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Re:US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty by ikeboy on Thursday October 18, 2018 @01:35PM (#18250335)
ePacket rates are negotiated directly, not set under the UPU treaty which the US is planning on exiting.

The USPS makes a profit on epacket shipments [0][1], but loses money on UPU inbound shipments. The two aren't directly related.

[0] https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library..., page 6 table 2

[1] https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library..., footnote 17

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Re:US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty by Spooky23 on Thursday October 18, 2018 @02:31PM (#18250861)
Awesome! I appreciate the info.
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