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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Nick Visser

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

A post office
Australia Post has suspended delivery of parcels to the US if sent by businesses or gifts worth more than $150. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Australia Post has temporarily halted some postage to the United States and Puerto Rico, effective immediately and until further notice.

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.

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