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The following summary highlights the rate and fee changes by class of mail and extra service category. Complete rate and fee tables are published in this Postal Bulletin. Mailers and employees can find additional resources on www.usps.com/ratecase. We will include the new postage rates and fees in the January 8, 2006, update of Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) at http://pe.usps.com and in the retail and business Postage Rate Calculators on Postal Explorer®. Express Mail The average increase for Express Mail® items is 5.5 percent. Actual increases for individual rates range from 5.3 percent to 5.6 percent because rates are rounded to the nearest $0.05 increment. • Postage for the USPS®-provided flat-rate envelope increases from $13.65 to $14.40. Priority Mail The average increase for Priority Mail® items is 5.4 percent, with most rates at or near the average. • The 1-pound rate increases from $3.85 to $4.05. The 1-pound rate applies to zones 1 through 8 and also is the rate for USPS-provided flat-rate envelopes. • Postage for USPS-provided flat-rate boxes increases from $7.70 to $8.10. First-Class Mail The average increase for First-Class Mail® items is 5.3 percent, with most rates at or near the average. • The single-piece first-ounce letter rate increases from $0.37 to $0.39. • The single-piece nonmachinable surcharge increases from $0.12 to $0.13, and the presorted nonmachinable surcharge increases from $0.055 to $0.058. • The single-piece additional ounce rate increases from $0.23 to $0.24, and the presorted additional ounce rate increases from $0.225 to $0.237. • The single-piece card rate increases from $0.23 to $0.24. • The annual presort mailing fee increases from $150 to $160.
Standard Mail The overall average increase for regular Standard Mail® items is 5.4 percent, and for Nonprofit Standard Mail it is 3 percent. The overall average increase for regular Standard Mail enhanced carrier route is 5.5 percent, and for Nonprofit Standard Mail enhanced carrier route it is 12.3 percent. • The nonmachinable surcharge for regular Standard Mail letters increases from $0.04 to $0.042. For nonprofit letters, the nonmachinable surcharge increases from $0.02 to $0.021. • The residual shape surcharge for parcels increases from $0.23 to $0.242 for presorted pieces and from $0.20 to $0.211 for enhanced carrier route pieces. • The fee for electronic Delivery ConfirmationTM increases from $0.13 to $0.14. • The weighted fee remains 2.472 times the applicable First-Class Mail rate. • The annual accounting fee for shipper-paid forwarding increases from $475 to $500. • The $0.03 machinable barcode discount is unchanged. • The annual presort mailing fee increases from $150 to $160. Package Services Parcel PostThe overall average increase for Parcel Post® items is 5.4 percent. Parcel Post single-piece items (intra-BMC/ASF and inter-BMC/ASF) increase 5.3 to 5.4 percent, depending on zone and weight. Parcel Select® rates increase 5.1 to 5.7 percent, depending on zone and weight. The nonmachinable surcharge increases as follows: • Intra-BMC, from $1.35 to $1.42. • Inter-BMC, from $2.75 to $2.90. • Parcel Select DBMC, from $1.45 to $1.53. • Parcel Select DSCF, from $1.09 to $1.15 (parcels sorted to 3-digit ZIP CodesTM). • The annual Parcel Select mailing fee increases from $150 to $160. Bound Printed MatterThe overall average increase for Bound Printed Matter (BPM) items is 5.5 percent. • Bound Printed Matter single-piece items increase 5.2 to 5.6 percent, depending on zone and weight. • Presorted (including carrier route) BPM items increase 5.2 to 6.0 percent, depending on zone and weight. • The annual BPM destination entry mailing fee increases from $150 to $160. Media MailThe overall average increase for Media Mail® items is 12.7 percent. • Media Mail single-piece items increase 12 percent to 13.5 percent, depending on weight. • Presorted Media Mail items increase 12.5 to 13.9 percent, depending on presort level and weight. • The annual presort mailing fee increases from $150 to $160. Library MailThe overall average increase for Library Mail items is 12.6 percent. • Library Mail single-piece items increase 10.9 to 13.9 percent, depending on weight. • Presorted Library Mail items increase 11 to 14.6 percent, depending on presort level and weight. • The annual presort mailing fee increases from $150 to $160. Package Services Barcode DiscountThe $0.03 machinable barcode discount is unchanged for all Package Services subclasses. Periodicals The overall average increase for Periodicals items is 5 percent. Outside-County postage increases on average 5.4 percent. In-County postage decreases 2.3 percent. • The per-piece nonadvertising discount increases to 0.00078. • The destination delivery unit (DDU) discount increases from $0.018 to $0.019. The destination sectional center facility (DSCF) and destination area distribution center (DADC) discounts remain $0.008 and $0.002, respectively. • The per-piece destination entry pallet discount increases from $0.015 to $0.016. The per-piece rate discount for nondestination pallets remains $0.005. • The Outside-County copalletization experiment DSCF discount increases from $0.010 to $0.011. The DADC discount remains $0.007. • The Ride-Along rate increases from $0.124 to $0.131. • The original entry application fee increases from $375 to $395. • The additional entry application fee increases from $60 to $65. • The reentry fee increases from $40 to $45. • The news agent registry fee remains $40. Extra Services Bulk Parcel Return Service• The annual accounting fee for bulk parcel return service (BPRS) increases from $475 to $500. • The annual permit fee increases from $150 to $160. • The per-piece charge increases from $1.80 to $1.90. Business Reply Mail• The regular business reply mail (BRM) per-piece fee with an annual accounting fee increases from $0.10 to $0.11. • The regular BRM per-piece fee without an annual accounting fee increases from $0.60 to $0.65 per piece. • The annual permit fee for all BRM increases from $150 to $160. The monthly fee for bulk weight averaged nonletter-size BRM increases from $750 to $790, while the per-piece fee of $0.01 remains the same. • The annual accounting fee for advanced deposit accounts increases from $475 to $500. • The single-piece QBRM rate for 1-ounce letters increases from $0.34 to $0.358. Each additional ounce increases from $0.23 to $0.24. The single piece QBRM rate for cards increases from $0.20 to $0.211. • The per-piece fee for high-volume QBRM with the quarterly fee remains $0.008. • The basic QBRM per-piece fee without the quarterly fee remains $0.06. • The QBRM quarterly fee increases from $1,800 to $1,900. Certificate of Mailing• For individual pieces, the original certificate increases from $0.90 to $0.95, while the firm mailing book (PS Form 3877, Firm Mailing Book for Accountable Mail) remains $0.30 for each piece listed. The charge for duplicate copy increases from $0.90 to $0.95. • For bulk pieces (PS Form 3606, Certificate of Bulk Mailing), fees for the first 1,000 pieces (or fraction of 1,000) increase from $4.50 to $4.75. Fees for each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction of 1,000) increase from $0.50 to $0.55, and the charge for a duplicate copy increases from $0.90 to $0.95. Certified Mail• The Certified MailTM fee increases from $2.30 to $2.40. Collect on DeliveryCollect on Delivery (COD) fees increase as follows:
Delivery Confirmation• For First-Class Mail parcels, the fee increases from $0.13 to $0.14 for the electronic option and from $0.55 to $0.60 for the retail option. • The fee for the retail option for Priority Mail items increases from $0.45 to $0.50. • The electronic option for Priority Mail items remains no charge. • For Standard Mail items, the fee for the electronic option increases from $0.13 to $0.14. • The electronic option for Parcel Select service remains no charge. • For all other Package Services items, the fee increases from $0.13 to $0.14 for the electronic option and from $0.55 to $0.60 for the retail option.
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Insurance• Unnumbered insurance service (up to $50) increases from $1.30 to $1.35. • Numbered insurance service over $50 and up to $100 increases from $2.20 to $2.30. • Incremental fees increase from $1.00 to $1.05 for each $100 over $100, up to $5,000. Insurance - Bulk Insurance• Bulk insurance (up to $50) increases from $0.70 to $0.75. • Bulk insurance over $50 and up to $100 increases from $1.40 to $1.50. • The incremental fees increase from $1.00 to $1.05 for each $100 over $100, up to $5,000. Insurance - Express Mail• Insurance coverage for merchandise and document reconstruction up to $100 continues to be included with Express Mail service. Incremental fees are applied at $1.05 per each $100 of desired merchandise insurance coverage over $100, up to $5,000. Merchandise Return Service• The annual accounting fee for merchandise return service increases from $475 to $500. • The annual permit fee increases from $150 to $160. Money Orders• The fee for domestic money orders for amounts of $0.01 to $500 increases from $0.90 to $0.95. • The fee for amounts of $500.01 to $1,000 increases from $1.25 to $1.30. • The inquiry fee increases from $3.00 to $3.15. • The $0.25 fee for APO/FPO money orders remains the same. Parcel Airlift• For parcels not more than 2 pounds, the fee remains $0.45. • For parcels over 2 pounds and not more than 3 pounds, the fee increases from $0.85 to $0.90. • For parcels over 3 pounds and not more than 4 pounds, the fee increases from $1.25 to $1.30. • For parcels over 4 pounds and not more than 30 pounds, the fee increases from $1.70 to $1.80. Parcel Return Services• The Parcel Select return delivery unit rate increases from $2.00 to $2.11. Oversized pieces increase from $7.51 to $7.92. • The Parcel Select return bulk mail center (RBMC) rates increase 5.2 to 5.6 percent, depending on zone and weight. • The Bound Printed Matter RBMC rates increase 5.3 to 5.5 percent, depending on zone and weight. • The nonmachinable surcharge increases from $1.35 to $1.42. • The annual accounting fee increases from $475 to $500. • The annual permit fee increases from $150 to $160. Registered Mail• The fee for Registered MailTM service with no declared value increases from $7.50 to $7.90. • The fee for Registered Mail items valued between $0.01 and $100 increases from $8.00 to $8.45. • The incremental fee for Registered Mail items increases from $0.85 to $0.90. • The handling charge per $1,000 in value (or fraction of $1,000) for items valued over $25,000 increases from $0.85 to $0.90. Restricted Delivery• The fee for restricted delivery increases from $3.50 to $3.70. Return Receipt• Regular return receipt service increases from $1.75 to $1.85. • Electronic option return receipt service increases from $1.30 to $1.35. • Return receipt after mailing increases from $3.25 to $3.45. Return Receipt for Merchandise• The fee for return receipt for merchandise at time of mailing increases from $3.00 to $3.15. • The fee for a delivery record after mailing increases from $3.25 to $3.45. Signature Confirmation• For First-Class Mail parcels, the fee increases from $1.30 to $1.35 for the electronic option and $1.80 to $1.90 for the retail option. • For Priority Mail items, the fee increases from $1.30 to $1.35 for the electronic option and $1.80 to $1.90 for the retail option. • For Package Services items, the fee increases from $1.30 to $1.35 for the electronic option and $1.80 to $1.90 for the retail option. Special Handling• The fees for special handling increase from $5.95 to $6.25 for pieces not more than 10 pounds and from $8.25 to $8.70 for pieces more than 10 pounds. Other Services Address Correction Service• The fee for manual address correction service (ACS) increases from $0.70 to $0.75. • The fee for automated ACS increases from $0.20 to $0.21. Address Sequencing ServiceThe fee for carrier sequencing of address cards remains $0.30 per correction. Caller Service• The caller service fee for each separation provided increases from $412 to $434 per semiannual period. • The fee for each reserved call number increases from $32 to $34 per calendar year. Confirm• The subscription fees for Confirm® service remain the same. Mailing List Services• The charge for correction of mailing lists remains $0.30 per correction. • The minimum charge remains $9 per list. • The charge for sorting mailing lists on cards into groups labeled by 5-digit ZIP Code increases from $100 to $105 per 1,000 address or fraction of 1,000. • The charge for address changes for election boards increases from $0.27 to $0.28. Meter Services• The fee for on-site meter service (per employee, per visit) increases from $35 to $37. • The fee for meter resetting or examination increases from $5 to $5.25 per meter. • The $4 fee for checking a meter in or out of service increases to $4.25 per meter. Permit ImprintThe permit imprint application fee increases from $150 to $160. Pickup ServiceThe fee for pickup service - available for Express Mail, Priority Mail, and Parcel Post items - increases from $12.50 to $13.25 per pickup. Post Office Box Service• Post OfficeTM box key duplication or replacement fee increases from $4.40 to $4.65. • Post Office box lock replacement fee increases from $11.00 to $11.60. Post Office box fees increase as follows:
Premium Forwarding Service• The enrollment fee for Premium Forwarding Service remains $10. • The reshipment charge for each Premium Forwarding Service shipment increases from $10.00 to $10.40 per week of service requested. Shipper Paid Forwarding• The accounting fee increases from $475 to $500. Stamped Cards and Stamped Envelopes• The fee for stamped cards remains the same. Stamped envelope prices increase as follows:
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