YTO, STO, ZTO, YUNDA, BEST EXPRESS and TTKDEX, these six big courier firms in Tianjin confirmed they are planing to increase the delivery fee 0.15Rmb/package from June 1st. The responsible person said that this maybe the signal for courier industry price adjustment, eventually it is very possible the customer need to pay the bill.
The reason of this adjustment is that normally customers pay the courier fee before they send the package so the profit for the delivery part is less. This lead to high turnover of delivery staff, express backlog even courier outlets shut down which influence the service quality.
However, it is still not sure that if the increase fee will eventually pay to the delivery people as the income are determined by the courier owner. A courier staff told reporter that he hopes the company can respect more for his effort.