NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-25T19:10:13 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Originally posted by: Scrobins09

For those following this issue, the emergency UPU congress reached an agreement and U.S. postal brexit was averted.

https://www.reuters.com/article/u...
That is a good first step. 
i guess that makes Trump 1 for 4 since he also pulled out of the Iran deal, the Paris Climate Accords, and the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty without and positive benefits.   ]]> Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-25T18:55:10 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-postal-idUSKBN1WA247 ]]> Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T15:59:42 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T11:05:40 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T11:04:49 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Originally posted by: Andy_Bogomil

I actually wouldn't mind seeing less shit come from China. It's crazy that you can buy a little piece of crap plastic for $5 or less with free shipping around the globe just to be thrown out or have it broken on arrival. What a waste of resources. I don't think any of us like that. The real question mark for me at least is how this will affect businesses in the short term. Some American businesses also ship from their subsidiaries based on this agreement. What affect is screwing with supply chains during the holiday season going to have on the economy. 

 And the weirdest thing is to cause all this confusion over a few hundred million dollars a year. That much money is less than the money the governmwnt finds in the couch, that is like the government walking down the street and finding a penny. ]]> Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T10:55:45 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T10:37:05 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T10:35:38 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17
Trump is still a jackass for the way he is going about negotiating a price adjustment. ]]> Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T10:31:52 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Originally posted by: arch_8ngel
 
Originally posted by: Californication

Trump is a jackass.
In general, yes.

But not for this particular issue.

Chinese shippers have been abusing our reciprocal shipping agreement for a long time and costing USPS a lot of money in the process.

We get a flood of items on sites like ebay that cost $0.99 with free shipping from mainland china.
Chinese mail then gets subsidized on their end allowing sellers to offer such ridiculous rates. 
USPS effectively gets NOTHING but has to handle the shipping and logistics once it enters the country.

The amount of goods going the other direction into mainland china, for USPS to get paid and China's mail service to "do their part" might as well be zero.


This is a legitimate problem for USPS, and has needed to be fixed for a long time.


  All of this. While leaving the UPU is a drastic measure and would have a catastrophic effect on the US aspects of international mail, it is an important issue that requires global attention to fix the economic distortions in international rates. Unfortunately higher priority foreign policy matters will make putting in an alternative infrastructure for the exchange of international mail more difficult if the Postal Service does leave the UPU. 

  ]]> Upcoming changes/increases for international shipping costs into and out of the U.S. http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188770 2019-09-21T10:03:32 -05.00 MrNESGuy 17 Originally posted by: arch_8ngel
 
Originally posted by: Californication

Trump is a jackass.
In general, yes.

But not for this particular issue.

Chinese shippers have been abusing our reciprocal shipping agreement for a long time and costing USPS a lot of money in the process.

We get a flood of items on sites like ebay that cost $0.99 with free shipping from mainland china.
Chinese mail then gets subsidized on their end allowing sellers to offer such ridiculous rates. 
USPS effectively gets NOTHING but has to handle the shipping and logistics once it enters the country.

The amount of goods going the other direction into mainland china, for USPS to get paid and China's mail service to "do their part" might as well be zero.


This is a legitimate problem for USPS, and has needed to be fixed for a long time.


  *LIKE button clicked*

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