Australia Post to partially suspend postal sending to the United States
Australia Post today announced it will temporarily partially suspend postal sending to the United States (US) and Puerto Rico, effective 26 August 2025, until further notice.
The temporary suspension will impact Business Contract, MyPost Business and Retail customers sending goods through the postal network. Gifts under USD$100, letters and documents are unaffected by this change. This response is in-line with action taken by numerous other postal operators globally.
The suspension comes as the result from Executive Order “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment For All Countries”, requiring that duty on international mail shipments be paid by the international mail carrier or a qualified party acting in lieu of the carrier.
This is yet another direct consequence of the Trump administration which has already included the imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” on all goods imported into the US at different levels depending on the country from which they were exported and the imposition of “sectoral tariffs” on certain other goods such as steel and aluminium with more sectoral tariffs on the way.
From 29 August 2025 the US will also remove the “de minimis” exemption from customs duty for most shipments valued below a US $800 threshold (largely effecting the e – commerce sector). The announcement by Australia Post and the other international postal services that they are to cease “de minimis” services affecting most low value consignments of commercial goods are a predictable consequence that such postal authorities do not want to be involved in this new and uncertain trade world.
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Story courtesy of IFCAA & ABC News
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