Here's how much USPS rates increased on January 21, 2024
USPS rates increased on January 21, 2024. The charts below show the old rates (crossed out) and new rates (in yellow) for common types of USPS mail.
If you don't see what you need, you can look at the January 21 USPS rate chart for other services and products. Or you're welcome to contact us with specific questions and we'll do our best to get you to the information you need.Retail rates:
First Class Mail - Postcards, Letters, Flats
USPS Ground Advantage Retail - Parcels
Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail
Presort & commercial rates:
Presorted First Class Mail - Postcards, Letters and Flats
USPS Ground Advantage Commercial - Parcels
Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail - Commercial
Marketing Mail - Letters, Flats and Parcels - Commercial
Marketing Mail - Letters, Flats and Parcels - Nonprofit
Periodicals - Letters, Flats and Parcels
Bound Printed Matter - Flats and Parcels
Parcel Select (now includes what was Parcel Select Lightweight)
First Class Mail - Postcards, Letters, Flats - Retail:
USPS Ground Advantage Retail - Parcels:
Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail - Retail:
Presorted First Class Mail - Postcards, Letters and Flats:
USPS Ground Advantage Commercial- Parcels:
Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail - Commercial:
Marketing Mail - Letters, Flats and Parcels - Commercial:
(Scroll down for nonprofit rates.)
Marketing Mail - Letters, Flats and Parcels - Nonprofit:
(Scroll up for commercial rates.)
Periodicals:
Bound Printed Matter - Flats and Parcels:
(Rates for Bound Printed Matter parcels will stay the same.)
Parcel Select:
Effective January 21, 2024, Parcel Select Lightweight was combined into Parcel Select.
Here are the changes for the first ten pounds:
How to calculate volume
Here are the changes for the first ten pounds:
How to calculate volume
How to compute the volume of a parcel for the USPS volume surcharge:
To determine whether a parcel is more than 2 cubic feet in volume, meaning that the USPS volume surcharge will apply:
- Measure the length, width and height in inches. If the parcel is not rectangular, measure each dimension where it is the largest. For a tube, use the diameter for both the width and the height.
- Round off each measurement to the nearest inch. For example, if the measurement is at least 6" but less than 6 1/2", round down to 6". But if it is 6 1/2" up to 7", round up to 7".
- Multiply the rounded length by the rounded width by the rounded height.
- If the piece is not rectangular, multiply by 0.785.
