Author Steph Macca

Postal announcement - US Shipping

August 26, 2025: Dear readers. This morning, our national courier Australia Post has announced that they are temporarily suspending shipping to the US due to the removal of the De Minimis shipping exemption. This means all postage to the US is subject to 10% tariffs as of this Friday, 29 August. Previously, any items under $800USD were exempt from this.

Although tariffs are payable by the importer, US Custom Boarder Patrol has stated that parcels to the US will no longer be accepted unless tariffs have been paid by the exporter (for example, authors) prior to arrival in the States.

AusPost is currently working to establish a service that will allow us to pre-pay the applicable taxes and duties, however information is currently limited. We have been advised to register with their partner system who will collect the duties and taxes on our behalf. However, existing orders need to be worked out and all businesses in Australia (and I believe Canada) who need to register with this service also need to pay an additional lump fee to use the service when it is available in the near future.

Team Macca is currently working together to ensure that the Dance With My Demons preorders scheduled to ship mid to late September still reach the US. We will announce more updates as they come.

In the meantime, while shipping is suspended, all new orders to the US are temporarily unavailable.