May
9
Updated postal rate sheet
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New postage rates go into effect on Monday. To help you make sense of it, we’ve updated our handy U.S. Postal Rates sheet. In addition to increasing rates in all categories, USPS has now applied shaped-based pricing to all international mail. For an explanation of shaped-base pricing and how to use media mail or bound printed matter, check out our Zinester’s Guide to U.S. Mail (PDF).
We’ve also updated our events page!
Mar
30
New U.S. postage rates (again)
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Yes, I know we are all still getting used to the big changes made to the U.S. postal rates last year. Hate to tell you, but May is bringing another rate increase and more changes to international shipping.
Here’s a highlight of the changes:
- Letter rate is going up 1cent per ounce.
- Large envelope (aka flats) rate is going up 3cents per ounce.
- Package (aka parcel) rate is going up 4cents per ounce.
- Decreases and increases for nonpresorted bound printed matter rates, depending on the weight and the distance to the delivery address (aka zones).
- Increases for media mail rates.
- Discounts on priority mail shipments sent using electronic postage.
For mail outside going outside the US, the Post Office is introducing shape-based pricing, using the same scheme as they introduced last year for U.S. mail. This change will mean a 3 or 4 cent increase for 1/2 and 1 oz mailings sent at letter rate (although the 2 and 3 oz rates will be slightly cheaper than they currently are), higher rates for 1-3 oz large envelope-size mailings to all countries, and slight rate decreases for large envelope-mailings to all countries at 5 or 6 oz. or above, as compared to current rates.
For more info, check out the USPS’s announcement and and a list of new rates and prices.
Yes, it’s confusing. Zine World will be releasing an updated U.S. postal rate sheet sometime in April. In the meantime, you can use our current postal rate sheet (PDF). These rates will be valid through May 11, 2008. For an explanation of shaped-base pricing and how to use media mail or bound printed matter, check out our Zinester’s Guide to U.S. Mail (PDF).
