Effective April 26, 2015, the Postal Service™ will amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes to certain prices and mailing standards for the following Competitive Products:
n First-Class Package Service®.
n Parcel Select®.
n Standard Post™.
n Extra Services.
n Return Services.
n Mailer Services.
n Recipient Services.
This article describes new prices and product features for Competitive Products established by the Governors of the United States Postal Service®. New prices are available on the Postal Explorer® website at http://pe.usps.com.
Competitive Products changes are identified by product as follows:
There are no price or product changes scheduled for Priority Mail Express.
There are no price or product changes scheduled for Priority Mail.
The Postal Service will revise the DMM to clarify that unless a parcel is prepared in a 5-digit/scheme container, a surcharge will apply to each irregularly shaped Commercial Base parcel (i.e., rolls, tubes, triangles).
First-Class Mail® parcels were recently petitioned for transfer to competitive products and will become part of First-Class Package Service, if approved. Information on the transfer of First-Class Mail parcels can be found in the Domestic Mailing Services Federal Register Notice.
There are no product changes scheduled for Parcel Select.
There are no product changes scheduled for Standard Post.
As a result of the simplification of Extra Services initiative, the eligible classes of mail for Adult Signature Service will be expanded to include First-Class Package Service and Parcel Select Lightweight pieces. Information on the expansion of eligible classes of mail under Adult Signature Services can be found in the Domestic Mailing Services Federal Register Notice.
The Postal Service has decided to discontinue Parcel Return Service — Full Network (PRS — Full Network) to simplify product offerings.
There are no product changes scheduled for Mailer Services Competitive Products.
There are no product changes scheduled for Recipient Services Competitive Products.
The Postal Service provides additional resources to assist customers with this price change for Competitive Products. These tools include price lists, downloadable price files, and Federal Register Notices, which may be found on the Postal Explorer website at http://pe.usps.com.
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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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280 First-Class Package Service
283 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Price and Fees for First-Class Package Service
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1.5 Surcharge
[Revise the text of 1.5 to read as follows:]
Unless prepared in 5-digit/scheme containers, a surcharge applies for Commercial Base parcels that are irregularly shaped, such as rolls, tubes, and triangles.
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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505 Return Services
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6.0 Parcel Return Service-Full Network
[Delete 505.6.0 in its entirety.]
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We will incorporate these revisions into the April 2015 online update of the DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com/.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 2-5-15
