USPS RATE HIKE JANUARY 22, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — New U.S. Postage Rates take effect January 22, 2023. The new rates include a three-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 60 cents to 63 cents. An average 4% rate hike will impact commercial mail categories.

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2023 USPS Postage Forms:

USPS PS 3541
USPS PS 3600-FCM
USPS PS 3600-PM
USPS PS 3602-EZ
USPS PS 3602-N
USPS PS 3602-NZ
USPS PS 3602-R
USPS PS 3605-R
USPS PS 3700

The rate hikes come just three months after a significant rate hike in July, 2022.

This is the first of two rate hikes in 2023, with the second coming later in the year.

Included in the rate filing are revamped discount structures for marketing flats and other mail.

The increases raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 4.2 percent to offset the rise in inflation.

Here is 2023 Rate Hike Webinar:

The price for 1-ounce metered mail will increase to 60 cents, and the price to send a domestic postcard will increase to 48 cents. A 1-ounce letter mailed to another country would increase to $1.45. There will be no change to the single-piece letter and flat additional-ounce price, which remains at 24 cents. The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, money order fees and the cost to purchase insurance when mailing an item.

The proposed Mailing Services price changes include:

Also announced was the 2023 Promotions Calendar: