USPS Press Release: The Postal Service would like to thank President Trump for his leadership in helping us to negotiate the resolution of an intractable problem with the payment system for the international exchange of small packets that has persisted over many years, and that has been extremely difficult to resolve. We are very pleased that the member countries of … Read More
Threats to withdraw from the UPU are counterproductive and could make it challenging for Americans
Better World Campaign President Peter Yeo issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement that it would begin the year-long process of withdrawing from the Universal Postal Union (UPU): “The U.S. was previously a net-earner from the Universal Postal Union system, but the rise of e-commerce has changed the economic equation. While the policy to renegotiate the current … Read More
Trump to pull U.S. from UPU’s terminal dues system
NY Times:Â Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors and flooding the market with cheap consumer goods. The withdrawal is part of a concerted push by … Read More
Resources about the Presidential Memorandum on International Mail
The memo Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Homeland Security, Postmaster General, and Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission (Aug. 23, 2018) Reports Inbound China ePacket Costing Methodology, USPS OIG Audit Report (Feb. 25, 2014) Terminal Dues in the Age of Ecommerce, USPS OIG Report RARC-WP-16-003 (Dec. 14, 2015) International Mail: Information … Read More
