This planned pricing, approved by the governors of the Postal Service on Aug. 7, would affect prices for retail and commercial domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select.
These temporary rates would go into effect Oct. 5 at 12 a.m. central time and remain on Jan. 18 at 12 a.m. central time. This adjustment is part of the Delivering for America 10-year plan.
The proposed prices are subject to review by the PRC before they take effect. Below are the most commonly used rates that will change:
Retail:
Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4
$0.40 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$0.60 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$0.95 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$3.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.
Priority Mail Zone 5-9
$0.90 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.45 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$7.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
Priority Mail Flat Rate
$1.45 for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
$0.90 for all other Flat Rate Products.
USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9
$0.50 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.00 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$5.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.
Priority Mail Express
$1.10 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$4.85 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.90 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$9.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$9.75 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$16.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
Priority Mail Express Flat Rate
$2.00 increase for Flat Rate Envelopes.
Commercial:
Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4, and Parcel Select (all entries)
$0.30 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$0.45 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-5 (PM), 4-9 (GA).
$0.75 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs and Cubic Tier 10 (GA).
$2.25 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.
Priority Mail Zone 5-9
$0.70 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-5.
$2.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$6.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
Priority Mail Flat Rate
$1.25 for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
$0.70 for all other Flat Rate Products.
USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9
$0.35 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$0.75 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-9.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs and Cubic Tier 10.
$5.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.
Priority Mail Express:
$1.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$1.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$3.95 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$7.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$8.95 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$13.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
Priority Mail Express Flat Rate
$1.75 for Flat Rate Envelopes
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