Pricing & Classification DMM Advisory

Message board to keep postal customers informed of changes to mailing standards, services, and prices.

November 21, 2013

Shipping Services Price Change Federal Register Notices

Yesterday and today the final rule Domestic and International competitive services (Shipping Services) price change Federal Register Notices for the January 2014 price change were posted on the Federal Register web site. The effective date for both is January 26, 2014.

The proposed pricing files are posted on Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com under the January 2014 Price Change Information header in the left navigation bar.

Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes (Shipping Services) — We provide revised mailing standards in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to reflect prices, product features, and classification changes to domestic competitive products (Shipping Services), including Express Mail®, Priority Mail®, First-Class Package Service™, Parcel Select®, Standard Post™, Extra Services, Return Services, Mailer Services, and Recipient Services.

See the entire notice at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-11-20/html/2013-27728.htm and later today on Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com.

International Product and Price Changes (Shipping Services) — We provide revised mailing standards in the International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect prices, product features, and classification changes to international competitive services (Shipping Services), including Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®), Priority Mail Express International™, Priority Mail International®, First-Class Package International Service™, International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (M-bags), International Extra Services, and International Money Transfer Services.

See the entire notice at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-11-21/html/2013-27710.htm and later today on Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com.