The USPS announced a rate change for Shipping Services, like Priority Mail, that will go into effect on January 9, 2022. The price adjustments will vary by product. The January rate change will not affect USPS mailing services like First-Class Letters, Postcards, and
Marketing Mail. The Postal Service shipping services will continue to offer residential delivery or regular Saturday delivery without added surcharges.

Proposed USPS shipping services rates changing:

• Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express will see an average increase of 3.1%.
• The average Commercial savings for Priority Mail increase from 14.1% to 17.9%.
• Parcel Select Ground Prices will decrease an average of 12.1%.
• USPS Retail Ground rates will decrease an average of 7.4%.

USPS postage rates that are not changing:

• First-Class Letters retail and metered rates, Flats, and Postcards
• Postage meter and online postage users continue to automatically save 5¢ on every First-Class letter they send vs. using stamps
• Marketing Mail, Commercial and Non-Profit
• Library Mail, Media Mail, and Bound Printed Matter rates

When is the next rate change?

The next mailing services (Market Dominant) price adjustment is scheduled for July 2022.Then, beginning in January 2023, Market Dominant price adjustments will occur twice a year (e.g., January 2023, July 2023, January 2024, July 2024, etc.).

Market Dominant products include First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (Media Mail, Library Mail, and Bound Printed Matter), and Special Services.

• The average Commercial savings for Priority Mail increase from 14.1% to 17.9%.
• Commercial Base Pricing savings are discounts you automatically access when you print shipping label using a Pitney Bowes solution vs. printing a meter tape.
• The Pitney Bowes (Commercial Base Pricing) savings increase for many Flat-rate products and lighter-weight packages. For example, CBP savings for Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope increase from $0.55 to $1.20 just by printing a trackable label.

• Save an average of 13.1% with Pitney Bowes (Commercial Base Pricing) for Priority Mail Express
• Pitney Bowes savings (Commercial Base Pricing) are discounts you automatically access when you print shipping label using a Pitney Bowes solution vs. printing a meter tape.
• The actual savings for Commercial Base Pricing vary by weight and zone
• The Retail price is what you pay if you go the Post Office or if you use stamps or a meter tape for postage. By printing the trackable label (IMpb) for your Priority Mail Express packages, you automatically qualify for the Pitney Bowes savings (Commercial Base Pricing).

• First-Class Package Service offers significant savings for packages weighing less than a pound. There are different price points based on weight and zone, and pricing is offered for First-Class Retail Parcels and First-Class Commercial Parcels.
• Save at least 25% with Pitney Bowes (Commercial Base Pricing) for First-Class Packages.
• The actual savings for Commercial Base Pricing vary by weight and zone.
• First-Class Retail Parcels can only weigh up to 13 oz. Any First-Class Retail Parcel that weighs over 13 oz. will be rated as Priority Mail. By printing the trackable label with SendPro, you qualify for First-Class Commercial Parcel savings. The weight limit for your First-Class package also increases from 13 oz. to 15.999 oz.

^{*(Only up to 13oz. Anything over 13oz is rated at Priority Mail rates)}

• Overall, rates for Parcel Select Ground decreased 12.1%, with certain weight and zone rates decreasing as much as 56%.
• The 2022 Parcel Select Ground rates offer you a less expensive alternative to Priority Mail. The estimated delivery for Parcel Select Ground is 2-8 days compared to 1-3 days estimated delivery for Priority Mail. Parcel Select Ground does not include built-in insurance like Priority Mail.