Suspended Shipping to the United States – last updated August 20th
On August 29th, 2025, the de minimus exemption for goods valued under $800 entering the US ended.
From the information available at the moment, if ordering a small package from Ireland, customers would either be charged a fee of 15% of the order value, or a flat fee of $80. Both of these options will carry additional handling fees. The postal service can switch between these methods on a monthly basis for the first 6 months, and must then apply the percentage fee, based on the tariff rate for the country of origin.
There is currently no information available from the Irish Postal service about whether they will use the flat fee or the percentage to calculate charges. These changes have happened very suddenly, and organisations have not had time to prepare.
As there is no way to accurately predict which fee calculation method will be used for the next few months, or the extent of any delays caused by a sudden increase in packages going through customs, I wouldn’t be able to guarantee anything as regards costs or delivery times.
Therefore I’ve made the hard decision to stop shipping to the US for the time being. I hope to resume in a few months’ time if and when things settle down, or if anything changes for the better.
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