Postal Service Announces 2017 Shipping Prices

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Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes for Shipping Services products to take effect next year, following the end of the holiday mailing season.
The filing does not include any price increase for First-Class Package International Service, Priority Mail Express International and Priority Mail International.
The Postal Service continues to provide excellent value and reliability for the shipping industry, along with convenient choices for con
Company: USPS, Activity: USPS, Date: 2016-10-19
Keywords: news, shipping, usps, shippers, 2017, flatrate, postal, mail, priority, services, announces, products, prices, service, box, shipping, price

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes for Shipping Services products to take effect next year, following the end of the holiday mailing season. The filing does not include any price increase for First-Class Package International Service, Priority Mail Express International and Priority Mail International.

The Postal Service continues to provide excellent value and reliability for the shipping industry, along with convenient choices for consumers. The average Shipping Services price change is 3.9 percent, which results in an average shipping price of less than $5 per shipment across all shipping products.

The new prices, if approved, represent a modest price increase in Priority Mail by 3.9 percent and an average of 3.3 percent in Priority Mail Retail prices.

The Priority Mail Flat Rate Box and Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope prices for these products are:

Current New Small flat-rate box $6.80 $7.15 Medium flat-rate box 13.45 13.60 Large flat-rate box 18.75 18.85 Large APO/FPO flat-rate box 16.75 17.35 Regular flat-rate envelope 6.45 6.65 Legal flat-rate envelope 6.45 6.95 Padded flat-rate envelope 6.80 7.20

The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to take effect Jan. 22, 2017. The complete Postal Service price filing with the new prices for all Shipping Services products can be found on the PRC site under the Daily Listings section: http://www.prc.gov/dockets/daily

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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Company: USPS, Activity: USPS, Date: 2016-10-19
Keywords: news, shipping, usps, shippers, 2017, flatrate, postal, mail, priority, services, announces, products, prices, service, box, shipping, price

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