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Parcel Select
Parcel Select combines parcel consolidator expertise and logistics with the vast delivery network of the Postal Service. Parcel Select destination entry parcels retain no-fee (electronic) Delivery Confirmation service, and loyalty and growth incentives implemented in May 2008, remain. The price increase for Parcel Select destination entry will be 4.7 percent on average for DDU, 6.8 percent for DSCF, and 9.1 percent for DBMC.
Parcel Select also includes Inter-BMC/ASF parcels prepared and mailed at Origin BMC (OBMC) Presort and BMC Presort, as well as machinable parcels prepared for barcoded discounts. Prices for these products will be announced in February to take effect in May 2009.
Parcel Select prices begin on page 17 of the Price List.
Parcel Return Service
Parcel Return Service (PRS) is for merchants who receive a large volume of returns and want to provide their customers with the convenience of a return solution, and for shipping consolidators or reverse logistic providers. PRS features free carrier pickup and competitive rates with two pricing options — one for return delivery unit and the other for return bulk mail center. There will be no price increase for the return delivery unit parcels and an average of 7.1 percent increase for the return bulk mail center parcels.
Parcel Return Service prices can be found on page 23 of the Price List.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- Commercial base prices are not available at Automated Postal Centers.
- Only Priority Mail commercial base and commercial plus pricing includes no fee (electronic) delivery confirmation service.
- There are no changes to the application of dimensional-weight pricing to Priority Mail destinating to zones 5 through 8, and to the application of (minimum) balloon pricing to Priority Mail destinating locally and to zones 1 through 4 and all Parcel Post/Parcel Select.
- Commercial Plus pricing is new for 2009. It is an extraordinary value for high-volume Express Mail and Priority Mail users. New Commercial Plus prices for Express Mail are 14.5 percent less than retail on average, and for Priority Mail 7 percent less than retail on average.
- We are introducing a new “small” flat-rate box for Priority Mail and Priority Mail International.
- Parcel Select combines parcel consolidator expertise and logistics with the vast delivery network of the Postal Service. It continues to be an excellent solution for high-volume shippers.
- We are continuing Loyalty Incentives and Growth Incentives for large-volume Parcel Select shippers based on destination delivery unit growth only. Customers who qualify for these incentives will receive annual rebates ranging from 2 to14 percent of DDU postage.
- Parcel Return Service is for merchants who receive a large volume of returns and want to provide their customers with the convenience of a return solution, and for shipping consolidators or reverse logistic providers. PRS features free carrier pickup and competitive rates with two pricing options.
- Priority Mail International customers using Click-N-Ship and PC Postage, and customers who pay postage using a permit imprint and approved software for mail preparation and customs-related functions, will continue to get a commercial base price 5 percent lower than the retail price. We are expanding availability of the commercial base prices to now include postage paid using an IBI metering system and transmit customs forms electronically.
- Commercial base prices for Express Mail International will be expanded to include postage paid using an IBI metering system and transmit customs forms electronically, as well as those customers who are using an Express Mail Corporate Account, Click-N-Ship and registered end-users of PC Postage.
- Additionally, there will be a new price group (10) for Australia and New Zealand added to Express Mail International and Priority Mail International, except for flat-rate products.
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