Some shipping rates could increase if....
A potential action by President Trump could lead to much higher shipping rates for certain types of mail.
The Trump administration is threatening to pull the United States out of the 145-year-old Universal Postal Union, complaining that some postal carriers, such as China's, are not paying enough to have foreign shipments delivered to U.S. recipients, reported the AP. The complaint is focused on the reimbursement that the U.S. Postal Service receives for providing final deliveries of bulky letters and small parcels sent from abroad — usually ones not weighing more about 4½ pounds, the report said.
“Whatever happens, prices to ship via the postal network ... It’s going to cost more,” said Kate Muth, executive director of the International Mailers Advisory Group, which counts companies like eBay, DHL, Amazon, USPS or their affiliates as members. “The rates are going to go up.”
One of the few companies to comment on the situation has been eBay, whose grassroots network has warned of possible “service disruptions and dramatically increased costs for shipping through the U.S. Postal Service” if the United States pulls out, according to the AP.
For the full AP report, click here.
The Trump administration is threatening to pull the United States out of the 145-year-old Universal Postal Union, complaining that some postal carriers, such as China's, are not paying enough to have foreign shipments delivered to U.S. recipients, reported the AP. The complaint is focused on the reimbursement that the U.S. Postal Service receives for providing final deliveries of bulky letters and small parcels sent from abroad — usually ones not weighing more about 4½ pounds, the report said.
“Whatever happens, prices to ship via the postal network ... It’s going to cost more,” said Kate Muth, executive director of the International Mailers Advisory Group, which counts companies like eBay, DHL, Amazon, USPS or their affiliates as members. “The rates are going to go up.”
One of the few companies to comment on the situation has been eBay, whose grassroots network has warned of possible “service disruptions and dramatically increased costs for shipping through the U.S. Postal Service” if the United States pulls out, according to the AP.
For the full AP report, click here.