May 2007 USPS Rate Change

Overview of Changes in Rate Structure

The May 2007 rate change is structured to encourage customers to prepare mail in ways that increase efficiency for USPS' processing capabilities. Essentially, mail items that are easier for the USPS to process will be rated lower than items that are not. This approach results in pricing that will be affected also by the size and shape of the item, with less emphasis being placed on weight.

Key Initiatives:

1. Because of their shape differences, letters, flats and parcels are now all priced differently because they are all handled and processed differently
2. To encourage address quality and efficiency, reducing ACS fees and introducing a new, lower-priced OneCode ACS using the 4-state barcode
3. Pricing incentives to increase USPS efficiency, including container types, drop shipping locations, and mailpiece sorting

Learn more about the impact of May 2007 USPS Shape-Based Pricing Initiative on your mail. Choose from the product categories below:

• First Class Mail
• Priority Mail
• Express Mail
• Standard Mail