{"id":247985,"date":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247985"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:21:27","slug":"usps-submits-proposal-for-priority-mail-price-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/usps-submits-proposal-for-priority-mail-price-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Submits Proposal for Priority Mail Price Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blog_usps-logo-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blog_usps-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"blog_usps-logo\" class=\"wp-image-4498\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>On July 1, the U.S. Postal Service submitted a proposal to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) <strong>to reduce prices for <a title=\"Priority Mail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/usps\/priority-mail\/\">Priority Mail<\/a><\/strong>. If approved, the reduced rates would go into effect on September 7, 2014.<\/p>\n\n<p>The pricing reductions would only apply to <a title=\"USPS Commercial Base Pricing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/usps\/commercial-base-pricing\/\">Commercial Base<\/a>&nbsp;rates (online postage) and <a title=\"USPS Commercial Plus pricing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/usps\/commercial-plus-pricing\/\">Commercial Plus<\/a> rates. The price reductions focus on packages weighing between 5 lbs. and 26 lbs. for Commercial Base rates&nbsp;with some of the cost savings being as high as $14.89 per package &nbsp;(20 lb. package, Zone 5). For Commercial Plus rates, the reductions will focus on packages weighing between 3 lbs. and 40 lbs. with cost savings being as high as $10.92 per package (30 lb. package, Zone 4). &nbsp;Regional Rate Box C is also seeing prices lowered for packages traveling from Zone 1 &amp; 2 through Zone 5.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blog_prioritymail-price-cuts_sept2014_600x581.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blog_prioritymail-price-cuts_sept2014_600x581.png\" alt=\"blog_prioritymail-price-cuts_sept2014_600x581\" class=\"wp-image-4898\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blog_prioritymail-regional-rate-price-cuts_sept2014_600x118.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blog_prioritymail-regional-rate-price-cuts_sept2014_600x118.png\" alt=\"blog_prioritymail-regional-rate-price-cuts_sept2014_600x118\" class=\"wp-image-4899\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>The PRC must review and approve the prices before they become effective on September 7, 2014. More information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.prc.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 1, the U.S. Postal Service submitted a proposal to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to reduce prices for Priority Mail. If approved, the reduced rates would go into effect on September 7, 2014. The pricing reductions would only apply to Commercial Base&nbsp;rates (online postage) and Commercial Plus rates. 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