USPS: Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards

The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to reflect changes to prices and mailing standards for competitive products. Effective Date: January 17, 2016.

The Postal Service will revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), to reflect changes to prices and mailing standards for the following competitive products [ this is not a complete list of changes – see full list here]:

  • Priority Mail Express
  • Priority Mail
  • First-Class Package Service
  • Parcel Select
  • Standard Post
  • Extra Services
  • Return Services
  • Mailer Services
  • Recipient Services

Prices

  • Priority Mail Express
    Overall, Priority Mail Express prices will increase 15.6 percent.
  • Priority Mail
    Overall, Priority Mail prices will increase 9.8 percent.
  • Critical Mail
    The Postal Service will discontinue the Critical Mail (Critical Mail and Critical Mail with Signature) product offering.
  • Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes
    The Postal Service will implement a two-tier zone surcharge for Regional Rate Boxes A and B paid at retail. Zones 1-4 will have a $2.25 surcharge and Zones 5-9 will have a $1.00 surcharge. Additionally, the Postal Service will discontinue the Priority Mail Regional Rate Box C to simplify this product offering. As of January 17, 2016, a Regional Rate Box C will be charged the applicable Priority Mail price based on weight and zone.
  • First-Class Package Service
    Overall, First-Class Package Service prices will increase 12.8 percent.
  • Parcel Select
    Parcel Select Destination Entry prices will increase an average of 4.9 percent and Parcel Select Ground (formerly Parcel Select Nonpresort) prices will increase an average of 1.9 percent. The prices for Parcel Select Lightweight[supreg] (PSLW) will increase an average of 23.5 percent.
  • Standard Post
    Overall, Standard Post prices will increase an average of 10.0 percent. The Postal Service will rename Standard Post as Retail Ground.
  • Extra Services
    Adult Signature Service: Adult Signature Required and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery service prices are increasing 3.6 and 3.5 percent respectively. The price for Adult Signature Required will increase to $5.70 and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery will increase to $5.95.
  • Return Services
    – Parcel Return Service: Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS) prices will increase an average of 5.0 percent.
    – Return Sectional Center Facility (RSCF) prices will increase an average of 5.0 percent and Return Delivery Unit (RDU) prices will increase an average of 5.0 percent.
    – The Parcel Return Service annual permit fee and annual account maintenance fee will not change at this time.
    – Parcel Return Service Return Network Distribution Center (RNDC): The Postal Service will discontinue the RNDC price option to simplify this product offering. As of January 17, 2016, parcels entered at RNDC prices will be charged the applicable Parcel Select Ground price.
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