WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service filed rate hikes changed for International Inbound EMS 2 on August 10. It seeks PRC approval by the end of the month so the [...]
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has launched a new Address Verification Application Programme Interface (API) developed specifically for the postal industry and its [...]
A new report by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the UN specialized agency for postal matters, titled, “The COVID-19 crisis and the postal sector” shows postal volumes [...]
Now that the United States and other UPU members have the ability to self-declare inbound rates for e-packets, some mailers are speculating on what those rates will be [...]
GENEVA, Switzerland — September 24, 2019 — The UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein said today he is “very optimistic” a solution will be found to [...]
Peter Navarro Praises UPU Director Hussein In Remarks Before UPU Extraordinary Congress GENEVA, Switzerland — September 24, 2019 — United States representative [...]
If The UPU Does Not Change Terminal Dues, The U.S. Will Withdraw Leaving Mailers Without Access to the Existing Global Postal System GENEVA, Switzerland — An Extraordinary [...]
International mail discounted rates will no longer be available if the US leaves the Universal Postal Union, the USPS is informing mailers … (click to read [...]
But PRC Keeps Rates Secret Pending UPU Meeting From the USPS: The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved a range of postal rates for smaller packages originating from [...]
The USPS laid out its plans for setting rates for Inbound E-Format Letter Post in a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission. The notice did not include rates, but the [...]
GENEVA, Switzerland — An Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union will be held September 24-25 in Geneva following a vote of the membership. The meeting [...]
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) researched terminal dues in 2015, with a particular focus on the China to U.S. corridor, to examine concerns and [...]
The U.S. Postal Service — the world’s largest postal service — needs to prepare for its exit from the Universal Postal Union now, the Postal Regulatory [...]
This story has been corrected and updated. Joseph Murphy, the State Department’s international mail leader, told members of the Advisory Committee on International [...]
At the February 8 meeting of the Board of Governors, Chairman Robert Duncan said the board supports President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Universal Postal Union [...]
by Merry Law President of WorldVu LLC “If the U.S. were to withdraw from the UPU, it would lose access to global processing and coding systems that make international mail [...]
The Universal Postal Union is working on addressing United States demands to change the terminal dues system and stop the subsidy of cross-border parcels, following receipt [...]
This story is developing: WASHINGTON, DC — The United States announced it will pull out of the Universal Postal Union, giving a one-year notice as required by the UPU [...]
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States announced it will pull out of the Universal Postal Union, giving a one-year notice as required by the UPU Constitution. Here is the [...]
President Trump ordered U.S. officials to seek changes to the international mail system’s terminal dues and policies. The August 23, 2018 executive order seeks to [...]