04/07/2016
Postage Rollback to Take Effect April 10
Absent Congressional or Court action to make the existing exigent surcharge for Market Dominant products and services part of the rate base, the Postal Service™ will be required to reduce prices for Forever stamps and other mailing products, effective Sunday, April 10.
The price of mailing a 1-ounce First-Class Mail letter will be 47 cents, down from 49 cents.
Letters with additional ounces will drop to 21 cents (from 22 cents), letters to international destinations will fall to $1.15 (from $1.20) and postcard prices will be 34 cents (from 35 cents).
Commercial prices will also decrease. The price reductions are required because the Postal Regulatory Commission has ordered USPS to reverse a 4.3 percent exigent surcharge that has been in place since January 2014.
The proposed pricing files are posted on Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com.
Contact us if you have any other questions about these changes.