IMO, as someone who runs a small business reliant on USPS, it's even worse than that. Other countries like the EU and Canada like to charge an inspection fee f

IMO, as someone who runs a small business reliant on USPS, it's even worse than that. Other countries like the EU and Canada like to charge an inspection fee for small packages (+ VAT)... it's usually a flat ~$15 (even if the package is worth $5). What do they do during the inspection? Calculate the VAT charge of $0.50. They don't even open the envelope. VAT itself is bad enough... The US doesn't have VAT, and the WTO says it's illegal to put a tariff on imports to fund the US government.. but VAT, the WTO is ok with... which is an across the board tariff on every good shipping into the EU/Canada/etc. Then to tack on the "inspection fee" on top... So not only is there a difference in shipping cost, but when it arrives at the border, their country makes it even more expensive for the customer... discouraging them from ordering from the US in the future.