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CAMPUS MAIL SERVICE TO CLOSE AT NOON JULY 25th
Request For Empty Intra-Campus Envelopes
New Prices Coming May 12, 2008
USPS Rate Increase - Effective May 14, 2007
USPS Rate Increase Resource Information
CAMPUS MAIL SERVICE TO CLOSE AT NOON JULY 25
Campus Mail
Service will close at noon Friday, July 25 for its annual employee appreciation
day. All outgoing mail that is not picked up on morning routes should
be brought to the mail center before 11 a.m. in order to receive same-day
processing. Mail delivery clerks will not run their afternoon routes.
Items will be collected from Centralized Afternoon Pick-Up Service (CAPS)
drop boxes at 11 a.m. and receive same-day processing. Items placed in
CAPS drop boxes after 11 a.m. will not be processed until the following
business day.
REQUEST FOR EMPTY INTRA-CAMPUS ENVELOPES
Despite efforts to keep the campus supplied with intra-campus mail envelopes, the demand is greater than the supply. Departments and individuals who have an excess supply of reusable envelopes are asked to please send them to Campus Mail Service at Box 870238 so that the envelopes may be put back into circulation. All envelopes should be empty before returning them to the mail center.
Campus Mail Service asks that the empty envelopes be bundled with a rubber band and marked as “Empty Envelopes for Reuse.”
Intra-campus
envelopes should be used only for sending items through the University’s
internal mail system and should not be used by departmental runners, faculty
or staff to transport items across campus.
New Prices Coming May 12, 2008
The USPS will adjust prices for mailing services — First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and Special Services - on May 12, 2008. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
A First-Class
Mail stamp will be 42¢. Customers can continue to use the Forever
Stamps they purchased for 41¢, even after the price change. The Postal
Service will also have a 62¢ stamp available shortly after May 12
for 1-ounce "nonmachinable" First-Class Mail letters, such as
square greeting cards.
Pricing highlights:
- No change in the First-Class Mail single-piece additional-ounce price.
- Lower additional-ounce price for presorted First-Class Mail letters.
- Lower pound price for Standard Mail saturation and high-density flats.
- Shape-based pricing for First-Class Mail International letters, flats, and parcels.
- First-Class Mail International price groups expand from five to nine groups.
Select
prices:
First-Class Mail letter (1 oz.) $0.42
First-Class Mail letter (2 oz.) $0.59
Postcard $0.27
First-Class Mail large envelope (2 oz.) $1.00
Certified Mail $2.70
First-Class Mail International to Canada and Mexico (1 oz.) $0.72
First-Class Mail International to all other countries (1 oz.) $0.94
The USPS will announce new prices for shipping services — Express
Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, and International Mail — in March.
Consistent
with The
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, the Postal Service will
adjust mailing services prices each May. By law, these prices can increase
on average no more than the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer
Price Index.
New Mail
Classification Schedule Prices (PDF)
New Prices-Notice 123, Price List (PDF)
APRIL
17TH, 2008
FERGUSON THEATRE
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us on Thursday, April 17th, for an educational session that will focus on the upcoming postal rate change and learn how "Shaped-Based Rating" will continue to directly impact your postage budget.
This seminar will take a comprehensive look at the new rates, help departments understand the impact the new rates could have on postage budgets, and offer strategies for mitigating the rate increase.
Guest Speaker: Guy Phillips - Pitney Bowes
What is Intelligent Mail? Come find out!
RSVP: Mike Butts at mbutts@fa.ua.edu or 348-2277
Note that delivery schedules may vary on this day.
The
mail center will be closed from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
USPS Rate Increase - Effective May 14, 2007
The United State Postal Service (USPS) will be implementing new domestic and international postage rates on May 14, 2007.
The upcoming rate change is unlike any in recent years. The new USPS rate structure will put a greater emphasis on size, shape and weight - while encouraging improved address quality. The USPS is looking to better align postal rates with the actual costs to process and deliver mail on a piece-by-piece basis.
In basic terms, you will be given incentives to:
- Create mailpieces that are compatible with the USPS processing systems
- Improve address quality
- Deposit letters, flats and parcels closer to their destinations
The US Postal Service is changing many preparation guidelines, as well as the manner in which they calculate postage. For the first time, the new rates will rely on the shape & size of the mailpiece, as well as weight, and reflect higher handling costs associated with flats and parcels.
For example, today a 3-ounce letter, flat, and parcel all cost $0.87 to mail at the First-Class Rate. The shaped-based rates will actually lower the same 3-ounce letter to $0.75 (-14%), but postage for a 3-ounce flat will increase to $1.14 (+31%), while a 3-ounce parcel will jump to $1.47 (+69%)
Postage rates will be increasing by an average of 9.0% across all classes of mail. However, because of the new "shaped-based rating" structure and the many different variables that will now determine postage rates, it is difficult to accurately calculate an "across the board" percentage increase. Many classes of mail will a see much higher increase; some by more than 125%.
More information regarding these changes can be found by visiting the US Postal Service website at www.usps.com/ratecase .
Rate Case Seminar Info
Because this Rate Case is more complex than in the past, Campus Mail Service will be hosting a Rate Case Seminar on May 9th at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at the Ferguson Center Heritage Room (322 Ferguson Center) to take a comprehensive look at the new rates, help departments understand the impact the new rates could have on postage budgets, and to offer strategies for mitigating the rate increase. UA personnel who are responsible for mailpiece design, mail preparation, and/or departmental postage budgets are strongly encouraged to attend.
Please contact
Mike Butts at (205) 348-2277 or via e-mail at mbutts@fa.ua.edu
to register for this informative seminar. Seating is limited, so please
confirm your registration as soon as possible.
USPS Rate Increase Resource Information
Visit the following links for more detailed information about the upcoming USPS Rate Increase and Shaped-Based Rating:
Pitney Bowes Rate Change Central
Pitney Bowes Rate Case Webinar
Practical Guide to the 2007 USPS Rate Change
Simplifying the 2007 USPS Rate Change
USPS Rates & Fees - Effective May 14th
MailPro: Special Edition - New Pricing
The Postal Service is alerting customers mailing items to Canada they must comply with strict Canadian Customs and postal administration addressing requirements.
All postal items (except postcards) that do not display the complete name and address of both the sender and the recipient—in roman letters (A, B, C) and arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) are being denied entry into Canada. Sender or recipient identification such as “Grandma” or “Aunt Ruth” is not acceptable and are among the causes of mail being returned.
According to Canadian officials, this action is pursuant to the Canada Customers Act and reflects heightened security measures.
Accordingly, addresses to recipients in Canada should be printed in ink or typewritten in capital letters, and the last line of the address must show only the country name, written in full, and in capital letters. When a Canadian postal delivery zone number is included in the address, mailing requirements allow that number to appear as the last line of the address.
Customers also are reminded that complete and legible customer declarations—along with required import documentation—must be provided to specifically identify the contents of any package. General descriptions such as “gift” or “present” are not acceptable.
Because international mail is subject to Customs examination in the country of its destination, when you ship items internationally you might need to complete and submit Customs Forms declaring the contents and their value.
You can now fill-out Customs Forms online by clicking here.
