International Postal Update — October 2015
SECURITY RISKS FOR PACKAGES ENTERING THE U.S. United States authorities are effectively not screening packages entering the country from foreign posts. In a recent study, Copenhagen Economics surveyed...
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NEW REPORT: EUROPEAN POSTS OVERCHARGE CONSUMERS ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING International shipping within Europe can cost up to five times as much as domestic shipping, according to new research from...
View ArticlePostal Service “Profits” are Nothing to Write Home About
The U.S. Postal Service has finally delivered — a profit, that is. Last month, the beleaguered government agency reported its first net quarterly profit in five years. Have Americans rediscovered their...
View ArticleInternational Postal Update — October 2016
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS TWEAKS TERMINAL DUES SYSTEM The Universal Postal Union, the governing organization for international mail, concluded its Istanbul Congress with modest revisions to its...
View ArticleHow Honest is the Postal Service’s Lance Armstrong Lawsuit?
The federal government’s lawsuit against former cycling champion Lance Armstrong could potentially cost the fallen icon nearly $100 million in damages. But the U.S. Postal Service, on whose behalf the...
View ArticleNeeded International Mail Reforms Inch Forward
International Postal Update – January 2017 MODEST PROGRESS WITH NEW POSTAGE RATE SYSTEM At the 26th Universal Postal Congress (UPU) this fall, member countries voted to institute a new payment system...
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