USPS Announces Temporary Price Change for 2025 Holiday Shipping Season

August 8, 2025

The United States Postal Service (USPS) filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price change for some package services for the 2025 peak holiday season. This temporary price adjustment is to help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful peak season.

The planned peak-season pricing, which was approved by the governors of the Postal Service on Aug. 7, would affect prices on the following retail and commercial domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select. No other products or services would be affected.

The planned price changes include:

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.

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.

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.
  • $0.45 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
  • $0.75 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
  • $3.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9

• • $0.70 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
  • $1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
  • $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.

• • $0.75 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
  • $1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
  • $5.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

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

The PRC will review the proposed prices before they are scheduled to take effect Oct. 5.