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Re:No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers by tyingq on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @11:55AM (#20811028)
It also only allows it for small shipments, so it encourages the Chinese to sell directly. The per-item shipping cost wasn't close to UPU rates unless you shipped a whole container, and sometimes not even then.
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Re:No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers by baybal2 on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @04:59PM (#20814363)
Express marine freight will take 5 or 6 days, and cost close to nothing per Kg.

This is how most fresh produce gets shipped.

With paid for expedited customs clearance it may actually end up faster than ePacket.

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Re:No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers by tyingq on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @08:39PM (#20815811)
That gets it to the port. From there to the final destination is a higher charge by itself than the UPU rates for the entire trip.
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