By MLex Staff ( August 14, 2025, 08:17 GMT | Insight) -- Industry associations in Beijing, Fujian, Hebei and Baoji City in Shaanxi province have urged parcel delivery companies to stop selling services below cost, following a State Post Bureau meeting with major operators on curbing destructive price wars. The groups called for cost-based parcel rates, fair margins, innovation and compliance with China’s competition and pricing laws. The push comes amid falling per-parcel revenues despite rising delivery volumes, with regulators warning that sustained undercutting is eroding margins and straining front-line workers.Several express industry associations across China have called on delivery companies to stop selling services below cost, joining a nationwide push to curb destructive price wars that have eroded margins and strained front-line workers....
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