Prices for all international Shipping Services will on average increase 3.8 percent. Prices for the retail international Shipping Services — Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), Express Mail International (EMI), Priority Mail International (PMI), and Airmail M-Bags — increase an average of 3.6 percent. Prices for the commercial international Shipping Services (International Priority Airmail (IPA) and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)) increase an average of 4.4 percent.
On average, Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) prices will increase 3.7 percent. Commercial base prices for customers who prepare and pay for shipments online at www.usps.com or by using an authorized PC Postage vendor remain 10 percent lower than retail. Postage for GXG may now be paid by permit imprint indicia when used in conjunction with Global Shipping Software (GSS). Discounts for users of IBI postage meters will be eliminated. GXG is a date-certain, international expedited delivery service to over 190 countries through a strategic alliance with FedEx Express. Prices start at $35.50.
On average, Express Mail International (EMI) prices will increase 3.1 percent. The commercial base price for customers who prepare and pay for shipments via permit used in conjunction with GSS, or online at www.usps.com, or by using an authorized PC Postage vendor remains 8 percent below the retail price. Prices start at $26.95. Changes to EMI include:
n Elimination of commercial base prices for customers who pay for EMI shipments with IBI postage meters or an Express Mail Corporate Account.
n Addition of a new Express Mail International Legal Flat Rate Envelope.
n For the Express Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes, combination of Mexico with the “All Other Countries” price tier. Only Canada now will have a unique price.
n Expansion of price groups from 10 to 17.
n Elimination of return receipt service with Express Mail International service.
On average, Priority Mail International (PMI) prices will increase 3.8 percent. The commercial base price for customers who prepare and pay for shipments via permit used in conjunction with GSS, online at www.usps.com, or by using an authorized PC Postage vendor remains 5 percent below the retail price. Changes to PMI include the addition of a new Priority Mail International Legal Flat Rate Envelope and Priority Mail International Padded Flat Rate Envelope.
** These items are priced at the Small Flat Rate Box prices for international only. Domestic shipments will continue to pay weight- and zone-based prices for these two boxes.
