Get Ready for Higher International Postage and Service Disruptions
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 [...]
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UPU Works To Meet USA Demands
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 [...]
USA Ultimatum To UPU: Fix Terminal Dues Or We’re Out
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 [...]
USA TO PULL OUT OF 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 Orders Changes To International Mail … End Foreign Mail Subsidy …
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 [...]
… PRC Chairman: Trump UPU Memo “An Enormous Leap Forward”
Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub endorsed President Trump’s executive order seeking changes in the UPU’s terminal dues in a statement released to [...]
New Legislation to End Subsidies of Foreign Mail
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), today introduced the Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies (ENDS) Act, legislation that would save U.S. taxpayers from [...]
USA May Not Honor UPU Agreement; Terminal Dues In Limbo?
Postcom CEO Michael Plunkett told MAILCOM attendees that there is a movement in the executive branch not to honor the Universal Postal Union’s Istanbul Convention [...]
Chinese Merchants Get A Better Postal Deal Than Amazon
President Trump’s criticism of Amazon’s use of the Postal Service overlooks the fact that Chinese merchants get a below cost deal. As cited in this story, a New [...]
New International Mail Rules Go Into Effect January 21, 2018; Prohibition Of Merchandise In First-Class Mail
The USPS published its final rule on International Mail changes that will take effect January 21, 2018. The biggest change will be that First-Class International Mail and and [...]
CONGRESSMEN BLAST POSTAGE SUBSIDIES FOR FOREIGN SHIPPERS
The subsidy of Chinese and other foreign postal shipments into the United States has led to a fiery letter from congressmen, demanding the USPS and State Department explain [...]
International Mail Terminal Dues Report By GAO Released
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) issued a public version of its August 2017 report on International Mail and Terminal Dues. Information on international revenues, [...]
UPU’s Integrated Product Plan Impacts International Mailers
From the May 2017 edition of MAIL: The Journal of Communication Distribution: By Merry Law President WorldVu LLC The Universal Postal Union (UPU), is the primary forum for [...]
Crisis in Global Mail: How The UPU Sticks It To The USPS
Hudson Institute released Crisis in the Mail: Fixing a Broken International Package System, a report that outlines how U.S. domestic commerce and national security is [...]
UPU Dues Subsidizes Ecommerce Into USA
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 [...]