USPS price increased by 400%? Buyers are angry! EUB price approaches 200! Sellers are crying...

Increase! This is the main theme of cross-border e-commerce this year! Material prices are rising! Costs are rising! Freight is rising! Every link is squeezing the profits of sellers!

Recently, the news of price increases from China Post and the United States Postal Service have made the already overwhelmed sellers even worse!

Recently, the Postal Service warned that it would run out of cash by the end of this fiscal year and asked the government for financial subsidies! However, Trump has always felt that the US Treasury has subsidized USPS too much and wants USPS to raise prices to reduce fiscal spending. Trump said that unless Amazon pays four times the express delivery fee, he will not sign the Postal Service rescue plan.

"The United States Postal Service is a joke," Trump said at a bill signing ceremony held in the Oval Office of the White House last Friday. He pointed the finger at Amazon, saying that e-commerce sites such as Amazon have taken advantage of the postal service, and the U.S. Postal Service helps Amazon and other Internet companies distribute packages, and the post office loses money every time a package is sent.

He also hinted that the USPS has a "close" relationship with Amazon, which is why it has been reluctant to raise prices!

Trump has a long-standing hostile attitude towards the United States. He once called it a "courier" for e-commerce logistics companies such as Amazon on Twitter. Because the US Postal Service often provides services to Amazon, UPS, FedEx and other shipping companies at "low prices"!

However, few people know that the U.S. Postal Service is of great significance to people's livelihood! It provides postal services to rural and remote areas, which is a vital life project for rural residents.

According to the current situation, even if Amazon is trying hard to develop its own delivery service, it still cannot completely get rid of USPS! If the USPS really can't stand the pressure from Trump and quadruples the current price, then under the chain reaction, Amazon's last-mile shipping costs will skyrocket!

There are only three possibilities! Either the buyer will bear the price increase, the seller will bear the price increase, or both parties will bear the price increase!

At present, the postal costs in the United States are still relatively high compared to China, and it has restricted the development of online shopping in the United States. If buyers are asked to pay, the American people and their husbands will definitely be furious and will not agree! According to Amazon's usual "nature", most of the excess final mileage costs are added to the sellers!

I can't help but sigh, it's so difficult!

As the U.S. Postal Service increased its prices, China Post’s international delivery service was also unable to hold back, with prices also soaring!

It is understood that China Post has adjusted prices three times in a row:

On the 9th, the postal service announced for the first time that it would increase the cost of packages to the United States. Starting from the 13th, a transportation surcharge of 10 yuan per 500 grams will be added.

On the 23rd, the Post Office issued an emergency announcement, announcing that the price of E Express to the United States would be increased starting from the 26th.

The starting price suddenly increased from 100 yuan to 170 yuan, which is really unbearable. According to relevant sources, 170 has not reached the peak, and the US-bound e-mail rate will soon exceed 200. Many sellers said that this logistics price will result in a loss for every order sold, and they would rather die than send e-mail during this period!

In addition to the increase in rates, the delivery time of E-Packet has also been greatly reduced recently! Some sellers said: Don’t send EUB, a bitter lesson! It’s been 60 days! It’s been 60 days! TMD, have my goods been trafficked or assassinated?

The official website of China Post Express Logistics stated: The delivery time limits of various types of mail in some countries such as Australia, France, Portugal and New Caledonia will be affected to varying degrees by the epidemic in the near future. France, Portugal and New Caledonia continue to suspend delivery signature services and cannot guarantee the provision of recipient signature certificates.

What this means is that sellers can only wish them good luck!

The Chinese and American postal services are raising prices one after another, not to mention some international logistics companies!

In addition, eBay's SpeedPAK shipping rates to the United States and Canada have also skyrocketed!

Before the epidemic is over, it is inevitable that major logistics companies will raise prices, and there is no way to adjust! During this period, sellers may have to compete with endurance. If you can "outlast" your competitors, you win!

Source: Cross-border K Circle