New Zealand Post Restores US Shipping Options For Business Accounts
New Zealand's NZ Post is partially lifting their temporary pause on shipments to the US ahead of de minimis changes, saying they now have a solution in place for business customers.
General Manager of Export and International Solutions, Jared Handcock, announced the update in a press release today, saying:
"We know how important it is for businesses to stay connected with their US customers, and we’ve worked quickly to bring on this new option, following the temporary suspension to parcel sending into the US announced last week."
“While this sending option is available for new and existing businesses with an NZ Post account, NZ Post is committed to continuing the work needed to restore all sending options."
More about the new service to the US for business customers
This solution is available to all on-account NZ Post business customers, including new sign-ups.
While this new service provides a pathway for businesses or commercial operators, NZ Post acknowledges that personal senders, such as individuals sending parcels to friends or family, are still waiting for a solution. Currently, they can send letters and documents to the US, but parcel sending remains unavailable.
This follows NZ Post’s temporary suspension of selected parcel services to the US last week, triggered by new US tariffs and removal of the duty-free (de minimis) threshold. These changes require multiple updates to how items are declared, processed, and taxed.
To ensure compliance, sending was suspended while the required changes are made across our processes and systems. From 29 August 2025 (US Eastern Standard Time), items sent from New Zealand to the US will be subject to duties and taxes, regardless of value, with the exemption of gifts.
That solution is Courier Select_US, offering a tracked courier service to send your items to the continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska, duties and taxes paid.
Here's the standard rate card for NZ Post Courier Select_US:
And here's how pricing is calculated:
NZ Post is still working on implementing solutions for personal senders - stay tuned for updates and track all of the postal services across the globe that have suspended shipping to the US in response to the tariff and de minimis changes:
Liz Morton
