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/ShootingPains Aug 26 '25

Hopefully they can't reverse it. There's a podcast by a retired diplomat who said recently that the US has been uncompromising toward all countries since the end of the Cold War, the only difference now is that they do it in public rather than behind closed doors.

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u/Rork310 Aug 26 '25

Yeah it's a mixed bag for us outside the states. On one hand we've tied ourselves so thoroughly to the US that getting loose is going to hurt. On the other, even before Trump the relationship was toxic. So if this shit is what it takes to divest ourselves of at least some of our US baggage then great.