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By Ian Putzger
Parcel shippers are bracing for higher delivery costs on international shipments, but it is unclear by how much they may rise.
Under a decision by the Universal Postal Union (IPI) in October, countries with imports in excess of 75,000 tonnes of mail from another nation are free, as of 1 July, to set their own charges for the final delivery of postal traffic from that country.
This replaces a terminal dues regime that set fixed rates depending on the classification of country ...
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Lloyd
July 02, 2020 at 6:38 pm“Many Chinese online merchants had already adapted their strategy, setting up distribution centres in Europe and North America, from where they use domestic delivery services for the final mile, he said.”
So they are paying domestic rates for final mile. That was the point, they pay the same costs. No more shipping to US customers for pennies.