HURRICANE IAN: Florida Post Offices Mail Service Update
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New Sorting & Delivery Centers (S&DC) Replace P&DC’s
The USPS is repurposing Processing & Distribution Centers (P&DC) into new Sorting and Delivery Centers (S&DCs), with changes ongoing as revealed in correspondence [...]
PUB 685 UPDATE: Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats
Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685) contains the policies and processes for the verification of eligible business mailings using tools provided by [...]
USPS TEMPORARY RATE HIKE FOR 2022 HOLIDAY SEASON
WASHINGTON, DC — The USPS filed notice August 10 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price adjustment for key package products for the 2022 [...]
NEXT RATE HIKE JANUARY 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Service will likely raise postage rates in January 2023, as inflation is expected to hit the 2022 budget by over a billion dollars, U.S. [...]
USPS Net Income $59.7 Billion For 3Q Following Prefunding Repeal
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service reported net income of $59.7 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2022 (April 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022). The [...]
Marketing Mail Volumes Up, First-Class & Packages Down As Inflation Bites Bottom Line
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Postal Service announced its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2022 (April 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022). The Postal [...]
Paper Crisis Leads To USPS Exceptions To Paper Standards
The U.S. Postal Service has announced a process for possible exception to current paper standards due to paper shortage. Prior approval is required. Click for details. From [...]
USPS GETS $3 BILLION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
The U.S. Postal Service will receive $3 billion to purchase zero-emission vehicles as part of the $369 billion federal climate change legislation that passed the Senate on [...]
NEW Service Standard Changes for USPS Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground
Effective August 1, 2022 the service standards for USPS Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground have changed. Service Standards for Retail Ground or Parcel Select Ground [...]
Mail Service Improves In All Categories In Third Quarter
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service reported new preliminary delivery performance metrics for the fiscal third quarter ending June 30 showing continued service [...]
USPS Resumes Services To Australia, China; Suspends Services To New Zealand
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE RESUMPTION NOTICE Effective Friday, June 3, 2022, the Postal Service will resume acceptance of the following services destined to Australia: •Priority [...]
New Mailing Standards for Hazardous Materials (i.e. Lithium Batteries)
The Postal Service is revising Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail (Pub 52), to incorporate new requirements for mailers to separate, into identifiable [...]
STID Options Detailed In New Appendix
Updated Appendix A provides a detailed description of the various address correction options available within basic / Nonautomation and full-service mailings and the STIDs [...]
Guide to the Manifest Mailing System (Updated Publication 401)
This publication provides information on the Manifest Mailing System, which automates the documentation of postage and fees for all pieces in a mailing paid via permit [...]
USPS Honors CVS Health, Credit One Bank
PHOENIX, AZ — The U.S. Postal Service recognized CVS Health and Credit One Bank with the 2022 Partnership for Growth award at the NPF. The Partnership for Growth award is [...]
UPDATE: PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS POSTAL SERVICE REFORM ACT
WASHINGTON, DC — April 6, 2022 — President Biden signed the Postal Service Reform Act into law, a month after the Senate passed the legislation 79-19. The legislation [...]
USPS Delivers 270 Million COVID-19 Test Kits To U.S. Households
WASHINGTON, DC — March 2, 2022 — The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households as part [...]
APWU, USPS Ink Union Contract
From the American Postal Workers Union: The main Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract) between the APWU and the USPS has been overwhelmingly ratified by the [...]
International Mail Service Suspensions Update