USPS Announces Ground Advantage, Priority Mail Rates For January 2024
USPS has released proposed rate increases for Competitive products like Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express, effective January 21, 2024 if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes for Shipping Services to take effect Jan. 21, 2024. These proposed prices were approved by the Postal Service governors earlier this week.
USPS Ground Advantage prices would increase by 5.4 percent, Priority Mail service prices would increase by 5.7 percent, and Priority Mail Express service prices would increase by 5.9 percent.
The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for Special Services products including Post Office Box rental fees and some international mail services that includes Registered Mail and International Mail insurance. The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to take effect.
- USPS Ground Advantage continues to offer a simple, reliable, and more affordable way to ship packages in just 2-5 business days across the continental United States, with $100 insurance and free pickup on the carrier’s route included in the price
- Click-N-Ship USPS shipping platform provides shippers access to competitive commercial rates for Ground Advantage, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express and USPS Connect Local, and the ability to schedule free carrier pick-up and order Priority Mail packaging
- USPS offers some of the lowest shipping rates in the industry and is a great value to reach more than 165 million delivery points six and sometimes seven-days a week in a consistent and economical way
The breakdown of proposed Market Dominant and Competitive price increases for January 2024 can be downloaded in spreadsheets from the USPS Postal Explorer Site at: https://pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index
Value Added Resource has compiled exclusive side by side comparison excerpts using data provided by USPS for informational purposes - check with your post office to confirm rates.
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Don't miss our previous update with exclusive January 2024 rate comparisons for Market Dominant products like Media Mail!
Liz Morton
We also have confirmation from eBay that they will not be raising rates on November 18, 2023 when other platforms and service providers like Pirate Ship will be making adjustments due to changes in their USPS Connect Ecommerce rates.
Liz Morton
If postal price hikes impact your bottom line to the extent that your operations and your ability to actually sell online are negatively affected, then I would humbly submit that you are not running your business properly or efficiently, and / or you are spending far too much money on inventory.
In the image below, you can see my sales on eBay thus far this year for one category (books/magazines). I spend exactly $2.11 on each book that I purchase (estate sales, thrift shops, etc.). And the average price for each book I sell is $36.74. Ergo, a postage increase of 12 cents is not going to make a difference for me.
Never mind the fact that USPS is now providing incredible service, the likes of which I had not experienced in years gone by. A media mail delivery from the east coast to the west coast now takes 72 hours, door to door. Sometimes less.
And USPS has not lost or misplaced a single parcel of mine in 24 years of online selling. (They have broken a few items, however, for which they have promptly reimbursed me.)
I for one am glad to pay a little more for such amazing service.