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MailPro The new Express Mail commercial base prices will be 5 percent lower than retail prices. |
HIGHLIGHTS OF CHANGES – Domestic and On Nov. 12, the Governors of the Postal Service announced new prices and product features for our shipping services product line to be effective Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. We also will implement new mailing standards consisting of minor classification changes to support the price changes. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 gives the Postal Service increased flexibility in pricing, product enhancements and product introductions for shipping services. We will change only shipping services prices in January. In February 2009, we will announce price changes for mailing services, including stamp prices, as well as for International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) and International Priority Airmail (IPA) to take effect in May 2009. For complete pricing information, including the new shipping services prices and current mailing services prices, go to usps.com/prices. Customers can view the prices of the products they use and download and print the price tables. Shipping services include:
Changes to the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) and International Mail Manual (IMM) are now available. Go to pe.usps.com and click on Federal Register notices. Express Mail
Express Mail retail prices can be found on page 2 of Notice 123, Price List, available at usps.com/prices. Express Mail Commercial Base Prices Commercial base prices will increase 3.7 percent on average and will be 5 percent below retail prices. The Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope will be priced at $16.63. We will expand commercial base price availability to include customers paying postage using an approved Information Based Indicia (IBI) metering system, as well as customers who use Express Mail Corporate Accounts (EMCA), including Federal Agency Accounts, Click-N-Ship service and registered end-users of PC Postage systems. PC Postage systems must have the ability to produce approved Express Mail shipping labels. Effective January 2010, IBI metering systems must be able to electronically provide transactional data by individual customer. Express Mail commercial base prices can be found on page 7 of the Price List. New Express Mail Commercial Plus Prices New commercial plus pricing will be 14.5 percent below retail prices. For example, the Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope will be priced at $14.96. Commercial plus prices will be available to existing customers whose cumulative account volume exceeds 6,000 pieces in the previous four calendar quarters, and customers who have a “customer commitment agreement” with the Postal Service. For commercial plus prices, customers must use an EMCA, including Federal Agency Accounts, or be a registered end-user of a PC-Postage system using approved shipping labels as described above. Express Mail commercial plus prices can be found on page 8 of the Price List. |
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Overall, Express Mail prices will increase 5.7 percent on average. Other than the flat-rate envelope, Express Mail prices continue to be based on weight and distance (zone). We will continue reduced commercial base pricing, and replace the current rebate process for high-volume commercial base customers with a separate pricing category — commercial plus. The Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope retail price will be $17.50 for material mailed in a flat-rate envelope regardless of the weight or distance traveled. The Sunday/holiday premium will remain $12.50. 
