Rethink Your Shipping:
The USPS Advantage
What are USPS Shipping Services?
You know these …
Mailing Services
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First-Class Mail
Periodicals
Standard Mail
Single-Piece Parcel Post
Media Mail
Bound Printed Matter
You might not know these
Shipping Services
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Priority Mail
Express Mail
Parcel Select
Parcel Return Service
First Class Mail International
Priority Mail International
Express Mail International
What We Want You To Know About
USPS
 USPS is a great value in price and service
 Free tracking
 Free Package Pickup
 Free packaging supplies
 Online shipping solutions
 Discounts for postage
 No surcharges
Key Customer Decision Points
 Reliability is always No. 1
 Convenience = ease of doing business
 Value added features:
 Tracking
 Packaging
 Electronic shipping solutions
 Customer care
 Price + features = value
Surcharges Are Big Business
 Gas prices are climbing -- so are
competitors’ fuel surcharges.
 Current fuel surcharges range from
10.5% of the package shipping cost
for ground service and up to 36% of
the package shipping cost for air
service.
Surcharge Summary
Surcharges
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No fee for residential delivery
No fee for rural delivery
No fee for address corrections
No fee for forwarding
No fee for Saturday delivery
No fee for undeliverable mail
No fee for packaging supplies
No fee for pickup
Easy Payment for USPS Shipping
 Centralized Accounting and Payment System (CAPS)
 EFT
 Electronic Verification System (eVS)
 Allows electronic manifesting and payment
 Online postage payment
 Click-N-Ship
 Shipping Assistant
 Vendors
Free Eco-Friendly Shipping Supplies
Earned Cradle To Cradle certification
 New packaging uses bio-friendly inks and cardboard
 First and only firm to receive this endorsement for
packaging
 Packaging features Cradle To Cradle logo
Flat Rate Packaging
Convenient flat rates for domestic and
international shipments
 Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope: 
 $16.50 US
 $23.95 Canada
 $25.95 All other countries
 Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope: 
 $ 4.80 US
 $ 9.95 Canada
 $11.95 All other countries
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Prices Are For Retail. Shippers Using Click-N-Ship, PC Postage Or Express Mail Corporate Accounts Will
Receive A Discounted Rate
Flat Rate Packaging (con’t)
 Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes: 
 $ 9.80 US
 $23.95 Canada
 $38.95 All other countries
 Priority Mail New Large Flat Rate Box: 
 $12.95 US
 $10.95 APO/FPO
 $29.95 Canada
 $49.95 All other countries
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Prices Are For Retail. Shippers Using Click-N-Ship, PC Postage Or Express Mail Corporate Accounts Will
Receive A Discounted Rate
Free Package Pick Up
Customers request
pickup at usps.com
Carriers pick up
the packages
while on their
routes.
State of the Art Shipping Technology
 Automated Package Processing System
can handle 9,500 packages per hour
 Intelligent Mail package barcode allows for
improved tracking and processing
 Leveraging scanning technology end-toend package visibility
Shipment Confirmation Acceptance
Notice
ONE barcode
is scanned
for all
packages
Customer Support
 Our Business Service Network has been
redesigned
 Account Managers and Global Account Managers
can assist with growing your business
 Inquiries and Claims
 New electronic international inquiry processes
 New domestic online claim process
 Reduced claim-handling time
USPS Expedited Shipping:
Express Mail
Priority Mail
Overnight guaranteed delivery, free tracking, free
insurance up to $100, free packaging, and flat-rate
options
2 to 3-day delivery, Delivery Confirmation, available
insurance, free packaging, and flat-rate options
Express Mail and Priority Mail
have zone-based pricing
Rate Comparison With Surcharges
2 lbs. Zone 4, overnight
Competition USPS
Base rate
Residential surcharge
Saturday delivery
Address correction
Fuel surcharge
$39.02
$ 3.05
$12.50
$10.00
$18.82
$24.65
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
Total
$83.40
$24.65
Discounts and Rebates: A USPS First
Three percent discount for users of:
 PC Postage
 Express Mail Corporate Accounts
 Online Shipping
 Smart Meters
Express Mail – Volume-Based
Rebates
2% rebate for minimum quarterly vol. of 125 pkgs.
4.5% rebate for minimum quarterly vol. of 438 pkgs.
7% rebate for minimum quarterly vol. of 938 pkgs.
Priority Mail Discounts
Online with usps.com’s
Click-N-Ship
with approved vendors
 eBay
 Stamps.com
 Endicia
 Pitney Bowes Inc.
Online Shipping Solutions
 Online Discounts
 Online Insurance
 Online Shipping Labels:
Click-N-Ship
Shipping Assistant
USPS Approved Vendors
Co-Branding and Custom Packaging
Link your brand to
the name of
America’s most
trusted federal
agency
What else can Expedited Shipping offer?
 For us, Saturday is a business day
 We deliver everywhere in the U.S.
 52 extra delivery days
 Express Mail Sunday and holiday delivery
 New legal–sized overnight envelope
 Hold For Pickup available in 31,000 locations
 Priority Mail Open and Distribute
USPS Ground Shipping:
Parcel Select
Parcel Return Service
Merchandise Return Service
Parcel Select
 Designed for large and medium-sized shippers
 Three levels of entry give you three price levels
 DBMC, DSCF or DDU (offers the lowest rate)
 Partner with third-party logistics providers
 FedEx
 UPS
Reverse Logistics Opportunities
 Reverse logistics solutions — growing need
 Upward trend in items that are:
 Returned
 Recycled
 Repaired
 Recalled
Return Solutions
Key USPS advantages
Easiest and most convenient returns network
 Collection boxes
 Retail access – 37,000 outlets for
returning packages
 Pickup at more than 146 million
addresses
Merchandise Return Service
End-to-end service, customized to fit your needs.
Available for:
 Priority Mail
 Parcel Post
 First Class Mail
Parcel Return Service
 Work-sharing earns discounts for you and offers an
easy way for customers to return items
 Two rate structures to retrieve returns by you or an
agent
 RBMC or RDU
 First-mile commercial service
 Free Package Pickup
What else can Ground Shipping offer?
 For us, Saturday is a business day
 We deliver everywhere in the U.S.
 52 extra delivery days
 Parcel Select Service
 New tiered incentive pricing
 98% on time delivery
 Parcel Return Service
 New volume-based rebates
USPS International Shipping:
International Shipping
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Four shipping options offer great value
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No fuel or out-of-area surcharges
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No brokerage fees
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Same speed, much lower price
Price Comparison w/Surcharges
Sending a 5 lb. package to Alice Springs, Australia
USPS
$45.50
Express Mail International (5 Days)
DHL
$45.50
$110.95
$164.23
$97.98
$38.39
International Economy (5 Days)
UPS
Fuel
Surcharge
$38.28
Worldwide Priority Express 2-5 Days
FedEx
Base
Charge
$22.00
$158.97
$105.90
$41.73
Worldwide Expedited (4-5 Days)
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$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
Out of Area
Charge
$22.50
$170.13
$80.00
$100.00
$120.00
$140.00
$160.00
$180.00
US D o llars
Online Shipping Solutions
 Payment
 Automatic discounts for
 Global Express Guaranteed® (10%),
 Express Mail International (8%)
 Priority Mail International (5%)
 Accepts major credit cards
 Online Shipping Labels:
 Print labels and forms
 Click-N-Ship
 Shipping Assistant
 USPS Approved Vendors
 Manage shipments
 Packaging labels with tracking numbers
 Request a pickup
Volume Letter Mail Options
International Priority Airmail (IPA)
 Faster, cost-effective delivery for volume mailings.
 3–7 business days to most locations
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)
 Affordable, reliable delivery for volume
global mailings.
 7–14 business days to most locations
Customized Solutions
 Customized agreements contain solutions
tailored to meet your business needs.
Volume incentives and customized services
from published IPA/ISAL prices and services
 Incentive opportunities
International package incentives
Express Mail Corporate Account incentives
Today’s U.S. Postal Service
 We handle 3 billion packages annually
 We handle 1 in 4 packages shipped in the
U.S.
 More than 400 processing
plants nationwide
More locations than any other shipper.
Period.
 148 million delivery points
 37,000 Post Office locations
 Nearly 200,000 delivery
and collection vehicles
USPS commitment to the
environment
 New eco-friendly packaging
 We recycle 1 million tons of material a year
 We operate the largest alternative-fuel vehicle
fleet in the country
Value For Your Shipping Dollar…
 We offer you high reliability with competitive
pricing on our expedited services
 Our ground solutions Offer you economical
shipping and full tracking
 Our international rates
average 40-60% lower
then our competitors
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