![]() This certification and sorting process is easily done by AD-Vantage Marketing using our special software. To receive the lower postage rate, the addresses must beĬASS certified, and sorted into "presort" order. You can achieve an approximate 20% postage savings over First-Class. The Postal Service passes those savings on to you in the form of reduced postage prices. Presorted First-Class Mail provides the same speed and level of service as First-Class but also offers postage savings when mailing 500 or more mailpieces.īecause we're doing some of the work for them, it costs the Postal Service less money to process and deliver these pieces of mail. If a piece is undeliverable, it will be returned to you at no additional charge, and it will include the reason that it was not delivered. If an addressee has moved, your mail will be forwarded at no additional cost for a period of one year from when the move occured. Locally, First-Class will typically be delivered within one to two business days, and nationally it will be delivered in three business days. It goes to the front of the line ahead of the other classes of mail. Pieces over 13 ounces can be sent as Priority Mail.įirst Class is required for any invoices, credit cards and other personalized correspondence.įirst-Class Mail is processed by the USPS with the highest priority. ![]() ![]() Postcards: increased four cents to $0.44.First-Class Mail includes letters, postcards, large envelopes (called flats), and small packages, providing each piece weighs 13 ounces or less.First-class mail international (1 oz.): increased 10 cents to $1.40.First-class mail flats/large envelopes (1 oz.): increased four cents to $1.20.The “metered mail” rate for first-class mail (1 oz.) letters: increased four cents to $0.57.The first-class mail (1 oz.) letter rate for postage purchased at the post office: increased two cents to $0.60.Here are the price changes, according to, which is an independent vendor of the USPS. The price adjustments taking effect Sunday “will help with the implementation of the Delivering for America plan, including a $40 billion investment in core Postal Service infrastructure over the next ten years,” according to the USPS. That objective is laid out in the USPS’ 10-year plan, Delivering for America. As part of this plan, the USPS is working to break even by the fiscal year 2023 and avoid $160 billion in projected losses over the next 10 years. The Postal Service Board of Governors sets postage rates, but DeJoy said he’ll advocate for raising prices until “we have accomplished our objective of projecting a trajectory that shows us being self-sustaining.” ![]() In May, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Americans should get used to “uncomfortable” postage rate increases in coming years as the US Postal Service seeks to become self-sufficient. However, this likely won’t be the last increase from the USPS. When the USPS made its announcement in April, it noted that the 6.5% increase would still be below inflation, which is sitting at a rate of 8.6%. The USPS’ rate hike, upping first-class mail prices by 6.5%, took effect Sunday, according to the agency. The next time you mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS), it’s going to cost you extra. ![]() USPS places $3 billion order for 50,000 new delivery vehicles including 10,000 electric trucksĪuto body shops face months-long waits for parts amid supply chain breakdown: ‘Very frustrating’ US Postal Service to slow down nearly a third of first-class package deliveries ![]()
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