Goodbye to cheap china postage?

Apparently, the US got upset that Chinese shippers were paying a heavily reduced rate for shipping due to postal agreements that hadn’t been updated since the 1960s. Chinese shippers (due to their 'developing economy' status) paid A$7.50 to ship across the US. US based shippers paid A$30
So a new agreement is being drawn up allowing receiving postal services to charge their own inbound rates. Those with 75,000 tonnes per annum of received postal items from next July. Everyone else from 2021.
According to this article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... deal-trump
I’m going to miss receiving free postage for ebay $5 items shipped from China. How that was ever economical is beyond me.
So a new agreement is being drawn up allowing receiving postal services to charge their own inbound rates. Those with 75,000 tonnes per annum of received postal items from next July. Everyone else from 2021.
According to this article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... deal-trump
'Once a country declares their rate, exporting countries will have to factor that cost; it means that cost will be transferred to the person sending that item ... When you are in a country and you buy items overseas, the end-customer will definitely have to pay a higher price.“
I’m going to miss receiving free postage for ebay $5 items shipped from China. How that was ever economical is beyond me.