Postage Rates Going Down April 10, 2016!

February 29, 2016 at 9:37 AM

Postage Rates Going Down April 10, 2016!

The United States Postal Service (USPS) filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) that it intends to remove the exigent surcharge currently in place. Assuming no legal intervention takes place, the postage rate changes will go into effect on April 10, 2016.

The average savings will be about $0.0125 per piece or about 4%.

Rate Change Highlights:

Download a price comparison worksheet here.

First-Class Mail

	Letters	Cards	Flats
Single Piece Machinable	0.470	0.340	0.940
Additional Ounce	0.210	-	0.210
Nonmachinable Surcharge	0.210	-	-

First-Class Mail Presorted

	Letters	Cards	Flats
Machinable Presorted	0.452	0.283	0.798
Mixed AADC Automation	0.419	0.272	0.750
AADC Automation	0.399	0.263	0.670
3-Digit Automation	0.399	0.263	0.630
5-Digit Automation	0.376	0.250	0.438
Additional Ounce	0.125	-	0.210
Nonmachinable Surcharge	0.210	-	-

Standard Mail Automation <= 3.3

	Letters	Flats
Mixed AADC Automation	0.291	0.539
AADC Automation	0.274	0.522
3-Digit Automation	0.274	0.467
5-Digit Automation	0.255	0.376
ECR Basic	0.288	0.288
ECR High Density	0.207	0.235
ECR High Density Plus	0.204	0.230
ECR EDDM	-	0.206
ECR Saturation	0.194	0.205

Non-Profit Mail Automation <= 3.3

	Letters	Flats
Mixed AADC Automation	0.176	0.400
AADC Automation	0.159	0.382
3-Digit Automation	0.159	0.328
5-Digit Automation	0.140	0.237
ECR Basic	0.214	0.214
ECR High Density	0.133	0.161
ECR High Density Plus	0.130	0.156
ECR EDDM	-	0.132
ECR Saturation	0.120	0.131