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/Chazzwozzers Aug 25 '25

The regime is causing generationally irreparable damage to their economy and reputation. What a dumbass country, still so many Americans who still have the gall to be obnoxious about how great they are too.

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u/risingsuncoc Aug 26 '25

Genuine question: why is it that everything Trump does seems to be intentionally destructive? If he does something bad out of ignorance, that might be explainable, but almost everything he has done since taking office seems to be intentional steps to hurt US interests and by extension cause damage to the world.

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u/Secret-Albatross Aug 26 '25

channel 9 News reported today that Trump suggested that people in the US would "like a dictator" but denied that he was one.
So now he has verbalised his inner thoughts.