Postage Rates – Official Mail Guide (OMG)

USPS Postage Price List Effective July 10, 2022; New Postage Statements

June 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Here are U.S. Postage Rates effective July 10, 2022 (click to read). JULY 2022 POSTAGE STATEMENTS Here are the draft July 2022 Postage Statements reflecting the July 10 [...]

NEW POSTAGE RATES effective August 29, 2021

May 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

HOLIDAY SURCHARGES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3-DECEMBER 26 for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select Ground, and USPS Retail Ground – CLICK FOR RATES The U.S. [...]

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATE HIKES JANUARY 24, 2021

November 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

The USPS has filed notice that international mail rates will jump in 2021 as follows: Global Express Guaranteed – 0.9% Priority Mail Express International – 3.6% [...]

REVIEW OF 2021 POSTAGE HIKES

November 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

Steven Phelps, Manager of Regulatory Reporting and Cost Analysis made the following presentation about the upcoming postage rates hikes … (click to read [...]

USPS 2021 Rates & Forms Effective January 24

October 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, DC — United States Postal Service postage rates and fees increase effective January 24, 2021. Here are the new rates and postage forms: Click for 2021 USPS [...]

Postal Pricing: What The Future Holds

February 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

Sharon Owens, USPS Vice President Pricing and Costing, outlined coming changes in mail classifications and postage rates at the AIM meeting in February … (click to see [...]

Supreme Court Rejects UPS Appeal Of Postal Rates

May 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Supreme Court rejected UPS’s request to appeal a lower court ruling that upheld the way the USPS prices parcels … (click to read [...]

Will Raising Postage Rates Speed Volume Decline?

May 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Top postal officials want to keep raising prices to solve financial problems, but the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers argues price hikes could accelerate volume declines [...]

New Mailing Rates Bring Challenges, Opportunities in 2019

January 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

Pitney Bowes Inc. noted that the recent rate increases by FedEx and UPS and the pending January 27 rate increase for the U.S. Postal Service will prompt U.S. businesses to [...]

First Rate Hike In January; When Is Second Hike

October 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, DC — Business mailers are generally relieved with the USPS 2019 rate hike announcement. First-Class Mail and Standard Mail bulk rates will rise modestly on [...]

Mailers Face Big Rate Hikes In 2019 Because Of This …

August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

With Inflation Currently Near 3%, Mailers Face A Potential 2019 Rate Hike of 6% Under New PRC Plan WASHINGTON, DC — As the industry awaits the Presidential Task Force [...]

Court Upholds USPS Pricing Methodology

May 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on May 25, 2018 upheld the Postal Regulatory Commission’s method for setting postage rates on competitive products [...]

The Next Postage Rate Hike: Structural Changes Under Consideration

March 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

The USPS has released the presentation, “Structural Changes Under Consideration for the Next Price Change,” given by Steven R. Phelps, Manager, Regulatory [...]

Mailers Face New Postage Rates, Regulations In January

December 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

The New Year brings many postal rate and regulation changes for business mailers. Here are links to the key changes in January 2018: New Postage Rates Effective January 21, [...]

PRC’s Blueprint For Regulating Future Postal Rates & Classes

December 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

December 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

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, [...]

RATE HIKE: First-Class, Standard Mail Prices Increase January 21, 2018

October 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

On October 6, 2017, the Postal Service filed a notice of inflation-based rate adjustments affecting market dominant domestic and international products and services, along [...]

OUCH! Most Shippers Will See 5% Hike In Postage Rates In 2018

October 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Gordon Glazer, CMDSM, CMDSS, MDP, MDC Senior Parcel Consultant, USPS Specialist Shipware LLC Contact: gordon@shipware.com The USPS today announced new prices for 2018 to [...]

20% Postage Rate Hike Needed, Study Says

September 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Postage rates need to increase by 20% — meaning a 60 cent First-Class stamp — if the USPS is to be saved from financial ruin, a study commissioned by the [...]

Three Reasons Non-Profit Mailers Are Not Happy

August 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers reports three reasons nonprofit mailers are not happy with the current direction of the USPS … (click to read [...]