Ep 259: Advance electronic data - AED EAD - and cross-border delivery

Kate Muth, Executive Director at IMAG (International Mailers Advisory Group), gives us an update on advance electronic data and cross-border delivery: What led to an increased focus on EAD: UPU STOP Act Push for 100% provision of AED What happens to US-bound shipments with inaccurate, missing or incomplete AED Informed compliance and the "grace period" Outbound shipments from USA, and focus on the US Postal Service collecting 100% EAD Latency in USPS internal systems and what impact that has on outbound international shipments Early drivers of EAD / AED exchange VAT Customs being overwhelmed by low-value parcels Counterfeits Compliance for private carriers compared to postal operators Are customs authorities using all the advance electronic data? Is the data collection being effective in reducing opioids and counterfeits in the mail? Confusion between different rules on data required, eg HS2 codes Customers having to pay more to receive their parcels Movement to reduce de minimis Rejection of US-bound shipments in the most customer-centric way Waivers granted to some countries and the plan to not grant waivers in the future Major topics for cross-border in 2022, including air lift capacity, and proceedings at the UPU