News / Post compromise will unleash rate hikes, but China e-commerce snags remain 

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The decision of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to allow countries to set their own rates for imports moving through the international mail system may have kept the organisation and the global framework intact, but it will lead to significant price increases come next summer, industry experts warn. 

In addition, the agreement won’t resolve fundamental problems with e-commerce shipments from China to other countries. 

The UPU vote on terminal dues, which prevented the threatened exit of the US from the organisation, allows countries with annual mail import volumes of ...