USPS announced new shipping rates for anything shipped on or after January 18th, 2026...
Here’s what USPS is changing on January 18th:
- Ground Advantage: Rates for shipments up to 15.9 oz will go up by 4% on average, while most shipments between 10-20 lb will actually get up to 26% cheaper
- Priority Mail: Most Priority Mail rates are increasing by up to 13%, except for 11-20 lb which is actually getting up to 8% cheaper.
- Priority Mail Flat Rate: Most Flat Rate packages are getting cheaper by 10 to 20 cents, except Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes which are getting 15 and 30 cent increases.
- Priority Mail Express: Priority Mail Express rates are increasing by an average of 2%, except for PME Flat Rate Envelopes which are dropping 10-15 cents.
- USPS International: International shipping rates are increasing 4-8% on average.
- Simple Export Rate: SER rates are going up by $1-2, but it remains the cheapest way to ship internationally
