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New USPS Postage Rates

New USPS Postage Rates. effective May 15, 2007 WSU Mailing Services Office of University Publishing. USPS Fact Sheet. Delivers 212 billion pieces of mail annually to over 144 million homes Delivers almost half of the world’s volume of mail

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New USPS Postage Rates

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  1. New USPS Postage Rates effective May 15, 2007 WSU Mailing Services Office of University Publishing

  2. USPS Fact Sheet • Delivers 212 billion pieces of mail annually to over 144 million homes • Delivers almost half of the world’s volume of mail • Since 1971 all financial support from sales of postage only • 1971 postage stamp cost 8 cents • Use of technology allowed USPS to keep postage increases below rate of inflation

  3. Major Changes in Rate Structure • Pricing based upon shape instead of weight • Different shapes have different processing costs and are reflected in rates

  4. Determining Mail Shape Categories The USPS assigns each mail piece to one of three shape categories based on its physical dimensions and characteristics, regardless of the placement or orientation of the delivery address on the piece. Shape categories for mail pieces are letters/cards, flats, or parcels.

  5. Other Factors • Additional automation compatible characteristics determine if piece is “machinable” • Pieces meeting machinability standards are less costly to process and rates reflect this.

  6. Machinability • Machinable: the capability of a mail piece to be sorted by mail processing equipment • Non-machinable pieces may require additional postage due to shape and weight • Non-machinable pieces take longer for processing/delivery by the USPS

  7. Shape Categories Shape categories for rate determination and machinability characteristics only apply tofirst-class and presort standard mail rates.

  8. Shape CategoryCard Size Mail DimensionMinimumMaximum Height 3 ½ inches 4 ¼ inches Length 5 inches 6 inches Thickness .007 inches .016 inches • Must be rectangular • Single piece of paper flat or doubled in heightwith ½ to be torn off and returned to sender

  9. Shape CategoryLetter Size Mail DimensionMinimumMaximum* Height 3 ½ inches 6 ⅛ inches Length 5 inches 11 ½ inches Thickness .007 inches .25 inches Must be rectangular and have four square cornerswith parallel opposite sides *If mail piece exceeds any of these maximums it may meet “flats eligibility”

  10. Determining Length and Heightfor Letters and Cards The location and orientation of the delivery address on a mail piece generally establish which dimensions of the piece are the length and the height. The length is the dimension parallel to the address as read; the height is the dimension perpendicular to the length; the top and bottom of the piece are the upper and lower edges, respectively, when the address is positioned for normal reading.

  11. Letter ShapedMachinable Characteristics MACHINABLE LETTERS AND CARDS MUST: • Meet minimum and maximum size and thickness criteria • Meet shape criteria - rectangular, with four square corners and parallel opposite sides • Be free of all non-machinable characteristics

  12. Letter Shaped Non-machinable Characteristics A letter-size piece is considered non-machinable if it has one or more of the following characteristics: • has an aspect ratio (length divided by height) of less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 • Is poly-bagged, poly-wrapped, or enclosed in any plastic material

  13. Letter Shaped Non-machinable Characteristicscont. • Has clasps, strings, buttons, or similar closure devices • Contains items such as pens, pencils, or loose keys or coins that cause the thickness of the mail piece to be uneven

  14. Letter Shaped Non-machinable Characteristicscont. • Is too rigid (does not bend easily when subjected to a transport belt tension of 40 pounds around an 11-inch diameter turn) • For pieces more than 4-1/4 inches high or 6 inches long, the thickness is less than 0.009 inch

  15. Letter Shaped Non-machinable Characteristicscont. • Has a delivery address parallel to the shorter dimension of the mail piece • Is a self-mailer with a folded edge parallel to the address if the piece is not folded and secured with one centered tab when the folded edge is at the bottom and secured with two tabs when folded edge is at the top

  16. Letter Shaped Non-machinable Characteristicscont. Contact Mailing Services at 335-2104 for specific requirements for booklet type mail pieces.

  17. Shape CategoryFlat Size Mail DimensionMinimum*Maximum Height 6 ⅛ inches 12 inches Length 11 ½ inches 15 inches Thickness .25 inches .75 inches *Must exceed at least one of these dimensions

  18. All pieces must be Rectangular Uniformly thick* Flexible** Pieces not meeting these standards will be charged First-class Parcel rates or Presort Standard Non-Flat Machinable rates Additional Flat Size Requirements

  19. Determining Length and Height for Flat Shaped Mail Pieces Regardless of the location and orientation of the delivery address: • Length is the dimension parallel to the address as read • Height is the dimension perpendicular to the length

  20. *Uniform Thickness • Bumps, protrusions, or other irregularities maynot cause more than ¼ inch variance in thickness • Outer 1 inch edge excluded when determining variance • Nonpaper contents must be secured to preventshifting of more than 2 inches within mail piece

  21. **Flexibility Testing StandardsTest One • Place the piece with the length parallel to the edge of a flat surface and extend the piece halfway off the surface. • Press down on the piece at a point 1 inch from the outer edge, in the center of the piece’s length, exerting steady pressure.

  22. **Flexibility Testing StandardsTest Onecont. The piece is not flexible if it cannot bend at least 1 inch vertically without being damaged. The piece is flexible if it can bend at least 1 inch vertically without being damaged and it does not contain a rigid insert.

  23. **Flexibility Testing Standardsfor pieces with rigid insert For flats 10 inches or longer in length that passed Test One but contains rigid insert: • Place the piece with the length perpendicular to the edge of a flat surface and extend the piece 5 inches off the surface.

  24. **Flexibility Testing Standardsfor pieces with rigid insertcont. • Press down on the piece at a point 1 inch from the outer edge, in the center of the piece’s width, exerting steady pressure. • Turn the piece around and repeat last two steps. The piece is flexible if both ends can bend at least 2 inches vertically without being damaged.

  25. **Flexibility Testing Standardsfor pieces with rigid insertcont. For flats less than 10 inches in length that passed Test One but contains rigid insert: • Place the piece with the length perpendicular to the edge of a flat surface and extend the piece one-half of its length off the surface.

  26. **Flexibility Testing Standardsfor pieces with rigid insertcont. • Press down on the piece at a point 1 inch from the outer edge, in the center of the piece’s width, exerting steady pressure. • Turn the piece around and repeat last two steps. The piece is flexible if both ends can bend at least 1 inch vertically without being damaged.

  27. Flat Shaped Non-machinable Characteristics Flats that weigh 1 ounce or less are subject to the non-machinable surcharge if any one of the following applies: • More than 6 ⅛ inches tall or more than 11 ½ inches long • More than ¼ inch thick • The aspect ratio (length divided by height) is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5

  28. First Class Letter Postage Rates Not over: *1 ounce .41 ( .39) 2 ounces .58 ( .63) 3 ounces .75 ( .87) 3.5 ounces .92 (1.11) over 3.5 ounces see rates for flats if applicable *.17 surcharge applicable if one or more non-machinable criteria are met current rates in parentheses new lower rates in red text

  29. Card Rate Cards .26 (.24) current rates in parentheses

  30. First Class Flat Postage Rates Not over: 1 ounce .80 ( .52) 2 ounces .97 ( .63) 3 ounces 1.14 ( .87) 4 ounces 1.31 (1.11) 5 ounces 1.48 (1.35) 6 ounces 1.65 (1.59) current rates in parentheses

  31. First Class Flat Postage Ratescont. Not over: 7 ounces 1.82 (1.83) 8 ounces 1.99 (2.07) 9 ounces 2.16 (2.31) 10 ounces 2.33 (2.55) 11 ounces 2.50 (2.79) 12 ounces 2.67 (3.03) Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text

  32. First Class Flat Postage Ratescont. Not over: 13 ounces2.84 (3.27) First Class flats cannot exceed 13 ounces. First-class mail weighing more than 13 ounces is Priority Mail. Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text

  33. First Class Parcel Rates Not Over: 1 ounce 1.13 ( .52) 2 ounces 1.30 ( .63) 3 ounces 1.47 ( .87) 4 ounces 1.64 (1.11) 5 ounces 1.81 (1.35) 6 ounces 1.98 (1.59) Current rates in parentheses

  34. First Class Parcel Rates Not Over: 7 ounces 2.15 (1.83) 8 ounces 2.32 (2.07) 9 ounces 2.49 (2.31) 10 ounces 2.66 (2.55) 11 ounces 2.83 (2.79) 12 ounces 3.00 (3.03) Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text

  35. First Class Parcel Ratescont. Not Over: 13 ounces 3.17 (3.27) Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text

  36. Express Mail Postage Rates Not over: 1/2 pound 16.25 (14.40) 1 pound 19.50 (18.80) 2 pounds 21.40 (18.80) 3 pounds 24.50 (22.20) 4 pounds 27.60 (25.50) 5 pounds 30.70 (28.75) 6 pounds 33.80 (32.05)Current rates in parentheses

  37. Priority Mail Postage Rates Not over 1 pound 4.60 (4.05) Priority postage for parcels more than 1 pound based on weight + distance to destination Current rates in parentheses

  38. Media Mail Rates Not over: 1 pound 2.13 (1.59) 2 pounds 2.47 (2.07) 3 pounds 2.81 (2.55) 4 pounds 3.15 (3.03) 5 pounds 3.49 (3.51) 6 pounds 3.83 (3.99) Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text

  39. Library Mail Rates Not over: 1 pound 2.02 (1.51) 2 pounds 2.34 (1.97) 3 pounds 2.66 (2.43) 4 pounds 2.98 (2.89) 5 pounds 3.30 (3.35) 6 pounds 3.62 (3.81) Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text

  40. Parcel Post Rates • Parcel post rates based upon weight and distance to destination • New rates range from 4.38 to 4.50 for 1 pound item • Current rates range from 3.89 to 3.95 for same item

  41. Presort Standard Non-profitRates - Letter Size Machinable Rates .164 (.170) Non-machinable Rates .429 (.191) Current rates in parentheses New lower rates in red text Rates valid for letters up to 3.3 ounces

  42. Presort Standard Non-profitRates - Flat Size Machinable Rates .389 (.237) Pieces not meeting criteria for flats must use Not Flat Machinable or Irregular Rates Current rates in parentheses

  43. Presort Standard Non-profit Postage RatesOther Sized Not Flat Machinable Rates .952 (.237) Parcels 1.053 (.237) Current rates in parentheses

  44. Special Services Certified Mail 2.65 (2.40) Registered Mail 9.50 (7.90) Return Receipt 2.15 (1.85) Delivery Confirm. .75 ( .60) Current rates in parentheses

  45. Additional Assistance For answers to specific mailing questions or mail pieces unique to your department, please contact Becky or Joy in Mailing Services at 335-2104.

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