USPS Caps Rate Changes to Once a Year Through 2030
Published Date: 6/13/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
Starting in 2025, the Postal Service will only change rates for Market Dominant products once a year until 2030, making prices more predictable and easier to manage. They’ll also fix discounts to better match actual cost savings, stopping unfair price cuts. These changes affect businesses and customers who use postal services and aim to save money and simplify how rates are set.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Align Workshare Discounts to Avoided Costs
The proposal would require workshare discounts for Market Dominant products to match the actual avoided costs, closing a regulatory gap that allowed excessive passthrough reductions. This changes how discounts for business mailers are calculated and aims to increase efficiency and reduce unfair price cuts.
One Annual Rate Change (2025–2030)
Beginning in 2025 and continuing through 2030, the Postal Service would be allowed to change rates for Market Dominant products only once per fiscal year. This aims to make postal prices more predictable and easier for businesses and customers to manage.
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