Effective January 22, 2017, the Postal Service™ will revise Notice 123, Price List, to reflect changes to the prices for international shipping services noted below. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued Order No. 3622 in Docket No. CP2017-20 on November 18, 2016, approving the price adjustments to the following services:
n Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®).
n International Priority Airmail® (IPA®).
n International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®).
n Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (Airmail M-bag®).
n International Extra Services:
n Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI) Insurance.
n Priority Mail International® (PMI) Insurance.
n Registered Mail™ service.
n International Postal Money Orders.
n Pickup on Demand® service.
n Priority Mail International® (PMI) ISC Zone Chart subscription fee.
New prices will be located on the Postal Explorer® website at http://pe.usps.com.
Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service provides fast international shipping with international transportation and delivery provided by FedEx Express®. The price increase for GXG service averages 4.9 percent.
The Postal Service continues to provide Commercial Base™ pricing to online customers who prepare and pay for GXG shipments via USPS-approved payment methods (with the exception of Click-N-Ship® service), with variable discounts up to 5 percent off the published retail prices for GXG.
The Postal Service also continues to offer Commercial Plus™ pricing incentives for large volume customers who commit to tendering $100,000 in annual postal revenue from GXG service, PMEI service, PMI service, and First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®) via USPS-approved payment methods, with variable discounts up to 5 percent off the published retail prices for GXG service.
The structure of IPA and ISAL price categories will continue to be priced by the current 20 price groups (“worldwide” and 19 country price groups) and applicable mail shapes (letters and postcards, large envelopes [flats], and packages [small packets and rolls]). These categories correspond to the Universal Postal Convention requirements to use shape-based pricing. For IPA and ISAL service, the Postal Service offers incentive pricing through international Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs).
IPA service, including IPA M-bag® service, is a bulk commercial service that provides business mailers with rapid and economical worldwide delivery for volume mailings of First-Class Mail International® postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats), and FCPIS packages (small packets) weighing up to a maximum 4.4 pounds. IPA is dispatched to the destination country where it is entered into the postal administration’s air or surface priority mail system for delivery. The overall price increase for IPA service averages 3.8 percent; published prices increase 3.8 percent for IPA service and 3.9 percent for IPA M-bag service.
ISAL service, including ISAL M-bag service, is a bulk commercial service that provides economical worldwide delivery to business mailers of volume mailings of all First-Class Mail International postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats), and FCPIS packages (small packets) weighing up to 4.4 pounds. ISAL is dispatched to the destination country, where it is then entered into the postal administration’s surface nonpriority network. The overall price increase for ISAL service averages 3.8 percent; published prices increase 3.8 percent for ISAL service and 3.9 percent for ISAL M-bag service.
Airmail M-bags are direct sacks of printed matter sent to a single foreign addressee at a single address. Prices are based on the weight of the sack. The price increase for Airmail M-bags averages 4.9 percent.
Depending on country destination and mail type, customers may add a variety of extra services to their outbound shipments. Prices for some of these extra services are increasing.
For our competitive offerings, we revised the prices for the following international extra services.
n PMEI Insurance and PMI Insurance: The price for PMEI Insurance and PMI insurance increases an average of 4.7 percent.
n Registered Mail: The price for Registered Mail service increases 7.2 percent.
n International Postal Money Orders: The price for International Postal Money Orders increases 73.7 percent.
n Pickup on Demand: The price for Pickup on Demand increases 10 percent.
n Priority Mail International ISC Zone Chart Subscription Fee: The price for a subscription to the PMI ISC Zone Chart increases 7.94 percent.
We will incorporate these revisions into the January 2017 edition of Notice 123, Price List, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Marketing, 12-22-16
