Why You Need to Consider USPS for More of Your Package Shipments in 2015
New lower USPS Priority Mail rates - In September 2014 USPS reduced rates on their Priority Mail service, meaning businesses using Endicia can save up to 39% over private carrier rates.
- Private carrier price increases for 2015
- UPS rate increase: UPS has announced that it will increase rates an average of 4.9% for its Ground, Air and International services
- FedEx rate changes: FedEx announced that they will increase rates an average of 4.9% for FedEx Ground and Home delivery, and on FedEx Express for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services
- Dimensional weight rating adoption by private carriers - Starting on December 29, 2014 and January 1, 2015, UPS and FedEx, respectively, will move to dimensional weight pricing for all ground shipments*. This means that an item weighing 2 pounds (such as a ladies handbag), packed in a box that is 19x15x5” would have a dimensional weight rating of 9 pounds – that’s a 28.3% price increase. Add the regular private carrier surcharges to that and you’re looking at a major budget buster.* Previously dimensional weights only applied for packages 3 cubic feet or larger
- USPS Priority Mail shipments are fast and reliable - Get packages from coast-to-coast in 2-3 days vs 5-6 days via private carriers and with the implementation of the Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMpb) the USPS typically has over 10 scan events per package which helps easily track your package
And, don’t forget, Endicia also has some new services that can help businesses save money and provide an even better customer experience:
- Pay-on-Use Returns: No more pre-paying of postage for return shipping labels. Only pay for postage on a return shipping label if and when it is scanned in the mail stream.
