


"For the past 14 years, the Postal Service has had limited pricing authority to respond to changing market realities", said Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy. With the new prices, the Postal Service will continue to provide the lowest letter-mail postage rates in the industrialized world and offer a great value in shipping. Now might be the time to make it part of your mail prep process.Īs inflation and increased operating expenses continue, these price adjustments will help with the implementation of the Delivering for America plan, including a $40 billion investment in core Postal Service infrastructure over 10 years which started in 2020. First Class Mail presorted postage increased 3 cents but sorting invoices, statements and bills by zip code is still advantageous and cost-effective. It's time to think about presort prices: With the right mail volume, you can take advantage of the USPS Presort discounts and pay only $0.498 for postage. Please visit the USPS site to download an Excel spreadsheet with all the prices at. The new First Class Mail prices include but not limited to: The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for Special Services products including Certified Mail, PO Box rental fees, money order fees, and the cost to purchase insurance when mailing an item. There will be no change to the single-piece letter and flat additional-ounce price, which remains at 24 cents. letter mailed to another country to $1.50. METERED First-Class Mail increased to 63 cents and the price of a domestic postcard to 51 cents. This increase will raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 5.4% to offset the rise in inflation. The new rates include a three-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Forever stamp from 63 cents to 66 cents. Starting July 2022, the USPS will continue increasing First Class Mail letter prices TWO times a year. As part of "Delivering for America", its 10-year plan, through 2030, to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence, the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for price changes that took effect Jthat were in accordance with the rules recently established by PRC.
