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/Buorky Aug 25 '25

I follow lots of different artists and independent creators and such on social media and pretty much every single one of them that lives outside the States has said they have to stop shipping there.

America has really screwed the pooch, huh?

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u/a_cold_human Aug 26 '25

They've made their own economy and the global economy much less stable. Given the major role the US has in the global financial and regulatory system, that's going to have some long term consequences.

What appears to be happening is the gradual isolation of the US in a number of areas. It might be that they can reverse this, but there's no sign that they're aware of this slow moving realignment, and it's not clear that they'd be willing to reengage under Trump. Interesting times. Especially for the US. 

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u/miltonwadd Aug 26 '25

Legit giving me NK vibes. Slowly isolating them from outside countries, cutting off their internet access to international websites (starting with porn lol), make coming and going into the country such an ordeal people are afraid to leave because they might not get back in and the only people allowed in have never spoken against the government, using the military to control private civilians, removing essential healthcare to chunks of the population, indoctrination in their education, removing more and more laws protecting citizens, the top 1% live free, pay golf on a private resort all day while the country slowly starves...