Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme

<p>Gifts worth less than $150, letters and documents exempted from new rule which will affect most businesses selling to US customers</p><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 US 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>