By David Lawder, Helen Reid, Lisa Baertlein and Lisa Barrington WASHINGTON/LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump paused his administration's repeal of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on Friday,

A U.S. Postal Service office near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Feb. 5, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump paused a repeal of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on Friday, after the change sparked chaos for postal services and others.

Ending tariff exemptions on low-cost packages from China has broad bipartisan support in Washington, and Trump pulled the plug when he raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 10% earlier this week. Goods sent through duty-free packages became subject not only to existing tariffs — 25% for many Chinese products — but also the new 10%.

The postal service temporarily stopped accepting packages from China as a result of the order, only to reverse course a day later. The chaos left many in the US wondering about the fate of packages ordered from companies such as Shein and Temu,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order delaying tariffs on de minimis, or low-cost, packages from China until the Commerce Department can confirm that procedures and systems are in place to process packages and collect tariff revenue.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week, a major escalation of his trade war. Trump did not identify which countries would be hit but suggested it would be a broad effort that could also help solve U.