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    Default July 28, 2013 USPS changes

    I just saw that the USPS will be implementing changes on July 28, 2013. It seems as though when they start renaming existing services, things tend to break but it is probably premature to take any action other than watch for July 28.

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    Express Mail is now Priority Mail Express
    In addition to the name change, the estimated time of arrival will be printed on each of your labels. Either “1 DAY” or “2 DAY” will be printed for PME labels, depending on the actual estimated delivery time of the shipment.

    Priority Mail now includes some USPS insurance
    The amount of insurance you get is dependent upon the rates for which you are eligible. Commercial Base Pricing (CBP) and Retail rates get $50 of included insurance, while Commercial Plus Pricing (CPP) and Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA) rates get $100. Remember, Express 1 gives you CPP rates for a lot of their services for Priority & Express mail, and CBP for pretty much everything else in Priority & Express mail.

    Some parts of the label have changed
    Just like with the new Priority Mail Express labels having an estimated delivery time on them, so too will the “regular” Priority Mail labels. Unfortunately, these are auto-generated by the system based on the origin and destination, and there’s no way to specifically select 1, 2, or 3-day delivery. Additionally, you’ll also find a Carrier Routing code in the top right of the delivery address on the new labels. Most of you probably won’t know what it means, but it is a change to the overall layout of the label.

    Electronic Delivery Confirmation is available for 13 more countries
    Now your shipments going to Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada (which was previously available), Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, & Switzerland will automatically have the free Electronic Delivery Confirmation added.
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    Default USPS Web Tools API updates...

    Is this a concern and are their updates that need to be made to the USPS shipping module prior to 7/28 (using ZC 1.39h, 1.50 and 1.51)?


    "Web Tools Customer,

    USPS will release updates to the Web Tools APIs on 28 July 2013. The staging environment is currently open for testing your updated applications. You may review staging information and the release notes at the USPS Web Tools site here for more details.

    If you rely upon a third-party developer (e.g. software or ecommerce/cart provider) for USPS products and services on your website or your shipping application, please direct any application-specific questions to them.

    For questions and concerns, please contact our customer support at 1-800-344-7779 or [email protected].

    Regards,
    Web Tools Program Office"

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    Default Re: USPS Web Tools API updates...

    I have received the same email today from USPS. Don't you like how much notice time they give a whole 10 days before it goes into effect.

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    Default Re: USPS Web Tools API updates...

    We've been investigating this for a couple days.
    We'll post back when there's an update available ... or whether any update is even needed.

    (There will probably need to be a new module published ... and that'll be in the Plugins area.)
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    Default Re: USPS Web Tools API updates...

    Thanks for looking into this. I hope it's an easy update (if it's needed at all)

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    Default USPS Updates for July 28, 2013: shipping module impact?

    Per the USPS, there will be changes to the Web Tools API implemented on July 28, 2013. Most notably, the names of express mail services are changing to "Priority Mail Express". It looks like the contents of the mail service info in the USPS responses will reflect this. Won't this change have an impact to the USPS shipping modules? Especially since the new names for "express" services also contain the word "priority".

    USPS info and release notes here

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    Default Re: USPS Updates for July 28, 2013: shipping module impact?

    A lot of changes to do the USPS July 28, 2013 shipping module ...

    We are working on it, and will post it in the add-on plugins when it is done ...
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    Default Re: USPS Updates for July 28, 2013: shipping module impact?

    Ajeh - Three days to go on this. I'm just wondering how testing is going?
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    Default Re: USPS Updates for July 28, 2013: shipping module impact?

    We are working on this as fast as we can ...

    I was going to have a test version for you guys yesterday ... then USPS changed the test server, again, and the results of all of the quote results ... so re-writing it all is again necessary along with testing before releasing it for your testing ...

    I am definitely not amused by them changing things all over again, to say the least ...

    We will release something as soon as we can for testing ...
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    Default Re: USPS Updates for July 28, 2013: shipping module impact?

    Ajeh,
    In reviewing the doc on the USPS site it appears that the changes to the rate quotes are renaming some services and adding additional services/options. Can you let me know if I've missed something? What did they change on the test servers that caused you to rewrite?

 

 
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