The USA gets set to charge millions of parcels

美国即将对数百万包裹征收费用

Business Matters

2025-08-29

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Friday sees the US Customs and Border Protection agency scrap tariff exemptions, known as de minimis, for millions of small international postal items arriving from abroad that are valued below US$800. Roger Hearing is joined by Sinead Mangan in Perth and Tony Nash in Houston to discuss the White House's claims that ending the loophole will curb the movement of drugs and provide US$10bn of revenue. But what does it mean for small traders around the world? We catch up with the saga engulfing the Federal Reserve after governor Lisa Cook filed a legal case against US president Donald Trump over his efforts to fire her. Elsewhere, police raids have taken place across Brazil as authorities try to close down a US$10bn money laundering operation. Just days after South Korean president Lee Jae Myung visited Washington DC, we hear from David Kim, the man at the centre of a multi-billion dollar investment from the east Asian country into US shipbuilding. And how old is too old when it comes to being a commercial pilot? Former flyer Kit Darby shares his thoughts. Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
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  • Hello and welcome to Business Matters.

  • I'm Roger Hearing.

  • On the programme today,

  • a last-minute lifeline for small businesses affected by the end of a long-standing tariff exemption on small items coming into the US.

  • But it may not be quite what it seems.

  • Also, the Fed governor Donald Trump wants to fire fights back with a legal challenge.

  • Raids across Brazil as the authorities try to close down a $10 billion money laundering operation.

  • Also, we speak to the man at the centre of a multi-billion dollar investment in US shipbuilding.

  • And how old is too old for a pilot?

  • It is no reason to have an arbitrary age.

  • Some pilots are unfit at 55 and others are still fit at 75.

  • But the airlines want to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67.

  • And I'll be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world.

  • Sinead Mangan, who presents the ABC radio programme Australia-wide.

  • She joins us live from Perth.

  • Sinead, a very good day, I suppose.

  • Good morning still to you.

  • Nice good morning.

  • Good morning from me, Roger.

  • Good.