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> i can buy a $3 led from China with free shipping International shipping is not even close to being a level playing field: "Arcane rules established by the 1
by logifail 5y ago
> i can buy a $3 led from China with free shipping
International shipping is not even close to being a level playing field:
"Arcane rules established by the 144-year-old Universal Postal Union make it possible for a Chinese e-retailer to send a package across the Pacific to a customer in the U.S. at a cost lower than what an American competitor would spend to ship the same item to a neighboring state"[0]
[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-18/trump-is-right-on-china-s-postal-subsidy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-18/trump-...
- saiya-jin 5y agoInterestingly, the same is valid for Europe - I got tons of shipping from Shenzen for free, and the item costed like 1$ (ie USB cables).
- sokoloff 5y agoThat’s a 2018 article and EMS rules have materially changed since then.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoI am not in US
- kube-system 5y agoYou’re probably in a country in the UPU.