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New 2014 USPS Rates

by Thomas Schiavone
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As of September 7th the USPS rates improved by an average of 5% across the board! These rate cuts affect both Commercial Base Pricing and Commercial Plus Pricing.

The rate changes are as follows for Priority Mail shipments in Zones 1-8:

Commercial Base Pricing:

Category
Avg $ Change
Avg % Change
Zones 1-8 avg decrease across all weights
-$1.24/pkg
-4.5%
0-3 lbs
$0.00/pkg
0.0%
3-5 lbs
-$0.09/pkg
-0.7%
5-10 lbs
-$1.42/pkg
-7.8%
10-15 lbs
-$4.13/pkg
-16.1%
15-20 lbs
-$6.03/pkg
-18.6%
20-25 lbs
-$3.98/pkg
-11.1%
25-30 lbs
-$0.07/pkg
-0.2%
30-35 lbs
$0.00/pkg
0.0%
35-40 lbs
$0.00/pkg
0.0%

Commercial Plus Pricing:

Category
Avg $ Change
Avg % Change
Zones 1-8 avg decrease across all weights
-$1.62/pkg
-6.4%
0-3 lbs
-$0.06/pkg
-0.6%
3-5 lbs
-$0.49/pkg
-4.9%
5-10 lbs
-$2.42/pkg
-14.2%
10-15 lbs
-$4.02/pkg
-17.7%
15-20 lbs
-$4.12/pkg
-15.6%
20-25 lbs
-$3.71/pkg
-12.8%
25-30 lbs
-$3.20/pkg
-9.9%
30-35 lbs
-$2.85/pkg
-7.9%
35-40 lbs
-$1.22/pkg
-3.0%

As always, email us if you have any questions or difficulty getting started.