USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of plans to temporarily increase some package product prices for the peak holiday season.
If approved by the commission, the increases will affect Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select and USPS Retail Ground.
International products will not be affected.
The temporary price bump would go into effect Oct. 2 and remain in place until Jan. 22, 2023.
The seasonal adjustment will bring prices for the organization’s commercial and retail customers in line with competitive practices.
Delivering for America, the Postal Service’s 10-year plan for achieving financial sustainability, calls for appropriate pricing initiatives.
Here’s a list of the planned increases:
• Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express: Commercial: 75-cent increase for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Boxes and Envelopes; 25-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; 80-cent increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 75-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $2.80 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; and $6.50 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs. Retail: 95-cent increase for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Boxes and Envelopes; 30-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; $1 increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 95-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $3.20 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3.25 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; and $6.45 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
• First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground and USPS Retail Ground: Commercial: 25-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; 40-cent increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 75-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $1.60 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; and $5.50 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs. Retail: 30-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; 60-cent increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 95-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $2.70 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3.25 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; $5.85 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
• Parcel Select Destination Delivery Unit (DDU): Starts at $3.50 (current), 25 cents (planned increase)
• Parcel Select Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF): Starts at $3.77 (current), 75 cents (planned increase)
• Parcel Select Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC): Starts at $4.84 (current), 75 cents (planned increase)
There will be no change in the rates for USPS Connect Local, Parcel Select Lightweight and Parcel Return Service.
A news release on the filing with the PRC has more information, and the Postal Explorer website has a full list of commercial and retail pricing.
