Update: 25 September 2025
We are now shipping to the USA again! The codeice.com.au website has been updated to include collection of
tariffs and postal clearance fees at the checkout.
Update: 9 September 2025
Australia Post is pleased to update business customers that they plan to resume postal services to the United States (US) and its overseas territories on or before, Thursday 25 September 2025.
You can place your order for USA shipping now. We will send it out as soon as the new Australia Post processes are in place and will provide updates on how this will be implemented plus extra costs involved once further information is available.
Update: 26 August 2025
As a result of recently announced changes to import tariffs for postal items sent to the US and Puerto Rico, Australia Post have temporarily suspended commercial parcel postal services to the United States and Puerto Rico, effective 26 August 2025 until further notice.
Australia Post is working closely with the United States Postal Service (USPS), US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and other partners to ensure accurate information concerning the changes is shared with customers, and to provide updates as they are available.
Important notice: New US tariff rules for postal shipments – Effective 29 August 2025
Australia Post have just provided notice of upcoming changes affecting shipments into the USA as a result of the new tariff regime.
The key points are:
- Tariff of 10% applied, paid to CBP prior to arriving in the US.
Goods with Australia as the COO (country-of-origin) are subject to a 10% tariff when being imported into the US. - Handling fees +AUD$ TBC
- Duties are to be collected prior to goods entering the US
US Customs & Border Protection has indicated that the duties and taxes will be collected on goods prior to entering the US. CBP has not yet advised the preferred method for duty and tax collection. - Suspension of de minimis threshold
The USD$800 exemption for low-value goods has been removed for postal and commercial sending. - Value of goods in your customs declaration and the manifest. This must be declared accurately for each item within your parcel. Incomplete or incorrect customs declarations will result in items being returned.
Find out more on the Australia Post website at US Tariff rules
How does this affect me?
From 29 August 2025 these costs will be added to the total price of orders dropshipped to the USA. Costs will include the 10% tariff plus the handling fee charged to us by Australia Post. We are still awaiting details from AusPost regarding the handling fee and how this will all be implemented.