January 2010 Rate Change

Rates effective Monday, January 4, 2010

Rate Change Hotline: 1-800-446-6027

USPS Rate Change

United States Postal Service to Change Prices
on Monday, January 4, 2010

The United States Postal Service has announced that prices for its domestic and international shipping services – Priority Mail, Express Mail, and Parcel Select – will change effective Monday, January 4, 2010.

While no price adjustment is scheduled for letters sent by First-Class Mail or Standard Mail, this January shipping services update is important even if you do not typically send expedited mail, packages, flat-rate envelopes or flat-rate boxes by Priority Mail and Express Mail.

Mailers who process flats and letters over 13 ounces may require updated rates to correctly calculate and meter postage. While shape-based pricing requirements already require flats and letters that exceed at least one of the size dimensions or weigh more than 13 ounces to post at Priority Mail rates, the new postal rates now base such pricing on distance to destination. Rate software updates from Neopost support the new postal zone rates.

Didn't the Postmaster General announce in October that there would be no price increase in 2010?

The Postmaster General Potter did announce in October that the Postal Service will not raise rates for market-dominant products like First-Class Mail and Standard Mail in 2010.

The Postmaster noted that a decision about whether there would be price changes for competitive products would be made in November. Competitive products include those like Priority Mail and Express Mail that compete with delivery services from carrier and courier shippers like UPS and FedEx. The price increases scheduled to take effect on January 4, 2009 are the ones decided upon in November, 2009.

Does this mean that there will be no further Postal Service™ rate changes in 2010?

Not necessarily. The press release accompanying the Postmaster's announcement specifically noted that the freeze to rates "will not prevent the USPS from making structure changes or other possible changes" in 2010. Such product and service level changes may still require our customers without rate protection coverage to purchase individual updates in 2010.

You may find additional information about the change to Postal Service rates, a complete listing of new prices, and links to downloadable pricing files at http://www.usps.com/prices/pricechanges.htm

UPS Rate Change

United Parcel Service to Change Prices on Monday, January 4, 2010

The United Parcel Service has announced that prices for its Ground, Air and International services will increase 4.9% effective Monday, January 4, 2010.
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FedEx Rate Change

Federal Express to Change Prices on Monday, January 4, 2010

FedEx has announced that its FedEx Express and freight rates will increase an average of 5.9% for U.S. and U.S. export services in 2010.
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Neopost Rate Change Protection

Keep up to date with Neopost Rate Change Protection.

Your Neopost mailing equipment works best when rate tables are up-to-date.

Whether you use our standalone desktop meters, shipping scales with multi-carrier rates, or workhorse commercial mailroom systems and sophisticated shape-detecting dynamic scales to process large volumes on a tight production schedule, you can rely on Neopost mailing equipment to accurately rate your mail when rates are kept up-to-date.

Accurate rating expedites delivery and prevents the needless overpayment of postage. It also eliminates returns for insufficient postage and delivery delays or refusal related to carrier collection of “Postage Due” for short-paid mail or packages.

You can always stay current with Neopost Rate Change Protection.

A subscription to a rate change protection contract is the easiest and most economical way for your mailroom to stay on top of adjustments to Postal Service and Carrier prices. With rate change protection, you are guaranteed automatic, on-time delivery of the latest updates. One flat annual fee caps your cost and keeps you current for a full year. Contact your local Neopost Branch or call one of our representatives at 1.800446.6027 for more information about how you can enroll today.

Neopost thanks you for your support during this rate change. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at 1.800.446.6027.

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