thanks to new rules for shipments from abroad, the Deutsche Post is allowed to ask for parcels from China more money. This year, the fees should be, according to the Ministry of economy is already 27 percent higher than 2019, as a response of the government to a Minor Interpellation of the FDP parliamentary group, which is present the German press Agency.

In the next few years, the fees are likely to rise further. They are cost-compensation for the carriage, the postal company in the recipient countries.

Also, German retailers benefit

Not only for the Post that is good news. Even German retailers, which competitors from China with cheap life were difficult to make, benefit. The new rules in a Congress of the universal postal Union in the past year. The organization with 192 member countries, regulates for more than 145 years, the international postal traffic. A threat to the United States to leave the Association, brought the members a few months ago at the negotiating table.

While the United States may determine, with an import volume of more than 75.000 tonnes - with a special scheme this year, the fees yourself, this applies to other States until 2021.

70 million small consignments of goods from China annually,

Nevertheless, can also raise already this year, your fees easily which leads to the significant percentage Plus. So far, the Chinese people had to pay just a little bit of postage for your packages, since China was still classified as a country, which was funded by the world postal Union in particular. Many countries found that, in the face of China's rise to economic power is absurd.

With electrical items and other Goods to flood the Chinese Online retailer for years in Western markets. Alone for electronic articles should be according to industry estimates, 70 million small shipments of goods that arrive each year from China to Germany.

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Despite the new freedom in pricing, there will continue to be an upper limit. The fees shall be a maximum of 70 percent of domestic postage, and only gradually may be increased.

the annual loss of 120 million euros

Reinhard Houben, the economic policy spokesman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag, welcomed the new rules as an important step to a fairer competition in the shipping trade. "From the beginning, the Federal government should have this issue on the side of the United States," said Houben. "It is important now that the Federal government as the main shareholder in Deutsche Post for rapid adjustment of the charges for shipments from abroad."

A study by the Scientific Institute for infrastructure and communication services came in 2016 to the result that Deutsche Post was formed at that time by the Transport of Chinese Goods and the cost ratios annual loss of around 120 million euros. Where is Corona Virus everywhere? Real-time map shows the spread of the disease, FOCUS Online/Wochit Where occurs Corona Virus everywhere? Real-time map showing the spread of the disease

lau/pom/dpa Date Of Update: 31 January 2020, 12:00