USPS Pitches More Biz Shipping Perks, Yawn
Published Date: 3/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Postal Service has asked for approval of new deals that offer special shipping options to businesses. If you use or work with these services, you can share your thoughts by March 6, 2025. These changes might bring fresh ways to send packages, but no big price changes are announced yet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New USPS negotiated shipping deals
On February 26, 2025 the USPS filed requests (Docket MC2025-1198/K2025-1198 and MC2025-1199/K2025-1199) to add two negotiated service agreements—Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 631 and Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 1335—to the Competitive Product List. If you run or work for a business that uses these shipping services, these deals may offer new shipping options; the Commission set a public comment deadline of March 6, 2025. The filings do not announce any large price changes.
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