Today, the Postal Service filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission (PRC) a Competitive Products price change.
Unlike other shipping companies, the Postal Service is not
implementing any new dimensional weight charges with this pricing proposal,
continuing its commitment to deliver the best value for customers. With
affordable shipping options, the Postal Service hopes to attract new business
customers to become their delivery provider of choice.
Under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA),
each product must cover its attributable costs while all competitive products,
collectively, must contribute an “appropriate share” to the institutional
costs of the Postal Service. The PRC has defined this share as, at least,
5.5 percent of the Postal Service’s institutional costs.
While moderate price increases are proposed for the majority
of the competitive products, the key elements of the 2015 Competitive price
change filing include:
- No price change for
Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, or Pickup on Demand
- Eliminating the Parcel
Return Service – Full Network price category
- New zoned prices based
on origin ZIP Code for Priority Mail International (PMI) destined to
Canada
- An increase to 66 pounds
for the maximum weight for PMI Rate Group 17 (Netherlands)
- Combining the insurance
tables for Priority Mail Express International and for PMI to simplify
pricing
The Postal Service has
structured this pricing proposal to drive business and profitability. The
PRC will review the prices before they are proposed to become effective on
April 26, 2015, to determine if prices are consistent with applicable law.
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