May 2007 USPS Rate Change

Changes to First Class Mail

The May 2007 USPS rate change increases the first class letter price from 39 to 41 cents and the postcard rate will rise from 24 to 26 cents.

The new Shape-based Pricing, de-emphasizing weight, will produce the following changes:

• 2 oz letter moves from 63 to 58 cents
• 2 oz flat moves from 63 to 97 cents
• 2 oz parcel moves from 63 cents to $1.30

USPS' shape initiative also affects workshare mail. The additional oz. rate for automation pieces is proposed to decrease from 23.7 cents to 12.5 cents for letters, and from 23.7 cents to 17 cents for pre-sorted letters, flats and parcels.

The USPS also introduced a new pre-sorted parcel category. This category increases incentives for presorting parcels. Previously, there was only one pre-sort price at each weight increment, but the 2007 rate change adds new pre-sort rate tiers – 5 digit, 3 digit and ADC. Parcel pre-sorting requires a barcode, and if that is not possible for the customer, the rate adds a 5 cent surcharge.

The USPS will discontinue heavy piece discount and carrier route rates.

Learn more about the impact of May 2007 USPS Shape-Based Pricing Initiative on your mail. Choose from the product categories below:

• First Class Mail
• Priority Mail
• Express Mail
• Standard Mail