USPS wants to add a 20% Repricing Fee to postage corrections caused by wrong package weights or dimensions starting January 17, according to Value Added Resource, which found the fee in a regulatory filing rather than in the agency’s November 12 rate announcement. A seller who came up $5 short would owe $6, while one who paid $5 too much would get only $4 back. USPS says the fee will push shippers toward accurate data and cover its cost of fixing errors. Since 2017, its automated package checks have recovered more than $1.4 billion of underpaid postage and refunded about $300 million. The filing, which still needs Postal Regulatory Commission review, also adds a $5 fee for barcode formats USPS equipment can’t read and extends its $3 noncompliance fee to manifests missing a weight.
