Instructions for Payments Postmarked Before the April 10, 2016, Price Change

Postal Service™ new prices and fees become effective at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016. All Post Offices™, postal retail units, and contract postal units (CPUs) must ensure that all daily financial reports are transmitted by close of business Saturday, April 9, 2016. CPUs must coordinate the logistics to ensure that all daily financial reports are submitted to the host Post Office by close of business Saturday, April 9, 2016.

POS ONE⁄RSS⁄e1412 Offices

Post Offices and postal retail units with POS ONE⁄RSS⁄e1412 systems will receive the new software for the price change via a download over the network before they open for business Sunday, April 10, 2016, or Monday, April 11, 2016.

Payments Mailed Before Price Change

The new price change fees will affect all annual mailing fees, accounting fees, and Post Office Box⁄Caller Service fees. As of Sunday, April 10, all daily financial reports must contain the new fees. If a payment for an annual mailing fee, accounting fee, or Post Office Box⁄Caller Service fee is mailed (postmarked) before Sunday, April 10, with the old fees, accept the lower fee amount and process the transaction as follows:

 

Type of Service

New (Lower) Fees

Offset the Difference

Annual mailing fee

Enter the new fee into the corresponding AIC

Enter the total difference between the old and new price into AIC 123, Lobby Service Revenue

Accounting fee

Enter the new fee into the corresponding AIC

Enter the total difference between the old and new price into AIC 123, Lobby Service Revenue

PO Box⁄Caller Service fee

Enter the new fee into the corresponding AIC

Enter the total difference between the old and new price into AIC 123, Lobby Service Revenue

Note: Do not process payments that are mailed after Sunday, April 10, 2016, with the old fees; return the payment to the sender.