Postage Rates
Free! Priority Mail Rate Guide: A Cheat Sheet to Low Shipping Costs
As your most cost-effective mail carrier, the USPS® offers special pricing for Priority Mail shipping including regular Priority Mail, Priority Mail Flat Rate and the new Priority Mail Regional Rate boxes. Determining which type of Priority Mail box to use can be complicated because the price varies greatly depending on the weight and destination of […]
FAQs to Help Understand USPS Priority Mail Changes
As of Sunday, July 28, the USPS has made some significant changes to Priority Mail. We’ve listed some FAQs below: IMPORTANT! USPS postage rates did NOT INCREASE on Sunday, July 28, 2013 – changes were operational only!!! Note: You must update to Stamps.com Version 10.5 in order to utilize these new featuers!!!have the new shipping […]
Small Package Shippers Benefit with 2010 USPS Shipping Rates
The U.S. Postal Service won’t be changing the price of a first class stamp in 2010, but the cost to mail a package will be changed when using its domestic and international shipping services. Affected services include popular USPS shipping options such as Priority Mail, Express Mail and Parcel Select. Commercial Plus Shipping Category Gets 3 […]
Stamps.com Automatically Updated with New USPS Rates
With the 2012 USPS rate increase, all Stamps.com postage printed on or after January 22, 2012 will reflect the new rates. No action is required of customers. Stamps.com mailing and shipping solutions are designed to reflect up-to-date USPS pricing and will transition to the new rates in real time, enabling customers to print postage without […]
Top 25 Questions About the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase
Stamps.com recently presented a webinar on the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase that goes into effect on Sunday, January 22, 2012. If you missed the webinar, watch the recording below: During the webinar, we had over 200 questions regarding how the new USPS postage rate increase will be affecting mailing and shipping costs. We’ve answered some […]
Top Questions & Video: 2013 Postage Rate Increase Webinar
Stamps.com recently held a webinar on the 2013 USPS postage rate increase that occurred on January 27, 2013. If you missed the webinar, watch the recording below. Here are the top questions and answers from the webinar: GENERAL POSTAGE RATE INCREASE Question from Cyndi: Are the Forever Stamps still valid to use today even if […]
Ultimate Guide to the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase
Stamps.com has released the “Ultimate Guide to the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase” to help small business owners understand the postage rate increase that went into effect on January 22, 2012. The FREE guide contains detailed information on postage rates for each USPS mail class, including special services. The guide is free and can be […]
Big Rate Increase for FedEx and UPS in 2013
FedEx and UPS recently raised their shipping rates by an overall average of 5.9% for 2013. But an article written by Ken Wood of LJM Freight Auditing & Consulting that was recently published in Multi-Channel Merchant magazine shows the average rate increase can be much higher for commonly shipped packages. Ken dissects how the private […]
USPS Announces New Postage Rates for 2013
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed new 2013 shipping rates that are expected to start on Sunday, January 27, 2013 pending Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approval. The average increase for all shipping classes is xxx%. Domestic Mail First Class Letters Letters (1 oz.): 1 cent increase to $0.46 cents from $0.45 cents Postcards: 1 cent […]
USPS Announces New Postage Rates for 2014
The U.S. Postal Service has submitted their 2014 mailing and shipping rates to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). If approved by the PRC, the new postage rates will start on Sunday, January 26, 2014. New USPS Products for 2014: First Class Letters & PostcardsFor First Class letters and postcards, the USPS has requested a special “exigent” […]