Shipping Services
Price Change
Effective January 26, 2014
Presented by:
Eileen Brieck
Sr Field Sales Rep
Northern Ohio
U.S. Postal Service
Jan 15 2014
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Shipping Services
 Domestic products
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Priority Mail Express™
Priority Mail®
Parcel Select®
Parcel Return Service
First-Class Package Service®
Standard Post™
Other Competitive Offerings
Shipping Services (cont’d)
 International products
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Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®)
Priority Mail Express International™
Priority Mail International®
First-Class Package International Service®
International Priority Airmail® (IPA®)
International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®)
Airmail M-Bag®
Competitive Extra Services
Domestic Shipping Services
Product
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Overall Average
Increase
Priority Mail Express
3.0%
Priority Mail
0.0%
Parcel Select
Parcel Return Service
9.2%
First-Class Package
Service
Standard Post
5.0%
3.0%
5.2%
Priority Mail Express ─ Retail Prices
Average Retail Increase ─ 3.1%
 New! 10:30 a.m. delivery w/ $5 fee
 1/2 pound price
from $16.95
 Flat Rate Envelope
$19.99
 Flat Rate Box
$44.95
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Priority Mail Express ─ new Zone 9
 For Freely Associated States (FAS)
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Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands
 Separate zone to align price with cost of
transportation
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Priority Mail ─ Commercial Base Prices
 Prices increase on average 0.0%
 Average 11.0% lower than Retail prices
 Flat Rate Envelope*
$5.05
 Legal Flat Rate Envelope
$5.25
 Padded Flat Rate Envelope
$5.70
 Flat Rate Box prices start at:
$5.25
* Includes Regular Flat Rate Envelope, Small Flat Rate Envelope,
Window Flat Rate Envelope and Gift Card Flat Rate Envelope.
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Priority Mail ─ Commercial Plus Prices
 Prices increase on average 0.0%
 Average 14.3% below Retail prices
 Prices start at $4.58
 Account volume thresholds apply
 Regional Rate Box also available
 Annual account volume thresholds do not apply
 Postage paid at Commercial Base prices
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Priority Mail ─ Commercial Plus Cubic Prices
 Price based on cubic measurement and zone
 Five price tiers starting at $4.58
 New! Lower account volume threshold
 Cubic soft pack
Priority Mail Open and Distribute®
 Only tray boxes entered at Priority Mail
Commercial Plus prices are charged based on
the tray box and zone to which sent rather than
weight and zone
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Parcel Select
Overall Average Increase
9.2%
Destination Entry
DDU
DSCF
DNDC
Non-destination Entry
Parcel Select Lightweight
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Average Increase
8.0%
5.6%
5.1%
5.9%
10.1%
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Parcel Return Service
Overall Average Increase
3.0%
Average Increase by Category
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Return Network Distribution Center (RNDC)
0.0%
Return Sectional Center Facility (RSCF)
0.0%
Return Delivery Unit (RDU)
5.7%
PRS–Full Network
0.0%
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First-Class Package Service
 Overall average increase is 5.0%
 Commercial Base and Commercial Plus pricing
 Free USPS Tracking and confirmation of delivery
with Intelligent Mail® package barcode (IMpb)
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Standard Post
 Overall average price increase is 5.2%
 Free USPS Tracking
 New! Zones 1-4 upgraded to Priority Mail*
* except for HAZMAT and live animals
 A “Retail” product with payment by stamps or
meter; deposited at Retail counter or Package
Pickup
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International Shipping Services
 Global Express Guaranteed (GXG)
 Priority Mail Express International
 Priority Mail International
 First-Class Package International Service
 International Priority Airmail (IPA)
 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)
 Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee
(Airmail M-bags)
 International Extra Services
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Global Express Guaranteed (GXG)
Average Overall Increase
Commercial Base Price
3.0%
Lower than Retail by up to 13%
 Commercial Plus pricing
 Annual revenue commitment required
 Prices lower than Retail by up to 20%
 Global Expedited Package Services – NonPublished Rates (GEPS – NPR) contracts
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Priority Mail Express International
Average Overall Increase
Commercial Base Price
1.3%
Lower than Retail by up to
11%
 Flat Rate Box
 $66.95 to Canada / $84.95 to rest of the world
 Flat Rate Envelope
 $35.95 to Canada/ $46.50 to rest of the world
 Commercial Plus pricing
 Prices lower than Retail by up to 20%
 GEPS agreements
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Priority Mail International
Average Overall Increase
Commercial Base Price
1.1%
Lower than Retail by up to 13%
 Flat Rate Envelope and Small Flat Rate Box
Canada $20.55/ rest of world $24.75
 Medium Flat Rate Box
Canada $42.25/ rest of world $61.75
 Large Flat Rate Box
Canada $55.75/ rest of world $80.50
 Commercial Plus pricing -- Prices lower than
Retail by up to 19%
 E-USPS DELCON INTL available to 12 more
countries
17GEPS agreements
First-Class Package International Service
Average Overall Increase
Commercial Base Price
0.8%
Lower than Retail by up to
14%
 Commercial Plus pricing
 Prices lower than Retail by up to 19%
 E-USPS DELCON INTL™ available to 12 more countries
 Eligible for Package Pickup or Pickup On Demand
service
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Resources
 Postal Explorer® ─ pe.usps.com
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Current and new prices
downloadable price files
Federal Register notices
link to the Postal Bulletin
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and International Mail
Manual (IMM®)
 DMM Advisory – posted on Postal Explorer
 Also special email updates. Subscribe via e-mail:
dmmadvisory@usps.com
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Questions?
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