The E-commerce Seller’s Guide to 2019 Shipping Rate Changes

All the major carriers—USPS, FedEx, and UPS—are rolling out price increases for 2019; regardless of which carrier(s) or service(s) you use, these changes will affect you.

But don’t panic—as we do every year, the content team at ShippingEasy has developed this award-winning guide to help you navigate the changes and get the most out of every penny you spend on shipping in 2019. Our E-commerce Seller’s Guide to 2019 Shipping Rate Changes is the only resource you’ll need to:

  • Understand and compare the changes across all major carriers:
    The guide includes a side-by-side comparison of the changes and guidance on how to interpret them for your business.
  • Find the most cost-effective carrier for a given set of shipping parameters:
    A set of easy-to-use tables allows you to quickly determine which carrier provides the best pricing for a package based on its weight, destination zone, and delivery time (e.g. overnight, 2-3 day, and greater than 3-day), and whether there are alternative services (e.g. USPS First-Class Mail®, USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate®, or USPS Priority Mail Regional Rate® boxes) that may be even more cost-effective.
  • See how the changes impact real-world e-commerce businesses:
    We’ve once again analyzed proprietary, anonymous ShippingEasy customer data to calculate the impact of the planned rate increases for specific shipping situations—and how the impact can be mitigated by looking at alternative carriers and/or services.

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction

    1
  • Why Do I Care about Shipping

    2
  • Shipping ecosystem & capabilities to consider:

    4
  • Single vs multiple stores

    6
  • International Shipping

    7
  • Delivery speed and service levels

    8
  • Shipping pricing options

    9
  • Delivery flexibility

    10
  • Returns

    11
  • Data integration

    12
  • Inventory Management

    13
  • Carrier selection

    14
  • Fulfillment locations

    15
  • Pick lists, packing slips & shipping labels

    16
  • Picking & packing process

    17
  • Customer Marketing

    18
  • Analytics and reporting

    19
  • Shipping processes: High-level

    21
  • Step 1: aggregate and manage orders

    22
  • Step 2: process, fulfill, label

    23
  • Step 3: shipment of orders

    24
  • Shipping process: flowcharts

    25
  • Most Basic Process: Not Shipping Platform

    25
  • Basic Process with Shipping Platform

    26
  • Advanced Process: Product Shipping Information Known

    27
  • Advanced Process: Product Shipping Information Unknown

    28
  • Daily Deal Process

    29
  • Subscription Process

    30
  • Returns Process

    31
  • System & Services

    32
  • SaaS vs On-premise Sooftware

    33
  • Selling Platforms

    35
  • Shipping Platforms

    41
  • Peripherals

    42
  • Printers

    42
  • Scales

    45
  • Barcode Scanners

    46
  • Supplies

    47
  • Shipping Solutions: Evaluation & Selection

    48
  • How ShippingEasy Can Help

    49