USPS Rates Up on Aug. 28? Promotions for 2017

USPS wants to increase the cost to send First Class Mail Parcels on Aug. 28, as well as offer marketers six mail promotions starting on Jan. 1. But first, the postal service needs to get approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission.

On Wednesday, a USPS spokeswoman told Target Marketing the postal service is requesting approval for a postage price adjustment from $2.60 to $2.62 for First Class Mail Parcels. If approved, the cost rises 2 cents, she says.

At the same time, USPS is asking the PRC to allow it to offer marketers six mail promotions, per the May 16 filing USPS sent to the PRC (Opens as a PDF).