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 Here’s the Postal Rate Hike Breakdown

This handy chart illustrates how each class of mail will be affected by the upcoming postal rate increase – and the potential modifications involved. See how this will all come to pike.

Class/Product

Product description

Current price

Proposed price

Potential modification

Proposed price with modification

First Class Mail

Parcel - 6 ounces; Single Piece

$1.59

$2.00

Reconfigure the piece as a flat

$1.62

Large envelope (a flat) – 2 ounces

$0.63

$0.82

Reconfigure the piece as a letter

$0.62

Standard Mail

Parcel – 8 ounces, Basic presort, no dropship

$0.794

$1.301

Enter at the destination BMC

$1.101

Parcel – 12 ounces, 3/5-digit presort, DSCF

$0.823

$0.939

Enter at destination DU, 5-digit presort

$0.801

4-ounce rigid automation flat, DSCF entry

$0.275

$0.491

Use flexible packaging for automation

$0.291

Saturation flat, 3 ounces, DAL used, DDU entry

$0.136

$0.155

Put the address on the flat (no DAL)

$0.140

Address Correction Service

Electronic notification – First Class Mail

$0.21

$0.06

Use Automated (OneCode) ACS

$0.00

Electronic  notification – Standard Mail

$0.21

$0.25

Use Automated (OneCode) ACS

$0.02

Periodicals

8-ounce, 5-digit auto, mailed in sacks (40 per sack)

$0.334

$0.381

Co-palletize with another magazine (1639 per pallet)

$0.361

As above, but enter at DADC

$0.312

Priority Mail

10 POUND, 1.6 CUBIC FOOT PARCEL-Zone 8

$20.25

$28.75

Reduce package size by 25%

$24.85

 

* Source: USPS


 



           


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