What happened?
On October 10, 2018, the United States Postal Service (USPS) filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes slated to take effect January 27, 2019. The PRC approved the request on November 13, 2018 with minor adjustments.
What are the approved rate changes?
Postage rates will be modified as follows:
| Class | Category | Rate Change |
| Periodicals | Flats | 2.52% |
| USPS Marketing Mail | Flats | 2.62% |
| USPS Marketing Mail | Letters | 2.38% |
| USPS Marketing Mail | Saturation Flats | 3.56% |
| USPS Marketing Mail | Saturation Letters | 3.82% |
| Bound Printed Matter | Presorted Flats | 2.47% |
| Bound Printed Matter | Presorted Parcels | 2.22% |
| Bound Printed Matter | Single-Piece Flats | 1.56% |
| Bound Printed Matter | Single-Piece Parcels | 1.65% |
Walsworth monitors mailing rate changes and communicates postage information as it becomes available.
You can learn more about Walsworth’s mailing services and capabilities here.
Questions?
Please contact us if you have questions regarding how this rate change might affect your organization.
In addition, if your organization isn’t already taking advantage of co-mail, now is a great time to consider the savings of co-mailing your publication.
