Hong Kong's post office announced late Thursday 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 US Postal Service says it has temporarily suspended the acceptance of international parcels from China and Hong Kong until further notice. It did not provide a reason for the suspension, but said in a statement Tuesday the flow of letters will not be affected.

The USPS halted an order to suspend incoming packages from China that threatened to severely disrupt trade between the two major economies.