UPU Dues Subsidizes Ecommerce Into USA

Posted on October 4, 2016 by mailomg in International, International 2, Uncategorized // 0 Comments

World postal delegates have adopted a new terminal dues system that will continue to subsidize foreign ecommerce into the US. Starting in 2018 bulky letters and small packets, classified as E-format, will be compensated differently from other letter-post formats … (Click to read more.)

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From James I. Campbell, Jr.: “Terminal dues favor foreign e-commerce merchants over national merchants. Foreign e-commerce merchants and other foreign mailers obtain postal delivery of shipments in industrialzed countries at rates that are substantialy less than those available to national merchants and other domesic mailers …” (Click to read more.)

How Terminal Dues Subsidize International Shipping Into USA

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