Hong Kong Post Suspends US Surface and Air Mail

The Hong Kong government announced that, as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Hong Kong Post will suspend air and surface mail to the US. While this is a result of tariffs that will take effect on May 2, 2025, the first of these pauses will begin on April 16, 2025. 

The announcement began by criticizing the Trump tariffs. In the statement, it referred to the duties as “unreasonable, bullying and imposing.” It also said its government refused to collect them. As a result, it will instead refuse packages. It did note that documents will be accepted as usual, in the event important paperwork would need to be sent.

Here is the timeline for the end of the Hong Kong Post service as a result of the Trump tariffs.

• April 16, 2025: Surface mail package acceptance will be suspended.
• April 22, 2025: Hong Kong Post will begin returning US-bound surface mail to senders.
• April 27, 2025: Air mail package acceptance will be suspended.

The announcement didn’t note a date regarding when the Hong Kong postal service will return US-bound air mail to senders. 

We could see this affect video game creators, publishers, and vendors. One example is Playasia. The company operates out of Hong Kong. It’s also the only retailer that will be handling Ninja Gaiden 2 Black copies. In the past in February 2025, the company did note issues with the USPS, China, and Hong Kong would not be an issue.

Hong Kong Post will stop accepting surface mail packages to the US on April 16, 2025, then halt air mail packages on April 27, 2025.