Austrian Post says new US regulations “poses major challenges for all postal companies worldwide”
As of August 26, Austrian Post will no longer be able to accept shipments containing goods for the USA (including Puerto Rico) until further notice. The last day for the task is therefore Monday, August 25. The reason for this is changes in customs regulations in the USA. The regulation that goods with a value of less than 800 US dollars may be imported into the USA duty-free and tax-free has been abolished.
At the same time, the processes of postal customs clearance have been changed and there is currently insufficient information about the customs clearance procedures that will be necessary in the future. This tightening poses major challenges for all postal companies worldwide when shipping goods to the USA.
Excluded from this regulation are gift shipments from private individuals with a value of less than 100 US dollars, which are also marked as gifts; Document consignments are not affected by these regulations and can be sent to the USA via Austrian Post as usual.
The only option at present for customers is to continue to send other consignments of goods to the USA with the “Post Express International” product, as these consignments are subject to a different method of handling.
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