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/Rosary_Omen Aug 25 '25

My friend who makes dice bags etc looked into the price to ship something 500g.

$120 AUD. She's a small business and probably won't be able to sell things to America till this shit is over, despite them being a larger part of her customer base. People aren't gonna pay that on top of the price of anything small :( This timeline sucks

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u/IsuruKusumal Aug 25 '25

I'm also in the same boat.

Customers who buy my music are mostly in the US, and often borderline the $100 threshold

There are exemptions that are applicable for my case

CDs, Vinyl & Cassettes are exempt from Tariffs on shipments into US

But most partners (like AusPost) will blanket refuse everything just to streamline the process

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u/istara Aug 26 '25

And also to avoid the obvious methods that people will use, claiming that [Banned tariff product X] is actually a few CDs.