK: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/05/usps-china-hong-kong-packages/78241984007/



LINK: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-postal-services-packages-china/2025/02/04/id/1197844/?ns_mail_uid=241ecb8a-c62a-40ba-96e2-00f4b6204628&ns_mail_job=DM746627_02052025&s=acs&dkt_nbr=010502cjtpu5

[andrewsaurus rex]

The one day hold was most likely just due to the USPS trying to figure out how they are going to apply tariffs to all the packages, logistically....and it wasn't just packages from HK and China that were on hold.  Many packages from other countries, that contained goods made in China were also turned away.  What a mess.

[thomasw100]

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[Bucklander]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

[andrewsaurus rex]

i would like this to be the one place in the world where i can avoid encountering all conversation of politics.

[Over9K]

I suppose this means we'll all be getting yellow "come pay the duty" cards instead of our boxes from now on... another step for the USPS to trip over.

[EmperorDinobot]

Regardless of whether it's political or not, it's gonna affect us collectors negatively.


This whole thing (and now I'm being political) is affecting us all in an increasingly negative manner. The anguish, the uncertainty, all of that to benefit a few criminals.
It's gonna get to the point where it's gonna be unavoidable. Our escape, our only escape from this calamity, is this hobby. Sweeping the fact under the rug is not gonna make it disappear, so...

[BlueKrono]

Maybe we can avoid mentioning politicians (and their unelected cronies) by name, and just discuss the situation? @EmperorDinobot is right, this will all have a huge affect on us as collectors. I was going to post about this earlier today, but I saw the decision had been reversed and the point was moot. I'm now extremely dubious that I'll ever get my HG Argentinosaurus. I wish now that I hadn't bought it. Does anyone know if Lana Time allows order cancellations?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Maybe we can avoid mentioning politicians (and their unelected cronies) by name, and just discuss the situation? @EmperorDinobot is right, this will all have a huge affect on us as collectors. I was going to post about this earlier today, but I saw the decision had been reversed and the point was moot. I'm now extremely dubious that I'll ever get my HG Argentinosaurus. I wish now that I hadn't bought it. Does anyone know if Lana Time allows order cancellations?

I've done substitutions with them. I actually contacted Lana and they said that they generally factor tariffs into their prices already, some things may increase 4-10.00 based on price but it won't affect orders much.

Great news, friend, that's awesome! We just finished our Chinese New Year holiday yesterday as well and have been discussing the U.S. tariffs. However, I don't think the impact is too significant. We can still send packages to the U.S. as usual, but the total cost may rise by about $4 to $10 due to tariffs. The exact amount depends on the package size. For example, for items under $50 from Haolonggood, the tariff may be around $4. For DINO DREAM or some GK items, it could be around $10. Of course, don't worry—most of the prices I provide already include the tariffs, so you won't need to pay anything extra when the package arrives in the U.S.

[BlueKrono]

A substitution wouldn't really be any different because the products would still be coming from the same source country. I don't even mind paying a one-time tariff; my uncertainty arises from what has transpired just within the last three weeks. Even if it shipped tomorrow, who can say what will happen in the month it will be on the boat?

[DinoToyForum]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

[thomasw100]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

This was just a small dose of sarcasm. I have not engaged in any serious political discussion.

Member "Postsaurischian" for example has on many occasions made much more explicit political comments.

I think that the member who complained and asked right away why this is allowed has gone a bit overboard.

After all, we are not living in a parallel universe and political changes have an impact on us.

[DinoToyForum]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

This was just a small dose of sarcasm. I have not engaged in any serious political discussion.

Member "Postsaurischian" for example has on many occasions made much more explicit political comments.

I think that the member who complained and asked right away why this is allowed has gone a bit overboard.

After all, we are not living in a parallel universe and political changes have an impact on us.

And @postsaurischian has faced bans when he has broken rules.

So, this is now a formal warning, with an additional request to observe another rule, 4, Respect. . . moderator requests. Thanks.

[thomasw100]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

This was just a small dose of sarcasm. I have not engaged in any serious political discussion.

Member "Postsaurischian" for example has on many occasions made much more explicit political comments.

I think that the member who complained and asked right away why this is allowed has gone a bit overboard.

After all, we are not living in a parallel universe and political changes have an impact on us.

And @postsaurischian has faced bans when he has broken rules.

So, this is now a formal warning, with an additional request to observe another rule, 4, Respect. . . moderator requests. Thanks.

I am sorry, but I have not made any other political comment after your notification. I do not understand this any more.

[DinoToyForum]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

This was just a small dose of sarcasm. I have not engaged in any serious political discussion.

Member "Postsaurischian" for example has on many occasions made much more explicit political comments.

I think that the member who complained and asked right away why this is allowed has gone a bit overboard.

After all, we are not living in a parallel universe and political changes have an impact on us.

And @postsaurischian has faced bans when he has broken rules.

So, this is now a formal warning, with an additional request to observe another rule, 4, Respect. . . moderator requests. Thanks.

I have not made any other political comment after your notification. I do not understand what is going on here.

Do you agree to abide by rules 4 and 6 or not?

[thomasw100]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

This was just a small dose of sarcasm. I have not engaged in any serious political discussion.

Member "Postsaurischian" for example has on many occasions made much more explicit political comments.

I think that the member who complained and asked right away why this is allowed has gone a bit overboard.

After all, we are not living in a parallel universe and political changes have an impact on us.

And @postsaurischian has faced bans when he has broken rules.

So, this is now a formal warning, with an additional request to observe another rule, 4, Respect. . . moderator requests. Thanks.

I have not made any other political comment after your notification. I do not understand what is going on here.

Do you agree to abide by rules 4 and 6 or not?

Yes I do. The problem is sometimes where to draw the boundary.

[andrewsaurus rex]

i'm not sure the new round of tariffs on Chinese made products will mean those of you in the US will not be able to ever get dinosaur figures made in China.  It will probably mean big delays in getting them however, as each and every piece of incoming mail has to now be checked by Customs AND has to have HTS and CoO codes on them.....the vast majority of people don't even know what those are but businesses who ship abroad do.  However, the new rules include lettermail apparently, so it's possible letters and cards could get rejected and sent back to their origin country, if they don't have these codes and that huge delays will occur while each piece of lettermail is inspected by US Customs.

So i can foresee weeks long Customs delays getting shipments from outside the US, but not a total inability to get them.  Apparently this is all still being worked out and the rules keep changing, so in time US buyers should have some clarity.

By the way, the new rules don't just effect Chinese made goods coming from China.  They effect Chinese goods coming from any country outside the US.  So a purchase of a dino figure from the UK (or any other country) will be effected by the new tariffs as well, if it was manufactured in China...this applies to used items and gifts as well, not just new items....CoO code is 'Country of Origin', meaning the country where the item was made.

[DinoToyForum]

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I thought this site was Apolitical. Why is it that comments like this are allowed? Either we ALL avoid discussing politics, or it's GAME ON! Which is it?

Forum rule 6 is "Topics concerning politics and religion are discouraged". So, T @thomasw100, please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. I'll delete the one you posted. We can (and should) still discuss the situation.

This was just a small dose of sarcasm. I have not engaged in any serious political discussion.

Member "Postsaurischian" for example has on many occasions made much more explicit political comments.

I think that the member who complained and asked right away why this is allowed has gone a bit overboard.

After all, we are not living in a parallel universe and political changes have an impact on us.

And @postsaurischian has faced bans when he has broken rules.

So, this is now a formal warning, with an additional request to observe another rule, 4, Respect. . . moderator requests. Thanks.

I have not made any other political comment after your notification. I do not understand what is going on here.

Do you agree to abide by rules 4 and 6 or not?

Yes I do. The problem is sometimes where to draw the boundary.

Thanks. I defined the boundary, in this case, when I said: "please refrain from making overt provocative political comments that mention names or motivations. . . We can (and should) still discuss the situation."

I think that's simple and pragmatic.

[thomasw100]

i'm not sure the new round of tariffs on Chinese made products will mean those of you in the US will not be able to ever get dinosaur figures made in China.  It will probably mean big delays in getting them however, as each and every piece of incoming mail has to now be checked by Customs AND has to have HTS and CoO codes on them.....the vast majority of people don't even know what those are but businesses who ship abroad do.  However, the new rules include lettermail apparently, so it's possible letters and cards could get rejected and sent back to their origin country, if they don't have these codes and that huge delays will occur while each piece of lettermail is inspected by US Customs.

So i can foresee weeks long Customs delays getting shipments from outside the US, but not a total inability to get them.  Apparently this is all still being worked out and the rules keep changing, so in time US buyers should have some clarity.

By the way, the new rules don't just effect Chinese made goods coming from China.  They effect Chinese goods coming from any country outside the US.  So a purchase of a dino figure from the UK (or any other country) will be effected by the new tariffs as well, if it was manufactured in China...this applies to used items and gifts as well, not just new items....CoO code is 'Country of Origin', meaning the country where the item was made.

Actually the EU is also discussing that they might abandon the current 150 Euro limit for online purchases from China and other countries outside the EU which are exempt from customs dues (obviously not from value added tax though). They are also discussing to add a processing fee even for very small purchases. If this comes into effect, I expect that prices for PNSO and Haolonggood figures will also increase by 10 to 20 percent in the EU.

[thomasw100]

i'm not sure the new round of tariffs on Chinese made products will mean those of you in the US will not be able to ever get dinosaur figures made in China.  It will probably mean big delays in getting them however, as each and every piece of incoming mail has to now be checked by Customs AND has to have HTS and CoO codes on them.....the vast majority of people don't even know what those are but businesses who ship abroad do.  However, the new rules include lettermail apparently, so it's possible letters and cards could get rejected and sent back to their origin country, if they don't have these codes and that huge delays will occur while each piece of lettermail is inspected by US Customs.

So i can foresee weeks long Customs delays getting shipments from outside the US, but not a total inability to get them.  Apparently this is all still being worked out and the rules keep changing, so in time US buyers should have some clarity.

By the way, the new rules don't just effect Chinese made goods coming from China.  They effect Chinese goods coming from any country outside the US.  So a purchase of a dino figure from the UK (or any other country) will be effected by the new tariffs as well, if it was manufactured in China...this applies to used items and gifts as well, not just new items....CoO code is 'Country of Origin', meaning the country where the item was made.

Would this country of origin rule also affect Eofauna figures which ship from Eofauna warehouse in Spain? They are manufactured in China and then shipped to Eofauna and then shipped again from there to the end customer.