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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 7015506" data-source="post: 7810629">@ HussarI have to contradict your statement regarding the control of producers towards shipment.After working 14 years as a dispatcher and transport manager for a large german parcel service I can wholeheartedly say, that your statement is not correct.The prices for shipping a parcel from A to B, even internationally depends on factors like how many you ship a day, the size/weight, customs handling, the destination and to a great extend of the carrier (just to name a few).While national shipping is more or less the same prize by every parcel service, on an international basis this changes  drastically. Here the chosen carrier demands a very differing price and from my experience it is not always the best option to rely on the local mail service. Other well known companies offer often better service at a lower price or at least comparable price.The problem with many producers is, that they rely solely on one carrier, since when they calculate the different shipping wages for different destinations in accordance with the amount of parcels shipped, the average net result points most often to just one carrier for them. This might be a good choice when you think about handling of service/shipment problems, since you have only one company to talk to. But it also means,  that certain destinations are experiencing  higher shipment costs, which is felt by the individual customer. And shipment costs are added to the taxes the customer pays.So instead of choosing different carriers for different destinations, producers are lazy to a certain degree and ship with just one carrier. In sum, they have a certain control about shipping prices (especially the very large online sellers, who more or less dictate the price for shipment to a certain degree).Producers and small sellers alike have a control over shipment and may it only be marginal, but it exists.If you have the time, then start asking different parcel carriers for an offer of their national/international shipping prices. I make a bet, that there are great differences to be observed.</blockquote>

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