China has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the 10% tax rate that US President Donald Trump imposes on goods imported from China, as well as the US canceling tax exemptions with low-value packages, claiming that this is a protection and violating WTO regulations, Reuters reported.
The WTO confirmed that China sent a request for consultation with the US on tariffs. In the document, China argued that President Trump's measures to prevent Fentanyl and Fentanyl's precursors from falling on the United States were based on baseless and false allegations related to China.
The Chinese side believes that the tax rates imposed by the US on Chinese goods are discriminated against, only imposed on Chinese-origin goods and not in accordance with US obligations at the WTO.
China's request for consultation was the beginning of the dispute process that could lead to a ruling that President Trump would impose a tariff against trade rules, similar to the 2020 WTO's ruling that President Trump would impose on Chinese goods at that time would violate trade regulations.
However, Reuters noted that the WTO Jury had not worked for many years because the US had blocked the appointment of appellate judges because it believed it was abusing power. This incident caused the US-China trade war in 2020 to be without a final ruling.
China's submission to the WTO of US tariffs was carried out in the context of retailers and retailers confused about President Trump ending the exemption of "de minimis" with import packages worth less than $800 that were widely used by e-commerce companies such as Shein, Temu and Amazon.
An official from the US Customs and Border Service (CBP) revealed that all small packages from China and Hong Kong (China) must have customs declaration records before coming and there is a possibility that some goods will be returned without this document.
On February 5, the US Post Office (USPS) announced that it will continue to receive packages from China and Hong Kong (China). The USPS is working with the CBP to deploy an effective collection mechanism with China's new tax rate to minimize disruption in delivery.
