On: US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty

[Spooky23]

I doubt it. Chinese companies aren’t sending wholesale stock vis epacket. Losing consumer ability to by tiny quantities of fake LEGO or whatever in quantity 1 volume isn’t putting anyone out of business.

I would rather subsidize domestic shipping to lower barriers to e-commerce entrants if we feel a burning desire to subsidize something in this area.

[ikeboy → Spooky23]

Note this news has nothing to do with epacket

[Spooky23 → ikeboy]

Huh?

epacketEMS is a class of mail with tracking. How is it unrelated?

[ikeboy → Spooky23]

ePacket rates are negotiated directly, not set under the UPU treaty which the US is planning on exiting.

The USPS makes a profit on epacket shipments [0][1], but loses money on UPU inbound shipments. The two aren't directly related.

[0] https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library..., page 6 table 2

[1] https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library..., footnote 17

[Spooky23 → ikeboy]

Awesome! I appreciate the info.