Title is not accurate. They're allowing personal shipments under $100, and the rest can be shipped via their UGX service.
It sounds like JP doesn't want to deal with the customs paperwork at scale (edit: also the deposits).
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It sounds like JP doesn't want to deal with the customs paperwork at scale (edit: also the deposits).
But I suppose I'll just check a bag or use a different carrier...
The changes are to the commercial de minimis rule, so AFAIK, the personal $800 exemption when you bring something with you still applies, and you might not have anything to worry about at all. Also, when you declare something as "American goods returned", they are not subject to either de minimis rule, even if you send them by mail.
Things you purchased outside the US could qualify as well, if you can prove that you owned them for more than a year while living abroad. But realistically, nobody is going to make a federal case about a box full of old books and underwear...a box full of Louis Vuitton bags and Moncler jackets with tags, on the other hand...