Mailers Face Rate Hikes Up to 11% in July, Other Big Changes
WASHINGTON, DC — Business mailers escaped a price hike in January, but that doesn’t mean the USPS won’t make up for it in July. The rate cap for First-Class [...]
Postage Rate Hikes
POSTAGE RATE HIKE ON PRIORITY MAIL, GROUND ADVANTAGE, AND PARCEL SELECT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 19
U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Competitive Prices for 2025 WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for Shipping [...]
USPS International Postage Rate Hikes Effective January 19
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for International price changes to take effect January 19, 2025. The proposed [...]
Next Postage Rate Hike July 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service has received approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for postage rate hikes to take effect July 9, 2023. The [...]
Next USPS Rate Hike In July, But It’s Not All Bad News
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service released PostalOne! Release notes effective July 9, 2023 in anticipation of the next postage rate hike. This will be the second [...]
MAILERS HIT WITH MASSIVE SECOND RATE HIKE IN 2021: Postage To Rise 6.8% For First Class And Marketing Mail in August
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice on May 28 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting price changes to take effect Aug. 29, 2021 [...]
January 27, 2019 Software Changes For Rate Hikes
On January 27, 2019 the United States Postal Service will implement the following software changes: · PostalOne! System Release 48.0.1.0 · Enterprise Payment System (EPS) [...]
PRC’s Blueprint For Regulating Future Postal Rates & Classes
The Postal Regulatory Commission released its proposed changes for how the U.S. Postal Service sets postage rates for its primary mail classes — First-Class Mail, [...]
YIKES! Mailers Will Pay Up To 3% More Plus Inflation With PRC Ruling
The Postal Regulatory Commission found that the current rate-setting system has not been effective, but not so bad as to remove the inflation price cap on any First-Class, [...]
Process for Mailings Prepared Using Pre-Price Change Mailing Standards
Process for Mailings Prepared Using Pre-Price Change Mailing Standards; Submitted Post-Price Change on or after January 22, 2017: With the upcoming price changes that go into [...]
U.S. Postage Rates By Class Effective January 21, 2018
The U.S. Postage Rates By Class for 2018 for the United States Postal Service effective January 21, 2018: Domestic Flat Rate Pricing Retail Prices Priority Mail Express [...]
PMG Wants Exigent Rates Restored
U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan told business mailers at a recent gathering that the USPS wants the 4.3 % exigent postage price hikes restored by Congress. Those price [...]