News / USPS leads the charge as rates for parcel deliveries start to fall

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A few days ago, eBay and Etsy trumpeted good news to online sellers that use their platforms: shipping some parcels is actually getting cheaper.

After years of inexorable rise, gravity is finally catching up with parcel rates, and the US Postal Service (USPS) is leading the downward charge, with UPS is allegedly gearing up to follow suit.

The platforms reported that shipping parcels through the USPS’s Priority Mail service was going to be up to 18% cheaper, although most charges are sinking ...