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Surging Global Postal Rates Arrive Today – Are You Ready?

July 1, 2020 | Brian Bourke

Retailers, direct-to-consumer brands, marketplaces and marketplace sellers riding the lockdown boom in cross-border ecommerce are getting a massive wake-up call today as global postal rates into the United States start … Continue Reading →

Agreement Keeps U.S. in the UPU, Rolls Out Self-Declared Postal Rates

September 26, 2019 | Mike O'Brien

The UPU on Wednesday approved a compromise plan that will let countries set their own inbound postal rates, avoiding a threatened pullout by the U.S. that would have caused shipping chaos ahead of the peak holiday season. The U.S. can begin imposing self-declared rates next July, with others following in 2021.