US Announces Withdraw from Postal Treaty; International Shipping Prices to Rise

&gt; The treaty in question is the Universal Postal Union, which established that each country should retain all money it has collected for international postage.<p>Without the Universal Postal Union, how will fees be calculated when shipping from the US or to the US? Does every country have to sign a new agreement that could include yearly collection or payment of taxes?

The referenced articles seem to only focus on the US-China relationship. What about the impact it will have between the US and the rest of the world? Will other countries be less apt to purchase US goods from abroad?<p>I don’t think it is very fair the Chinese can ship very cheaply to the rest of the world but this seems like a heavy handed approach.

Well you would be surprised that you can buy a sub-dollar item (eg: [1]) on AliExpress and have it shipped all the way from China to your home in US. Just the shipping within US using USPS costs at-least $3.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aliexpress.com&#x2F;item&#x2F;SHUANGR-fashion-1-pair-5-style-Punk-Rock-Ear-Clip-Cuff-Wrap-Earrings-No-piercing-Clip&#x2F;32817129665.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aliexpress.com&#x2F;item&#x2F;SHUANGR-fashion-1-pair-5-sty...</a>

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