Both the USPS and Canada Post have announced new rate implementation dates for 2012. New rate schedules went to IMS customers the first week of January. (more…)
Prices for most Postal Service mailing and shipping services will change on January 22, 2012. First Class letters under 1 oz to Canada and Mexico will increase $0.05 and $0.07 to the rest of the world. Complete rates will be sent to all customers once available.
The Postal Service yesterday filed new mailing services prices with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). Price increases are limited to the Consumer Price Index cap of 1.7 percent, consistent with the Postal Law of 2006. Mailing services include First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Special Services. (more…)
Many will recall that on October 1 the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) denied the USPS’s request for an exigent price increase (in excess of the CPI cap). While some thought this meant no international rates would change, it only meant that rates for “market dominant” products would not change. Internationally, only First Class Mail International fits into this category.
“Competitive services”, the category that includes IPA and ISAL, will incur a price increase on January 2, 2011. (more…)
Earlier today, the Postal Regulatory Commission denied the Postal Service’s request for an exigent price increase, ruling that the Postal Service failed to justify rate increases in excess of the CPI cap. (more…)
An “M-bag” is defined as “direct sacks of printed matter sent to a single foreign addressee at a single address”.There are three types of M-bags – Airmail M-bags, International Priority Airmail (IPA) M-bags, and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) M-bags. (more…)
No official statement yet from the Postal Service, but we’ve been informed that there will not be any changes to the international postage rates in May 2010. Stay tuned …..
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On Wednesday October 14, 2009, PMG John Potter put an end to all speculation about potential rate increases for USPS “market dominant products” in 2010. (more…)
May means a couple of things - spring flowers at trout camp and postage rates are changing. As I’m sure most have heard, International rates through the USPS are being “adjusted” on May 11, 2009 concurrently with the domestic rates and services. Unlike the previous two rate cases where there were double digit increases to Canada and Western Europe (the two highest volume destinations), these changes are minimal. (more…)
