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> China is still getting the "developing country" discount from the USPS. I thought imports from China was cheap because it was subsidized by the PRC?
by kobeya 9y ago
> China is still getting the "developing country" discount from the USPS.
I thought imports from China was cheap because it was subsidized by the PRC?
- mft_ 9y agoI remember reading that USPS loses money on every cheap Chinese package - it's a legacy agreement IIRC.
- Symbiote 9y agoIt's the international agreement under the Universal Postal Convention. There's a good summary here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9794971 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9794971
- mft_ 9y agoThanks :) Think it was this that I saw (on HN, and as posted above): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14651884 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14651884
- CaliforniaKarl 9y agoThe answer is more complicated... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/the-postal-service-is-losing-millions-a-year-to-help-you-buy-cheap-stuff-from-china/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/... ... and was actually posted here not too long ago! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14651884 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14651884