The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will no longer offer discount rates on certain packages.
Announced on September 11, USPS said it will no longer offer discounted rates through Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs) for packages entered by consolidators at Post Office Delivery Units.
The USPS has the authority to engage in NSAs. These are personalized contractual arrangements between the Postal Service and mailers, which can offer customers exclusive rebates, discounts, or pricing options in exchange for higher mail volumes and increased revenue.
“The Postal Service has been implementing a new strategic approach with respect to its contracts with package consolidator companies—ones that consolidate large volumes of packages for entry into various points of the USPS network,” a September 11 release from the USPS reads. The service said that such contracts “no longer reflect operational and financial realities in today’s market, the Postal network, or USPS’ refreshed product offerings.”