That old saying is true
There are two things that are definite in life ... Death and taxes.
There are two things that are definite in life ... Death and taxes.
Why I must charge big $$ for shipping with tracking
You pay everywhere the import TAX on goods + shipping costs!!!
Then that is the only exception...
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Looks to me like you didn't watch the video in the OP. China still use that thing to ship things for a much lower price and get "rich" countries to pay for it.
Damn right !!!
This is true. Our own governments agreed to give China preferential “developing country” status and zero shipping many many years ago.
The inheritance tax in the US is insane. So much for working and saving only for the government to take it.
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No. Absolutely not. It is because of the way the U.P.U. works and how China abuses this system.
Here's an update I missed from the CBC :
Shipping is completely separate from the cost of goods sold and has a negative impact on demand. In this hobby, high shipping cost is the nature of the beast.
That's true that Canada seems to have the highest shipping prices in the world.
Except the menswear company Spier&Mackay which ship for reasonnable prices with UPS but they always do via the USA and not directly from Canada to Europe.
Except the menswear company Spier&Mackay which ship for reasonnable prices with UPS but they always do via the USA and not directly from Canada to Europe.
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Not true and completely besides the point. China charges free or extremely low shipping cost because they get all other countries to pay for them. As explained in the video AND news article provided.
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(Bit late to the party)
But fundamentally, no. As international shipping isn't a free or capitalist market and that's the issue. It's third parties (governments) forcing local companies in richer nations to carry the costs of international shipping of poorer nations, the consumer or company in the richer nation has no choice in the matter. This has loads of knock-on effects (beyond reselling) putting companies in richer nations in a disadvantage due to government action. From putting local companies at an economic disadvantage while functionally funding (indirectly) the competition, to outright fraud.
To give an example that's decently common is "nigh shift" products, products manufactured in China that make "off-brand" units in the same factory. The development company gets their ordered units shipped by freight and then has to ship them locally, which partially funds international shipping. But the "off-brand" units then gets sold directly from China, making the development company compete with their own product more cheaply imported from China. Even when you seek a factory that outright states and signs contracts to not do that it's not even unheard off that they either off-load the work to factories that do do that or design files gets stolen only to be sold to other factories.
But this also goes for local manufacturing, even if the Chinese product and local product are the same price and quality the Chinese seller has an advantage by virtue of having their shipping cost partially funded by the shipping cost of the local manufacturer. (which in itself has knock-on effects when it comes to employment demand, wages and other such things)
Arguing against these policies isn't protectionism, it's the removal of protectionism.