In August 2025<\/strong>, the United States made two seismic changes to its import policy:<\/span><\/p>\n The end of the “de minimis” exemption<\/strong> \u2014 previously allowing low-value shipments (under USD\u202f800) to enter duty-free \u2014 now means all parcels<\/strong>, regardless of value, are subject to duties and customs processing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A 10% baseline “reciprocal tariff”<\/strong>, plus steeper duties on specific industries (e.g. up to 50% on steel, aluminum, copper and 25% on autos), now apply to goods exported from Australia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/p>\n Australia Post will update APIS to meet the new mandatory customs declaration requirements for the below.<\/p>\n Country of Origin (COO) \u2013 this refers to the country of manufacture of the goods. 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<\/p>\n Sendle is working on a new DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) service for US shipments, which would allow the sender to pay all duties and taxes upfront, potentially making the process smoother.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Sendle 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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Navigating New U.S. Tariffs When Shipping from Australia: Aramex, Australia Post, and Sendle In August 2025, the United States made two seismic changes to its import policy: The end of the “de minimis” exemption \u2014 previously allowing low-value shipments (under USD\u202f800) to enter duty-free \u2014 now means all parcels, regardless of value, are subject to duties and customs processing A 10% baseline “reciprocal tariff”, plus… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n\n
Australia Post<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Value of Goods \u2013 This must be declared accurately for each item within your parcel. Values less than AUD$1.00 will not be accepted.
\n\u2022 Harmonised System (HS) Tariff Code \u2013 It is your responsibility to ensure that the correct HS tariff number is used.<\/p>\nSendle<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Aramax<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n