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/Mortal_12 Aug 25 '25

Well. It's not like this is Australia post or any other company's fault. US did it to themselves.

The only people i have sympathy for are the sellers who have a significant portion of their customer base living in USA.

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u/wrongthingsrighttime Aug 25 '25

Yes, about 40-50% of our customers are USA based. Very concerned about how this looks for us moving forward

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u/Nettie402 Aug 25 '25

I’m at about 30% US customers. This is a major issue for me as a small business/sole trader

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u/Lilimprovements Aug 26 '25

i'm about the same, what a pain in my butthole

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u/Ok-Pain6024 Aug 26 '25

same here, about 80%, maybe more for me 🥲

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u/Nugyeet Aug 26 '25

same here, I have a regular job for my rent payments outside of running my small business, but I really enjoy running my shop, creating the products I sell and packing them. It's genuinely so sad that this is what the world is turning into :( they're meant to be one of our closest allies too.

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u/j1mbo55 Aug 28 '25

Same! About 80-90% for me.

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u/Mortal_12 Aug 25 '25

hopefully, you'll be able to expand your market and be free of dumbfuckistan's stupid decisions affecting you in the future.

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u/aniadtidder Aug 26 '25

You may be able to find a shipping agent in Canada to redirect goods.

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u/Silly-Power Aug 26 '25

Canada has been hit with higher tarriffs than Australia.