Proposed Rates for Standard Non-Profit MailProposed Rates for Periodical Non-Profit Mail

January 27, 2000 | Read Time: 3 minutes

From the issue dated January 27, 2000

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Proposed Rates for Periodical Non-Profit Mail

FOR LETTERS
	Current rate	Proposed rate
Basic rate	16.9¢	15.9¢
Sorted by ZIP code¹	14.2¢	15.0¢
Enhanced carrier route	9.9¢	11.3¢
High density²	7.8¢	9.0¢
Saturation mailings³	7.2¢	8.4¢
Automation (basic)	11.9¢	12.9¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 3 digits⁴	11.4¢	12.2¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 5 digits⁴	9.3¢	10.1¢
Sorted by carrier route	9.2¢	10.0¢
Discounts off basic rate for point of entry:
Delivered to Bulk Mailing Center⁵	-1.6¢	-1.7¢
Delivered to Sectional Center Facility⁶	-2.1¢	-2.2¢
Delivered to local post office⁷	-2.6¢	-2.8¢
Note: Letters are defined as pieces 6-1/8 inches by 11-1/2 inches or smaller, not thicker than 1/4 inch, and weighing no more than 3.3 ounces. Under the proposed rates, bar-coded letters could weigh as much as 3.5 ounces. For non-letters, mailer pays the piece rate if individual mail pieces are 3.3 ounces or less, the pound rate if pieces are heavier.

FOR NON-LETTERS
	Current rate	Proposed rate
Basic rate per piece	23.3¢	21.9¢
Sorted by ZIP code¹	16.5¢	17.5¢
Enhanced carrier route	9.9¢	11.3¢
High density²	9.2¢	9.7¢
Saturation mailings³	8.4¢	9.2¢
Automation (basic)	18.2¢	17.8¢
Sorted by ZIP code¹	14.4¢	15.8¢
Discounts off piece rate for point of entry:
Delivered to Bulk Mailing Center⁵	-1.6¢	-1.7¢
Delivered to Sectional Center Facility⁶	-2.1¢	-2.2¢
Delivered to local post office⁷	-2.6¢	-2.8¢
Basic pound rate	55.0¢	58.0¢
Plus charge per piece	12.0¢	9.9¢
Sorted by ZIP code¹	55.0¢	58.0¢
Plus charge per piece	5.2¢	5.5¢
Enhanced carrier route	29.0¢	37.0¢
Plus charge per piece	3.9¢	3.7¢
High density²	29.0¢	37.0¢
Plus charge per piece	3.2¢	2.1¢
Saturation mailings³	29.0¢	37.0¢
Plus charge per piece	2.4¢	1.6¢
Automation	55.0¢	58.0¢
Plus charge per piece	6.9¢	5.8¢
Sorted by ZIP code¹	55.0¢	58.0¢
Plus charge per piece	3.1¢	3.8¢
Discounts off pound rate for point of entry:
Delivered to Bulk Mailing Center⁵	-7.9¢	-8.3¢
Delivered to Sectional Center Facility⁶	-10.0¢	-10.8¢
Delivered to local post office⁷	-12.6¢	-13.4¢

1 Under current and proposed rates, ZIP-code discounts under the basic rate are available for mail sorted to the first 3 or 5 digits.
2 Must be in batches of 125 or more pieces per carrier route and sorted according to the “walk sequence” of addresses on the route.
3 Mail that is sent to 75 per cent of the addresses or 90 per cent of the residences on a carrier’s route. Must be sorted according to the “walk sequence” of addresses on the route.
4 Must have 150 pieces to qualify for this rate.
5 21 centers that process mail for large regions.
6 More than 200 facilities that process mail in metropolitan regions.
7 Discount available only for mail that already qualifies as carrier route, high density, or saturation mail.

PER POUND
	Current rate	Proposed rate
Non-advertising portion	15.6¢	17.7¢
Advertising portion:
Delivery office¹	15.5¢	18.0¢
Sectional Center Facility²	17.8¢	21.0¢
Zones 1 and 2	21.5¢	24.7¢
Zone 3	22.9¢	26.3¢
Zone 4	26.3¢	30.2¢
Zone 5	31.6¢	36.1¢
Zone 6	37.1¢	42.3¢
Zone 7	43.8¢	49.9¢
Zone 8	49.5¢	56.3¢
Note: Charges are computed by adding per-piece and per-pound charges. Zone charges refer to the distance mail is sent.

PER PIECE
	Current rate	Proposed rate
Required preparation³	25.1¢	30.2¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 3 digits	20.8¢	26.0¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 5 digits	18.3¢	21.1¢
Presorted to carrier route	11.3¢	13.4¢
Editorial discount⁴	-4.4¢	-6.3¢
Discounts for sorting:
Prepared to Delivery office¹	-0.7¢	-2.0¢
Prepared to Sectional Center Facility²	-0.4¢	-1.1¢
High density⁵	-1.9¢	-2.4¢
Saturation⁶	-3.7¢	-4.1¢
Automation mail:⁷
Letters with bar codes	18.9¢	24.9¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 3 digits	16.1¢	21.8¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 5 digits	14.8¢	16.5¢
Non-letters with bar codes	20.5¢	27.2¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 3 digits	18.4¢	23.5¢
Sorted by ZIP code to 5 digits	16.2¢	18.4¢

1 Applies to carrier-route-sorted mail delivered to the facility where the carrier prepares his or her mail.
2 Applies to mail delivered within the jurisdiction of the Sectional Center Facility, a center that processes mail for a metropolitan area.
3 Mail sorted by ZIP code to 3 digits (other than for cities with their own 3-digit codes), by Sectional Center Facility, by state, or for mixed states.
4 To calculate this discount off the piece rate, multiply the figure given times the proportion of editorial content.
5 Must be in batches of 125 pieces or more per carrier route and sorted according to the sequence of addresses on the carrier’s route.
6 Mail that is sent to 75 per cent of the addresses or 90 per cent of the residences on each route and sorted according to the “walk sequence” of the carrier.
7 Applies only to pieces meeting Postal Service automation requirements.

SOURCE: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE