December 1, 2009

U. S. Postal Service Announces 2010 Prices

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:48 pm by alohaprintandcopy

The U.S Postal Services has announces that starting January 4, 2010, postal rates for some of the services will change, There was also an announcement of new product and services to better help business.

• Prices for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Parcel Post and other mailing services products will not change.
• Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope retail price decreases from $4.95 to $4.90.
• Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box will remain the same at $4.95.
• Postal Service is introducing cubic volume-based pricing for large volume commercial Priority Mail shippers.
• Customers who ship small dense, space-efficient packages will receive a financial incentive through a new, tiered pricing option.
• Priority Mail half-pound price, based on distance, will be added only in the Commercial Plus pricing category.
• A new Priority Mail Flat Rate padded envelope measuring 9.5 x 12.5 inches will be available exclusively for Commercial Plus shippers.
• New prices also for Express Mail, Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International, Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service.

To see a complete listing of 2010 prices, go to http://pe.usps.com under the “Jan. 2010 Price Change” link.