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It’s Official: Higher Priority Mail Rates in 2021

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

Online sellers will pay more to send USPS Priority Mail packages and other “competitive” shipping services beginning next month. The higher rates, previously announced, were approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the USPS announced […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingPRC, Shipping costs, USPS Rates

PRC Ruling Means Higher Postage Rates in the Future

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

The Postal Regulatory Commission is making changes to how the US Postal Service can raise rates for “market dominant” services. (Note it does not impact rate-setting methodology for “competitive” services such as Priority Mail.) The […]

News, ShippingPRC, USPS, USPS Rates

PRC Approves USPS 2021 International Rate Hike

November 29, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

It’s official – the cost of shipping items internationally via USPS will go up in 2021 after the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the US Postal Service price change for Competitive International products. This follows […]

News, ShippingPRC, Shipping, USPS Rates

Regulator Rejects USPS 2020 First Class Mail Rates

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Ina Steiner
USPS

A day before the USPS releases its most recent quarter’s financial results, it got some bad news. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is rejecting its proposed First Class Mail rates for 2020. It appears to […]

4 CommentsNews, ShippingPRC, Shipping, USPS Rates

PRC Approves USPS 2019 Postage Rates

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Ina Steiner
USPS

The Postal Regulatory Commission approved USPS postage rate changes for next year which are set to take effect on January 27, 2019. A first class Forever stamp will rise from 50 cents to 55 cents, […]

4 CommentsNews, ShippingPostal rate increase, PRC, USPS, USPS Rates

PRC Directs USPS to Work on International Shipping Issues

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Ina Steiner
USPS

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) directed the US Postal Service to work on Terminal Dues and agreements with other countries, a hot-button issue for small online sellers in the US who are concerned they are […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingInternational shipping, Postal Regulatory Commission, PRC, Terminal Dues, USPS

PRC Denies USPS Request to Reclassify Parcel Service

August 27, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Back in November, the US Postal Service filed a request to move First Class Mail Parcels (FCMP) from the market-dominant product list to the competitive product list as a retail subcategory of First Class Package […]

News, ShippingPRC, USPS

PRC Redesigns Website to Help US Postal Service Customers

February 3, 2015August 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

The Postal Regulatory Commission redesigned its website to make it easier for postal customers – including online merchants – to file reports and find information. The PRC is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the […]

News, ShippingPRC, USPS

Ex-Chairman of PRC Speaks Out on USPS Mail Slowdown

January 15, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

The mail is getting slower and Universal Service is in jeopardy, according to the former chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Ruth Goldway, who still serves on the commission, wrote a post for the “Congress […]

News, ShippingPRC, USPS mail slowdown

Outgoing Postal Regulator Sets the Record Straight

December 29, 2014August 26, 2017 Kenneth Corbin

Ruth Goldway bristles at the suggestion that she was pushed out as the nation’s top mailing regulator due to the travel expenses she racked up during her tenure at the agency that oversees the U.S. […]

News, ShippingPRC, Ruth Goldway, USPS

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