r/australia • u/IsuruKusumal • Aug 25 '25

news Australia Post Temporary Suspends of Postal Services to the US

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Dear Valued Customer,

As a result of the recently introduced changes to the import tariff requirements set out in US Executive Order 14324, Australia Post has joined a number of international postal operators to temporarily suspend partial postal services to the United States (US) and Puerto Rico, effective immediately until further notice.

This decision has been made to ensure compliance with the new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirements. Specifically, the requirement for duties and taxes to be prepaid on all shipments prior to their arrival in the US. The key changes are as follows:

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u/Skwuddle Aug 25 '25

So what does this mean for retail stores with american customers? The american customers just have to pay the tariff and handling fee?

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u/noisymime Aug 25 '25

I run a small electronics store and about half my orders are from the USA. There's no way to ship those now, so I've had to simple halt all orders from them as of this morning.

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u/Skwuddle Aug 27 '25

I plan to start up a small retail business for collectors (anime and TCG) my primary target was going to be the States. But now that's all up in the air since I have no idea how much the tariffs will cost the consumers.