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Important Notice - New US Customs Policy
🕑 Added 2025-08-11 02:06:45 +0000 UTC1. A new US customs policy has been announced, eliminating the exemption for shipments under $800 (also known as "de minimis").
This policy will take effect immediately after August 29th.
2. Therefore, I will ship all US packages before August 29th.
** All Secret Shop orders have also been shipped.
3. The address change deadline is August 15th, so please make sure to confirm your address before then! I plan to ship all packages between the 16th and the 19th.(KST)
4. What happens after the new customs policy takes effect (from August 29th)?
All packages from Korea arriving in the US will be subject to a minimum duty of $80 (or 15% but I'm not sure!)
As you know, I live in South Korea, manufacture all my products there, and ship from here.
Related article attached
The End of Duty-Free Shipping: What U.S. Customers & Small Businesses Need to Know!
**White House announcement
SUSPENDING DUTY-FREE DE MINIMIS TREATMENT FOR ALL COUNTRIES
FURTHER MODIFYING THE RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES (Korea is 15%)
I saw an article saying this was originally scheduled for 2027 but was suddenly moved up. I just learned about this myself, and honestly, everything is so confusing π
The only thing I can do right now is to ship the packages soonerπ₯π₯π₯π₯
5. Due to this new change, there may be an important announcement in September or October. (It could be a tier reorganization or a change to the round system...everything is not certain yet!)
I'll update you as soon as the situation is updated.
Thank you for your continued support!
Comments
pikaole
Thank you for your kind support, Sev :) I'm still monitoring the situation before making any conclusions. Currently, shipping to the US from Korea is halted, but I'm still hopeful for some good news.. I'm also checking the forums for information on customs, but it seems very unstable right now. But this is probably because it's early days, and I think it will stabilize over time. I'm glad you like my wasp envelope. I've also updated the wip and wallpaper here, so you can find related posts by keyword.
Sev Mikkelsen
Thank you for this update! I was delighted to receive my package a few days ago. But to think this might be the last one for a while... God, that's bullshit. The millionaires who are running this country don't give a shit about anyone. They're taking our rights, our public services, our healthcare, and now....... our pikaole :'( can't have shit in America anymore... That being said, I'm not going anywhere! I'll pay you forever so I can receive packages when it becomes possible again, and I'll enjoy your themes and art in the meantime. Worst-case scenario, these idiots are only in office for the next.... 3 and a half years....... π But maybe they'll realize this was a terrible move sometime before then. I'm hoping it'll place enough strain on the postal system that they reasonably just can't make it work. But we'll see. On the bright side, I absolutely loooveeddd the bee & wasp envelope! I'm a huge wasp enthusiast π I'm currently looking for the original art so I can read what all of them are LOL. Wondering whether one of them is the pipe-organ mud dauber or just something similar. I will know soon enough! (EDIT: it was!!!!!!! π₯³)
pikaole
Thank you, Olivia! I received a call from the post office a few hours ago today, and they said shipping to the US has been suspended for all but the most expensive services. I was told it would be suspended until April, but I haven't heard anything specific yet, so I'm waiting for that. I'll share updates as they become available.
Olivia Commini
Dude seriously, thank you. My country is causing so much unnecessary chaos to everything! We are a JOKE :( . After October I'll shift over to digital only until things get better. I want to make sure you get what you're supposed to get!
