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Can I use regional rate box for regular Priority Mail?

Can I use regional rate box for regular Priority Mail?

Regional Rate Boxes, which can be used domestically and internationally, provide low-cost shipping alternative for commercial and online customers. The boxes combine the speed and convenience of Priority Mail® and Priority Mail International® shipping with zone pricing (based on destination) to reduce costs.

What are the zones for Regional Rate Boxes map?

Here’s how that roughly breaks down:

  • Zone 1: 1-50 miles.
  • Zone 2: 51-150 miles.
  • Zone 3: 151-300 miles.
  • Zone 4: 301-600 miles.
  • Zone 5: 601-1000 miles.
  • Zone 6: 1001-1400 miles.
  • Zone 7: 1401-1800 miles.
  • Zone 8: 1801 miles or greater.

Can anyone use Regional Rate Boxes?

package would be the same cost and a 3 – 15 lb. package would ship cheaper with Regional A rate. If your package is over 15 lbs, you can’t use a Regional A box….There are two different Regional box rates: A & B.

Package weight Regional Rate A Regular Priority Rate
3-15 lb Cheaper X
>15lb Can’t use Can use

Is Regional Rate box A flat rate?

However, in a sense it is a “flat” rate because the shipping costs the same, regardless of weight, for packages shipped to the same “zone.” Most online merchants can find savings by using Regional Rate boxes within their shipping service mix.

How do I get Regional Rate boxes?

To order your free USPS shipping supplies, just log-in to your Stamps.com account, click on “Store” and click on “Free USPS Supplies.” The U.S. Postal Service® will send the free Priority Mail Regional Rate boxes right to your door!

What does USPS Regional Rate Box B mean?

The Priority Mail Regional Rate Box® – B1 is a low-cost shipping alternative for commercial and online customers using Priority Mail® or Merchandise Return Service. This product ships in a pack of 10 or 25.

What is regional flat rate box B?

USPS Regional Rate Box B: Shipments of up to 20 lbs. Unlike flat rate boxes which cost the same regardless of destination, the rate you pay for Regional Rate boxes varies based on how far you are sending them (e.g. what zone or “region”). However, in a sense it is a “flat” rate because the shipping costs the same,…

What is Priority Mail Regional rate?

Regional Rate is a cost-saving USPS mail service that utilizes a shipment’s distance to its destination. As a little-known service of the USPS (it’s not even advertised in retail locations), Priority Mail Regional Rate gives big savings to businesses sending shipments weighing 20 lbs or less.

What is the USPS regional box rate?

Priority Mail custom (weight-based) box costs $30.79 (USPS – Commercial Plus Pricing) Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box costs $12.80 (USPS – Commercial Plus Pricing) Priority Mail Regional Rate Box A costs only $10.55 (USPS rate)