Retail prices increase on average 6.5 percent. Express Mail Flat Rate Boxes were introduced last year and, to encourage use, the price for all customers, $39.95, is unchanged for January 2013. No other fuel surcharges, Saturday delivery, or residential delivery charges apply. The Sunday/holiday premium remains at $12.50 for the fourth year in a row. Express Mail Flat Rate pricing is one flat rate regardless of the actual weight (up to 70 pounds) for domestic destinations. On average, Express Mail prices increase by 5.8 percent. N International Surface Air Lift™ (ISAL ®). N International Priority Airmail™ (IPA ®). N First-Class Package International Service™. The following domestic and international Shipping Services prices will change for 2013:
We will also implement new mailing standards consisting of classification changes to support the price changes, as well as other initiatives found in this edition of the Postal Bulletin. On October 11, 2012, the Postal Service™ announced new prices and product features for domestic and international Shipping Services, effective January 27, 2013.
Highlights of Changes - Domestic and International Shipping Services January 27, 2013, Domestic and International Shipping Services Price Change Field Information Kit: January 27, 2013, Domestic and International Shipping Services Price Change If you require faster delivery, we suggest Priority Mail Express (1 – 2 day delivery). During this time, it should not come as a surprise if your Priority Flat Rate mail takes longer than 3 days.
Certain times of the year are expected to be busier than others.Ĭhristmas (December), for instance, is a time where (literally) millions of mail pieces are processed. Variables – or causes for a delay – may include slow traffic, processing errors, or more generally busy mailing periods.īusy mailing periods can be random, but some you can predict. It will often change hands along the way – one truck will take it to another post office, where it will be scanned, and then another driver will take it to the next.
But the farther away the zone is, the more unpredictable variables the mail will confront.įrom its starting point to its destination, mail rarely goes in one trip. USPS pledges to have all Priority Flat Rate mail delivered within the 1 – 3 day time frame, regardless of what zone the mail’s destination is in. These range from a ‘zone 1’ (local) to a ‘zone 9’ (far away). The majority of mail pieces sent through Priority Flat Rate shipping will arrive at their destination within this time frame, but some may not.įrom the starting point and ending point – where the mail is sent and where its destination is – are shipping zones. All flat rate shipping will be processed as USPS Priority Mail.ġ – 3 days is the estimated delivery date. Flat Rate shipping typically takes one to three days to arrive at the destination – excluding Sundays or certain holidays.
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