On September 4, 2020, the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) approved the temporary rate increase submitted on August 14, 2020, for USPS^® Commercial Parcels effective October 18, 2020 – December 27, 2020. This temporary rate increase will affect Commercial Base and Commercial Plus pricing.

Affected commercial domestic “competitive price category” parcels:

• First-Class^® Package Service
• Priority Mail^®
• Priority Mail^® Express
• Parcel Select
• Parcel Return Service

This time-limited price increase will not impact retail, metered mail or international rates.

Here are some of the pricing changes:

*Some rate cells will be charge less than $0.40 so as not to exceed USPS® Retail Ground retail prices

A full list of commercial pricing can be found on the Postal Service’s Postal Explorer website: www.usps.com/business/prices.htm

The USPS^® is one of the largest shippers globally, with 6.2 billion packages shipped last year and was rated one of the most essential companies during the COVID-19 pandemic height. The USPS^® Board of Governors believes that the temporary price increase will still provide shippers with competitive pricing while providing the agency with much-needed revenue.

Regular pricing will resume after December 27, 2020.

To access the most updated rate change information, visit FP’s Rate Change Page.

Sources:

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/0814-usps-announces-temporary-price-increase.htm
https://pe.usps.com/DMMAdvisory/Show?dmmAdvisory=DMMAdvisory081420.html&year=2020
https://pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index