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3. K&R, have some friends shipping from China and it's up by 1/3rd over last year. Here's Red Don's

Reply to Blueplanet (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:43 PM

Sep 2018

... proclaiming he's going after shipping from China

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-24/trump-takes-aim-at-china-questioning-international-postal-rates

In a memo issued Thursday, the U.S. president directed the U.S. Postal Service to eliminate international postal discounts that let Chinese merchants inexpensively ship goods directly to U.S. consumers’ homes. Such a move could potentially raise costs for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., while helping e-commerce platforms such as Amazon.com Inc., as well as FedEx Corp. and other international shipping companies.

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Anyone noticed aluminum foil cost more? [View all] Blueplanet Sep 2018 OP

Trump's aluminum-foil duties - bad for American consumers, but great for Russia dalton99a Sep 2018 #1

Related to tariffs, maybe? TDale313 Sep 2018 #2

K&R, have some friends shipping from China and it's up by 1/3rd over last year. Here's Red Don's uponit7771 Sep 2018 #3

Well now I'm screwed Separation Sep 2018 #4

oooh - thanks for the laugh Blueplanet Sep 2018 #7

Tariffs will cancel your tax cut 100 fold. democratisphere Sep 2018 #5

Yes, and my tinfoil hat is looking pretty ragged. On a serious note - It has gone way up. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #6

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