Rethink Your Shipping: The USPS Advantage

First-Class Mail Periodicals Standard Mail Single-Piece Parcel Post Media Mail Bound Printed Matter

Priority Mail Express Mail Parcel Select Parcel Return Service First Class Mail International Priority Mail International Express Mail International

What are USPS Shipping Services?

Shipping ServicesMailing Services

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USPS is a great value in price and service

Free tracking

Free Package Pickup

Free packaging supplies

Online shipping solutions

Discounts for postage

No surcharges

What We Want You To Know About USPS

Reliability is always No. 1

Convenience = ease of doing business

Value added features:

Tracking

Packaging

Electronic shipping solutions

Customer care

Price + features = value

Key Customer Decision Points

Gas prices are climbing -- so are competitors’ fuel surcharges.

Current fuel surcharges range from 10.5% of the package shipping cost for ground service and up to 36% of the package shipping cost for air service.

Surcharges Are Big Business

Surcharge Summary

No fee for residential delivery No fee for rural delivery No fee for address corrections No fee for forwarding No fee for Saturday delivery No fee for undeliverable mail No fee for packaging supplies No fee for pickup

Surcharges

Easy Payment for USPS Shipping

Centralized Accounting and Payment System (CAPS) EFT

Electronic Verification System (eVS) Allows electronic manifesting and payment

Online postage payment Click-N-Ship Shipping Assistant Vendors

Earned Cradle To Cradle certification

New packaging uses bio-friendly inks and cardboard

First and only firm to receive this endorsement for packaging

Packaging features Cradle To Cradle logo

Free Eco-Friendly Shipping Supplies

Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope: $16.50 US $23.95 Canada $25.95 All other countries

Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope: $ 4.80 US $ 9.95 Canada $11.95 All other countries

Prices Are For Retail. Shippers Using Click-N-Ship, PC Postage Or Express Mail Corporate Accounts Will Receive A Discounted Rate

Flat Rate PackagingConvenient flat rates for domestic and

international shipments

Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes: $ 9.80 US $23.95 Canada $38.95 All other countries

Priority Mail New Large Flat Rate Box: $12.95 US $10.95 APO/FPO $29.95 Canada $49.95 All other countries

Prices Are For Retail. Shippers Using Click-N-Ship, PC Postage Or Express Mail Corporate Accounts Will Receive A Discounted Rate

Flat Rate Packaging (con’t)

Free Package Pick Up

Customers request pickup at usps.com

Carriers pick up the packages while on their routes.

State of the Art Shipping Technology

Automated Package Processing System can handle 9,500 packages per hour

Intelligent Mail package barcode allows for improved tracking and processing

Leveraging scanning technology end-to-end package visibility

ONE barcodeis scanned for

all packagespackages

Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice

Customer Support

Our Business Service Network has been redesigned

Account Managers and Global Account Managerscan assist with growing your business

Inquiries and ClaimsNew electronic international inquiry processesNew domestic online claim processReduced claim-handling time

USPS Expedited Shipping:

Express Mail

Priority Mail

Overnight guaranteed delivery, free tracking, free Overnight guaranteed delivery, free tracking, free insurance up to $100, free packaging, and flat-rate insurance up to $100, free packaging, and flat-rate

optionsoptions

2 to 3-day delivery, Delivery Confirmation, available 2 to 3-day delivery, Delivery Confirmation, available insurance, free packaging, and flat-rate optionsinsurance, free packaging, and flat-rate options

Express Mail and Priority Mail

have zone-based pricing

Rate Comparison With Surcharges

2 lbs. Zone 4, overnight Competition USPS

Base rate $39.02 $24.65Residential surcharge $ 2.30 $ 0.00Saturday delivery $12.50 $ 0.00Address correction $10.00 $ 0.00Fuel surcharge $18.57 $ 0.00

Total $82.39 $24.65

Discounts and Rebates: A USPS First

Three percent discount for users of:

PC Postage

Express Mail Corporate Accounts

Online Shipping

Smart Meters

2% rebate for minimum quarterly vol. of 125 pkgs.

4.5% rebate for minimum quarterly vol. of 438 pkgs.

7% rebate for minimum quarterly vol. of 938 pkgs.

Express Mail – Volume-Based Rebates

Online with usps.com’s Click-N-Shipwith approved vendors

eBay

Stamps.com

Endicia

Pitney Bowes Inc.

Priority Mail Discounts

Online Shipping Solutions

Online Discounts

Online Insurance

Online Shipping Labels:

Click-N-ShipShipping AssistantUSPS Approved Vendors

Co-Branding and Custom Packaging

Link your brand to the name of America’s most trusted federal agency

What else can Expedited Shipping offer?

For us, Saturday is a business day

We deliver everywhere in the U.S.

52 extra delivery days

Express Mail Sunday and holiday delivery New legal–sized overnight envelope Hold For Pickup available in 31,000 locations

Priority Mail Open and Distribute

USPS Ground Shipping:

Parcel Select

Parcel Return Service

Merchandise Return Service

Parcel Select

Designed for large and medium-sized shippers

Three levels of entry give you three price levels

DBMC, DSCF or DDU (offers the lowest rate)

Partner with third-party logistics providers

FedEx

UPS

Reverse Logistics Opportunities

Reverse logistics solutions — growing need

Upward trend in items that are:

Returned

Recycled

Repaired

Recalled

Key USPS advantages

Easiest and most convenient returns network Collection boxes

Retail access – 37,000 outlets for returning packages

Pickup at more than 146 million addresses

Return Solutions

End-to-end service, customized to fit your needs.

Available for: Priority Mail Parcel Post First Class Mail

Merchandise Return Service

Parcel Return Service

Work-sharing earns discounts for you and offers an easy way for customers to return items

Two rate structures to retrieve returns by you or an agent

RBMC or RDU

First-mile commercial service

Free Package Pickup

What else can Ground Shipping offer? For us, Saturday is a business day

We deliver everywhere in the U.S.

52 extra delivery days

Parcel Select Service New tiered incentive pricing 98% on time delivery

Parcel Return Service New volume-based rebates

USPS International Shipping:

International Shipping

Four shipping options offer great value

No fuel or out-of-area surcharges

No brokerage fees

Same speed, much lower price

Price Comparison w/Surcharges Sending a 5 lb. package to Alice Springs, Australia

$105.90

$97.98

$110.95

$45.50

$41.73

$38.39

$38.28

$22.50

$22.00

$- $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 $140.00 $160.00 $180.00

UPS

FedEx

DHL

USPS

US Dollars

BaseCharge

FuelSurcharge

Out of AreaCharge

International Economy (5 Days) $158.97

Express Mail International (5 Days) $45.50

Worldwide Expedited (4-5 Days) $170.13

Worldwide Priority Express 2-5 Days $164.23

Online Shipping Solutions Payment

Automatic discounts for Global Express Guaranteed® (10%), Express Mail International (8%) Priority Mail International (5%)

Accepts major credit cards

Online Shipping Labels: Print labels and forms

Click-N-Ship Shipping Assistant USPS Approved Vendors

Manage shipments Packaging labels with tracking numbers Request a pickup

Volume Letter Mail Options

International Priority Airmail (IPA) Faster, cost-effective delivery for volume mailings. 3–7 business days to most locations

International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Affordable, reliable delivery for volume

global mailings. 7–14 business days to most locations

Customized Solutions

Customized agreements contain solutions tailored to meet your business needs. Volume incentives and customized services

from published IPA/ISAL prices and services

Incentive opportunitiesInternational package incentivesExpress Mail Corporate Account incentives

We handle 3 billion packages annually

We handle 1 in 4 packages shipped in the U.S.

More than 400 processing plants nationwide

Today’s U.S. Postal Service

148 million delivery points

37,000 Post Office locations

Nearly 200,000 delivery and collection vehicles

More locations than any other shipper. Period.

New eco-friendly packaging

We recycle 1 million tons of material a year

We operate the largest alternative-fuel vehicle fleet in the country

USPS commitment to the environment

Value For Your Shipping Dollar… We offer you high reliability with competitive

pricing on our expedited services

Our ground solutions Offer you economical shipping and full tracking

Our international rates average 40-60% lower then our competitors

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