))
NPR's top stories about business, money, Wall Street, companies and the economy that you can't miss. Subscribe to the Business Story of the Day RSS feed.
Ep 203: USA, UPU and new international rates
Manage episode 265965613 series 2068608
By Ian Kerr and Postal Hub Podcast. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.
Kate Muth, executive director of the International Mailers Advisory Group (IMAG), joins me to talk about changes to international postal charges following the reforms passed in the UPU last year. We cover:
- Reform of the UPU terminal dues system
- Self-declaring rates
- Countries other than the USA changing international rates
- Practical impact of rates changes
- Differences between contract rates and retail rates
- Outbound international and inbound international rates
- Fixing distortions in inbound pricing
- Air capacity for international shipments
- Domestic express shipments and internal air cargo capacity
- Surface alternatives to cross-border air shipments
230 episodes
