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Decertification of Postage Meters Using IBI Technology 
Effective June 30, 2024, the USPS® is decertifying all postage meters that use IBI technology and adopting a new IMI standard for postage evidencing systems. All of Pitney Bowes newer technologies are IMI compliant and we want you to know the facts...learn more

 


 

USPS® Service Alerts
  • Alerts and temporary suspension of international mail and services due to COVID-19 and other unrelated service distruptions…learn more

 


USPS Price Changes Effective July 9, 2023

USPS Market Dominant (Mailing Services) - Effective July 9, 2023

The United States Postal Service has filed notice with the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) for a mailing services price change.  If approved, these changes will take effect on July 9, 2023.  

Highlights include:

Product Current Prices July 9, 2023 Prices
Letters (1oz.) 63 cents 66 cents
Letters (metered 1oz.) 60 cents 63 cents
Domestic Postcards 48 cents 51 cents
International Postcards $1.45 $1.50
International Letters (1oz.) $1.45 $1.50

Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, money order fees and the cost to purchase insurance when mailing an item may also be changing. USPS newsroom

For information how this will affect your Pitney Bowes product(s), visit us at Postal Information.

 


 

USPS Shipping Services (Competitive Products) - Effective July 9, 2023

The United States Postal Service has filed notice with the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) for a Competitive Products price change.  If approved, these changes will take effect on July 9, 2023.  

Highlights include:

  • No price changes are being made for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, or the majority of International Products.
  • First-Class Package Service category will be renamed to USPS Ground Advantage
    • 3.2 percent decrease in Retail prices and
    • 0.7 percent decrease in Commercial prices for
    • This service will also incorporate USPS Retail Ground and Parcel Select® Ground. USPS Ground Advantage will feature two-to-five-day service standards for packages up to 70 pounds.

For information how this will affect your Pitney Bowes product(s), visit us at Postal Information.


 

Zip Zone Changes

From time to time, the USPS will make changes to ZIP Codes and Zones. It is important that you update your meter whenever there is a change.

The USPS® Zone Charts Matrix helps you apply the proper postage rates to a mail piece.

Postage rates for zoned mail are calculated based on the mail piece weight and the distance the mail piece travels.  The matrix determines the distance a mail piece travels based on the first three digits of the ZIP Code™ you are mailing from (origination) and the ZIP Code you are mailing to (destination).

USPS Zone Charts

ZIP Code™ - The Basics