Australia Post is suspending parcels to the US

[Tish]

Seriously, how many small businesses will suffer from this?
Just heard that the UK has also suspended Parcels to the US

The action being taken is in response to the US government's imposition of customs and import tariff rules for parcels sent to the US, Australia Post said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Trump administration is set to change customs rules for parcels. Until now, low-value packages heading to the US were subject to the "De Minimis" exemption, which allows parcels and goods valued below US$800 (about $1,200) to enter the country duty-free.

The exemption for China and Hong Kong ended in May, with Trump extending the decision to affect all countries starting 29 August.
Australia Post's temporary partial suspension also includes parcels to Puerto Rico, as it is a US customs territory and has also been impacted by tariff changes.

 

[outlander]

I don't know what the solution for this is. But I don't blame Trump. We should have never outsourced all of our manufacturing over the last several decades and we wouldn't be in this position. Hindsight is everything, but surely lawmakers, economists, and so called experts could have thought about this outcome beforehand?

I guess it was just business as usual. Thinking about making maximum money in the short term without considering future consequences

 

[Tish]

I don't know what the solution for this is. But I don't blame Trump. We should have never outsourced all of our manufacturing over the last several decades and we wouldn't be in this position. Hindsight is everything, but surely lawmakers, economists, and so called experts could have thought about this outcome beforehand?

I guess it was just business as usual. Thinking about making maximum money in the short term without considering future consequences

I wish I had the answer, but I don't. It's a complete and utter mess.