https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/usps-fcps/ Ecommerce Industry News Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:55:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/usps-fcps/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/27/sellers-get-grace-period-as-usps-first-class-package-ends-july-9/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/27/sellers-get-grace-period-as-usps-first-class-package-ends-july-9/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:55:32 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229506 Don’t panic over the end of USPS FCPS at the end of next week – the transition should not be arduous for shippers, and the US Postal Service is offering a grace period. On Tuesday, it said it would continue Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/27/sellers-get-grace-period-as-usps-first-class-package-ends-july-9/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/02/11/usps-ground-advantage-not-to-be-confused-with-ups-ground/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/02/11/usps-ground-advantage-not-to-be-confused-with-ups-ground/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2023 04:16:43 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228863 It hasn’t made sense to call First Class Package Service (FCPS) by that name since the USPS reclassified it to a “competitive” service. That’s because whenever there’s a change to “market dominant” rates, it includes First Class mail, but doesn’t Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/02/11/usps-ground-advantage-not-to-be-confused-with-ups-ground/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/13/usps-frankensteins-first-class-package-and-ground/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/13/usps-frankensteins-first-class-package-and-ground/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2022 01:09:32 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227829 The USPS will eliminate Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground services, which offer very low rates for large or heavy packages (up to 70 pounds). And it will reinvent First Class Package Service, which is currently limited to lightweight packages Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/13/usps-frankensteins-first-class-package-and-ground/feed/ 11 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/04/18/usps-to-slow-delivery-of-first-class-packages/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/04/18/usps-to-slow-delivery-of-first-class-packages/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:08:29 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227427 The US Postal Service will slow down First Class Package Service (FCPS) for packages that travel longer distances by transporting them by ground instead of by air. Packages traveling the greatest distances will be most affected: 32% of volume will Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/04/18/usps-to-slow-delivery-of-first-class-packages/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/10/usps-shipping-rate-hike-includes-new-penalty-fees/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/10/usps-shipping-rate-hike-includes-new-penalty-fees/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:15:21 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226645 The USPS Shipping rate hike announced on Wednesday is bad news for online sellers, and that’s not all! There’s a new $1.50 penalty fee that could blindside sellers shipping packages if they aren’t extremely careful. The USPS press release didn’t Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/10/usps-shipping-rate-hike-includes-new-penalty-fees/feed/ 12 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/08/confusing-message-about-usps-package-slowdown/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/08/confusing-message-about-usps-package-slowdown/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:17:37 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226424 Just as the USPS has slowed down First Class Mail, it also wants to slow down First Class Packages (FCPS). But in a somewhat confusing message today, it said it would delay the planned slowdown but would keep in place Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/08/confusing-message-about-usps-package-slowdown/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/10/13/the-online-sellers-guide-to-usps-shipping-rates-for-2019/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/10/13/the-online-sellers-guide-to-usps-shipping-rates-for-2019/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:25:59 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=11487 The USPS filed its shipping rates for 2019, and it’s making some drastic changes that will impact online sellers. It’s not an across-the-board rate change, so some sellers will be impacted more than others, depending on what kinds of packages Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/10/13/the-online-sellers-guide-to-usps-shipping-rates-for-2019/feed/ 13