

Transactions that receive the incentive will be documented as part of the Postage Statement and as separate reports in PostalOne!. The USPS is considering providing mailers a rate incentive for Marriage Mail pieces 2 oz.and under. Currently,there is some ambiguity regarding when Marketing Mail may be used for parcel fulfillment. The USPS is considering clarifying the classification structure for USPS Marketing Mail Parcels. USPS Marketing Mail Parcels Clarification The Release Notes offer insight into some significant changes that may come in July, including potential postage saving opportunities for mailers: The Release Notes are pre-decisional and subject to change. The proposed new rates have not been announced. This will be the second postage increase in 2023, following the USPS plan to raise rates twice a year. Postal Service released PostalOne! Release notes effective Jin anticipation of the next postage rate hike. The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. This information will be available on the Postal Service’s Postal Explorer website at pe./PriceChange/Index on Wednesday November 16, 2022. These tools include price lists, downloadable price files and Federal Register Notices. The Postal Service provides additional resources to assist customers regarding the price changes. For the Shipping Services filing, see Docket No. The complete Postal Service price filings with prices for all products can be found on the PRC website under the Daily Listings section at prc.gov/dockets/daily. Postal Service Announces New Competitive Prices for 2023 The proposed domestic Priority Mail Flat Rate retail price changes are: Unlike some other shippers, the Postal Service has upfront pricing and does not add surcharges for residential delivery or regular Saturday delivery. The Postal Service has some of the lowest letter mail postage rates in the industrialized world and also continues to offer a great value in shipping. The Postal Service governors evaluate shipping rates and fees and adjust them when needed as part of Postal Service’s 10-year Delivering For America plan which is designed to reverse a projected $160 billion in operating losses over the next 10 years. Although Mailing Services price increases are based on the consumer price index, Shipping Services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions.

Shipping Services price adjustments vary by product. The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to take effect.

Overall, Priority Mail service prices would increase approximately 5.5 percent, Priority Mail Express service prices would increase by 6.6 percent, and First-Class Package Service prices would increase by 7.8 percent. In addition, some Priority Mail flat-rate retail product prices will be reduced compared with the temporary rate adjustment currently in place, and Priority Mail commercial rates will increase by only 3.6 percent, well below the rate of inflation. This service provides businesses with an affordable same-day and next-day delivery for their local customers. The pricing for USPS Connect Local will remain unchanged. Notably, there is no price increase for Parcel Select Ground, which continues to be a reliable and economical shipping option. These proposed prices were approved by the Postal Service governors. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes for Shipping Services to take effect Jan.
