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The Postal Service is reminding customers that metallic mercury and devices containing metallic mercury are always prohibited in the mail stream. This includes antique items such as thermometers, barometers, blood pressure monitors and similar devices.

Pricing & Classification DMM Advisory

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November 19, 2018

January 2019 Price Change – Update For Commercial Packages

On November 15, 2018, the Postal Service™ notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of its intent to defer the implementation of the new DIM weighting provisions for Retail and Commercial Priority Mail^® and Priority Mail Express^®, and Commercial Parcel Select^®, for all Zones and Entries. Subject to PRC approval, these DIM weighing provisions will be delayed until June 23, 2019.

Further, effective January 27, 2019, the balloon pricing currently applying to Retail and Commercial Priority Mail Zones 1 – 4 and to Commercial Parcel Select all Zones and Entries will be eliminated, and the current DIM weighting provisions for Retail and Commercial Priority Mail Zones 5 – 9 will be retained.

Revised redline postage statements, an updated Release Overview, and applicable publications are posted to PostalPro: https://postalpro.usps.com/releases/jan2019Release/overview.

Industry webinars are being scheduled to discuss updated information.

Please direct any inquiries or concerns to the PostalOne! Help Desk via email at (postalone@usps.gov) or telephone (1-800-522-9085).