USPS shipping services price changes took effect Jan. 19
USPS will not raise mailing services prices in January.
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USPS proposes temporary rate changes for holiday shipping season
The seasonal adjustment will bring prices for the Postal Service’s commercial and retail customers in line with competitive practices.
USPS OIG Report: Effectiveness of Package Shipping Services
Background The U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan included offering new competitive products and services for customers. As part of this effort, the Postal Service launched a new package shipping service called USPS Ground Advantage and discontinued its Retail Ground, Parcel Select Ground, and First-Class Package services. Ground Advantage was intended to streamline package…
U.S. Postal Service Announces New Competitive Prices for 2023
November 10, 2022 The Postal Service has announced Shipping Services prices for next year. If reviewed favorably by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the changes will take effect Jan. 22. Here’s a list of current and planned retail prices: • Priority Mail small flat-rate box: $10.40 (current), $10.20 (planned) • Priority Mail medium flat-rate box:…
USPS: Orders of packaging supplies to be faster
September 27, 2022 Victory Packaging, the fulfillment company for the Postal Service’s expedited packaging supplies, will now process and ship orders within one business day from the date of receipt. Previously, the interval between order and processing could be as much as 72 hours. The change is effective Oct. 1. The update applies to the…
USPS: New prices, classifications take effect July 10
July 8, 2022 Additional price and classification changes — as well as a Priority Mail enhancement and a new method of determining zone assignments — are slated to take effect July 10. Here’s an overview: • Price changes: As the Postal Service has previously announced, the price of a Forever stamp will increase from 58…
PMG updates employees in new video
June 24, 2021 USPS has steadily improved its service performance in recent months, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy reports in his latest all-employee video message. The organization is achieving close to or better than 90 percent on-time delivery in First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail, and greater than 90 percent for first-class packages and Priority Mail. “This…
USPS OIG: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box
While many of you may have experienced going to your local post office and picking up some free packaging — a box, envelope, or tube, maybe — you may not know that you can order the same supplies and have them delivered to your front door. Through its Expedited Packaging Supplies (EPS) Program, the U.S….