Trump to withdraw from postal treaty that has let China ship cheaply to U.S.

The treaty allowed Chinese mailers to ship small packages for quite cheap. I’ve heard that the shipping is so cheap that it is a serious driver in competitiveness against local sellers.

What seems really likely is that ebay and Amazon sellers in China are going to take a hell of a hit. Cheap stuff from Hong Kong is going to become more expensive. This will also presumably include things like short-run books and magazines. The treaty doesn’t seem to cover larger shipments, so it’ll still make economic sense to have your books printed in China then shipped across the planet in a big container.