"the United States, along with other member countries of the UPU, is in many cases not fully reimbursed by the foreign postal operator for the cost of delivering foreign-origin letter post items, which can result in substantial preferences for foreign mailers relative to domestic mailers"
they be shortin us bubs
"The Congress has provided that the Secretary of State (Secretary), in concluding postal treaties, conventions, or other international agreements, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, take measures to encourage governments of other countries to make available to the United States Postal Service (USPS) and private companies a range of nondiscriminatory customs procedures that will fully meet the needs of all types of American shippers (39 U.S.C. 407(e)(3))"
sounds like no in the states be usin USPS, they're takin it overseas. Lol but actually it seems that foreign packages can be less expensive than domestic packages, and that foreign mailers get to pocket more money than domestic boys back home and since that includes one of the "current international postal practices in the UPU do not align with United States economic and national security interests", we're gonna get those prices equal and ensure "that rates charged for delivery of foreign-origin mail containing goods do not favor foreign mailers over domestic mailers", somethin like that. UPU is the Universal Postal Union, it's a special agency of the UN established by the Treaty of Bern. It has 192 members, including the Vatican. Any sauce on this org?