Daisy and I are back home after an absolutely amazing week in Costa Rica with some of our new besties! We are already thinking about where we might travel with y'all in 2025. Hawaii, anyone? :D
Anyway, thanks to Insider Donna Birch and her photo/video montage skills, we wanted to share one of our favorite days from the whole trip - the sunset catamaran cruise. BEST DAY EVER!
See y'all at 8am ET on Monday, January 8th during the morning livestream!
'Yes, Royal Mail, along with many other international postal services, temporarily stopped accepting packages for the United States because the U.S. ended its de minimis exemption for low-value goods on August 29, 2025, which now imposes tariffs on these items and creates significant processing challenges for shippers. Royal Mail temporarily halted services to allow existing packages to arrive before the new tariffs came into effect and to develop new systems to comply with the rules, including new handling charges for parcels.
Why Royal Mail stopped shipping to the U.S.:
Trump administration tariffs:
An executive order from the Trump administration ended the de minimis exemption for packages under $800, which previously allowed them to enter the U.S. duty-free.
New tariffs apply to low-value goods:
Goods shipped after the August 29, 2025, deadline will now be subject to the standard tariff rate for their country of origin, with a 15% tariff for many EU goods.
Administrative burden:
The new rules ...
