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Dear Ina,
I love reading articles on EcommerceBytes. We have a company that sells golf accessories online. We sell on our website, eBay, Amazon and Etsy.
We have a lot of competitors that sell on eBay from China that use epacket to deliver goods to the US at a much lower price than we charge. I have been reading about the US trying to change the rules so that the price will go up for the epacket service from China.
My question is, do you know if the US is going to go push this through and make it more expensive for Chinese companies to ship goods to the US? Is there a way to know what the new shipping charges will be for epacket from China?
Thank you very much for your time.
David
Note from the Editor: ePacket rates are negotiated between international postal services but are influenced by the regular postage rates for small packets. This weekend’s Dow Jones article (via Barrons) does a good job explaining the ins and outs of how things are changing. It’s complex and the stakes are high, especially for small merchants. The bottom line: we don’t know how ePacket rates will change, but keep in mind the UPU has already begun moving toward more equitable postage rates.
