CORRECTION: Joe Murphy: 30 Nations Support U.S. Proposal For Self Declared Inbound Rates

Posted on March 21, 2019 by mailomg in Uncategorized // 0 Comments

This story has been corrected and updated.

Joseph Murphy, the State Department’s international mail leader, told members of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services that 30 nations support a U.S. proposal that would avoid withdrawing from the UPU by allowing self-declared postage rates for inbound commercial mail … (click to read more)

In the original report, we incorrectly stated that 30 nations support the U.S. withdrawal from the UPU.

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