About a month ago I wrote about how companies mailing small, light-weight packages would see a significant increase in the May 2009 United States Postal Service (USPS) price increase. Hold on to your chair, the increase is roughly 30%. Here are the details –
Standard Mail Not-Flat Machinable, Mixed BMC –
2008 Per Piece – $1.032
2008 Per Pound – $0.733
2009 Per Piece – $1.311 (27% increase)
2009 Per Pound – $0.99 (35.1% increase)
Standard Mail Machinable Parcel, Mixed BMC –
2008 Per Piece – $1.007
2008 Per Pound – $0.733
2009 Per Piece – $1.279 (27% increase)
2009 Per Pound – $0.99 (35.1% increase)
The USPS had committed to annual postage price increases to match up with the Consumer Price Index along with the implementation of shape based postage. But, I suppose the devil is in the details. In reality this is the second year in a row where light-weight parcel shippers have seen huge rate increases.
Fortunately, it is possible to mail CDs, DVDs, and video games as USPS Automated Flats. Read on for relief.
Standard Mail Flats, Mixed ADC –
2008 Per Piece – $0.338
2008 Per Pound – $0.773
2009 Per Piece – $0.346 (insignificant change)
2009 Per Pound – $0.725 (insignificant change)
by Bob Makofsky