Hong Kong’s post office has announced it would continue to suspend shipping items containing goods to the United States until further notice, despite its American counterpart having reversed its ban on packages from the city and other parts of China.

The United States Postal Service has suspended all inbound packages from China and Hong Kong "until further notice," according to a statement released by USPS on Tuesday night.

Move followed US introduction of tariffs on Chinese imports and removal of long-standing duty-exemption rule, but is no longer in effect