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July 2023 Postage Rate Increases

The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be moving forward with another round of rate increases for all services on July 9th, 2023 (with the exception of Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Commercial). This means that First-Class, Standard/Marketing, & Non-Profit mail will see per-piece rates increase. SELECT RATES FOR FIRST-CLASS MAIL® July 2023 RATES

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2017 postage rate changes coming January 22

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Another year, another round of changes to postage rates from the United States Postal Service. Last November, the USPS received approval from the Postal Regulatory Committee (PRC) to move forward with price changes for 2017, which will take effect on Sunday, January 22. The updated pricing affects mail, including First-Class and Standard Mail rates, as

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Postage rates set to drop April 10

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Good news for mailers isn’t great for everyone. The US Postal Service announced last month that mailers can expect a postage decrease for the first time in nearly 97 years. The rate reduction, which should take effect on April 10, is the result of limits placed on an exigent surcharge that the USPS implemented

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May 2015 postage rate increase approved

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A postage rate increase on First Class Mail, international mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals and package services will officially take effect on May 31, 2015. The increase was originally planned for April 26, but was delayed after the Postal Regulatory Committee (PRC) remanded proposed rates for Standard Mail, periodicals and package services back to the USPS.

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First Class postage rate increase coming in April, Standard Mail rates still uncertain

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UPDATE (3/24/15): Postage rates for Standard Mail, periodicals and package services remain uncertain after the Postal Regulatory Commission returned a second proposal from the Postal Service last Wednesday. Per Order No. 2378, the USPS resubmitted their proposal for approval by the PRC on March 12. For the second time in the case, the PRC remanded

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USPS files for postage rate increase

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A postage rate increase is on the horizon for mailers. In October 2014, the United States Postal Service announced that it would postpone its usual January rate increase amidst uncertainty about the permanence of an exigent surcharge issued in January 2014. In mid-January, however, the USPS filed a proposal to raise postage rates for 2015.

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