In this interview with our content partner "The Postal Hub Podcast", international mail expert Kate Muth, Executive Director at IMAG, discusses the US Postal Service's international business, terminal dues and cross-border deliveries, including:
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USPS plans for international mail
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USPS's focus on domestic matters and business
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What pushed USPS rates high?
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Why USPS lost business during COVID
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What's the plan to win business back
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Competing on price
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Alternatives to competing on price
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Highlights of USPS research on international mail
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Decline in international revenue
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Net importer or net exporter of mail?
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List being the carrier of last resort, even in international sales.
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Stopping illicit substances in the mail
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AED / EAD
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Changing the de minimis threshold
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Where illicit drugs are entering the US and the mailstream
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AED on letters and large letters (flats)
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US legislation impacting the postal sector creating global standards
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WILDS – Women in Logistics and Delivery Sector – update
