Commentary: Higher US postal rates are here and e-commerce shippers need to adapt

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Retailers, direct-to-consumer brands, marketplaces and marketplace sellers riding the lockdown-induced boom in cross-border e-commerce sales are going to get a massive wake-up call Wednesday as global postal rates into the U.S. start to soar as much as 150%, or more.

The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) decision to allow the U.S. to set its own inbound postage rates...

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