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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).