Holiday season 2025 shipping price changes take effect in October, Postal Service says | List

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
The holidays are just around the corner, and the U.S. Postal Service is introducing a temporary price adjustment for certain package services during the 2025 peak season.

This planned pricing, approved by the governors of the Postal Service on Aug. 7, would affect prices for retail and commercial domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select.

These temporary rates would go into effect Oct. 5 at 12 a.m. central time and remain on Jan. 18 at 12 a.m. central time. This adjustment is part of the Delivering for America 10-year plan.

The proposed prices are subject to review by the PRC before they take effect. Below are the most commonly used rates that will change:

Retail:



Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4
$0.40 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$0.60 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$0.95 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$3.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9
$0.90 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.45 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$7.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate
$1.45 for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
$0.90 for all other Flat Rate Products.

USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9
$0.50 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.00 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$5.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Express
$1.10 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$4.85 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.90 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$9.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$9.75 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$16.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate
$2.00 increase for Flat Rate Envelopes.

Commercial:



Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4, and Parcel Select (all entries)
$0.30 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$0.45 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-5 (PM), 4-9 (GA).
$0.75 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs and Cubic Tier 10 (GA).
$2.25 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9
$0.70 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-5.
$2.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$6.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate
$1.25 for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
$0.70 for all other Flat Rate Products.

USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9
$0.35 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$0.75 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-9.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs and Cubic Tier 10.
$5.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Express:
$1.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$1.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$3.95 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$7.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$8.95 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$13.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate
$1.75 for Flat Rate Envelopes

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