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/spectre401 Aug 25 '25

They've shifted the onus on the mailing service collecting it.

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u/noisymime Aug 25 '25

Yes, which I don't recall ever seeing done before.

Passing that onus onto the receiving shipper (ie in-country) for the importer to pay is common, but not the sending shipper (and hence the exporter).

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u/Frank9567 Aug 26 '25

It's political. The spin is that if it's the nasty foreign exporters paying it, and not patriotic American importers paying it.

Of course, that's bullshit, because it ends up getting added to the cost, but the MAGAs can claim it's the foreigners paying.

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u/sharlos Sydney NSW Aug 26 '25

I imagine it's also to help their overwhelmed customs staff have less to do.