Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme
Gifts worth less than $150, letters and documents exempted from new rule, which will affect most businesses selling to US customersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia Post has temporarily halted some postage to...
<p>Gifts worth less than $150, letters and documents exempted from new rule, which will affect most businesses selling to US customers</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/26/australia-politics-live-labor-coalition-trades-ndis-environment-epa-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australia Post has <a href="https://auspost.com.au/business/shipping/parcels-international/international-post-guide/results/united-states#usa-tariff">temporarily halted</a> some postage to the United States and Puerto Rico, effective immediately and until further notice.</p><p>The change is a response to President Donald Trump’s tariff regime and changes to customs rules for parcels. Until now, low-value packages en route to the US were subject to what’s known as “de minimis” treatment, which allowed parcels worth less than US$800 to enter the country duty-free.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/26/australia-post-auspost-suspends-us-parcel-deliveries-postage">Continue reading...</a>
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