USPS regional communications official, John Hyatt, in an issued statement on Tuesday said the agency has partnered with a third party approved by Customs and Border Protection to ensure duties are paid under a recent federal executive order.
“Mail and packages sent from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to the 50 United States will continue to be accepted, transported, and delivered,” Hyatt said.
Mail sent from the fifty states, Puerto Rico, and D.C. to the territories remains unchanged. According to USPS, service between the mainland and the territories will continue without disruption.
President Donald Trump’s executive order 14324 ended the exemption that allowed packages under $800 to enter the U.S. without duties or extra customs paperwork.
Last week, the Executive Order suspending de minimis duty-free treatment created confusion and concern in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, particularly around how mail and package shipments would be affected.