Freeport Press Blog Insights: The 2022 Holiday Package Shipping Season Approaches with Significant Carrier Surcharges

As eCommerce firms and shippers prepare for the Holiday Package Shipping Season, three major package delivery companies have announced their temporary package rate adjustments for the 2022 - 2023 Peak Holiday Season. The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on August 10 to surcharge prices on Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail First Class Packages, Parcel Select and USPS Retail Ground. International packages will be unaffected. Pending an expected approval by the PRC, the surcharges would be effective on October 2, 2022, and stop on January 22, 2023. The conclusion is timed to coincide with the effective date of general semi-annual January postage rate increase. Commercial mailing and fulfillment vendors normally qualify for Priority Mail and First-Class commercial rates with increases which are "stepped" to reflect heavier weights and expanding zones of travel distance from the mail's point of induction. Parcel Select rates are generally used by Commercial Mailers who offer larger quantities of identical shapes and weights. It is interesting to note that the recently inaugurated USPS Connect Local Parcel Delivery Service, Parcel Return Service and lastly Lightweight Parcel Select mail will receive no increase. The Postal Service is aggressively promoting these products and...The post Insights: The 2022 Holiday Package Shipping Season Approaches with Significant Carrier Surcharges appeared first on Freeport Press.