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Show International Express Mail rates , lowered bv U.S. Postal Service The United States Postal Service lowered" rates for Express Mail International Service as part of a plan to broaden its base in the multi-billion-dollar-a-year worldwide expedited mail market The new rate of $10.75 for up to one-half pound slashes the old price by as much as seven dollars and is designed to attract "business users of all sizes, as well as consumers," according to Centerville Postmaster KentButterfield. The $10.75 rate is effective July 1. Until then, the postmaster said, ' ' "3 "-' "T'4y i i i the Postal Service will offer an even lower introductory rate of $8.75 as a means of encouraging customers to try Express Mail International Service. ' . According to published, industry data, other couriers charge'between $14 and $69 for comparable services. ser-vices. Postmaster Butterfield said the pricing came about as the result of "unprecedented global cooperation" coopera-tion" between the. Postal Service and international postal administrations. "This is the first of many changes aimed specifically at providing pro-viding the best possible service for our customers," the postmaster - said. The Postal Service is already 1 a leader on the domestic side of the . ( expedited mail market. Our goal is to do the same around the world. ' ' Over the past five years, the Postal Service has added 67 countries coun-tries to their Express Mail International Interna-tional network, bringing the total ; number of nations served to almost 100. Most shipments reach their destinations in one to three days. |
