Starting October 5th, USPS is increasing the rates for the 2025 peak holiday season for some shipments, but you'll still save the most booty when you buy labels on Pirate Ship!
To see how much you'll save, plug your package's information into our Rates Calculator 💰
USPS is raising rates for most shipments this holiday season, except for packages weighing 3-10 lb
Many 3-10 lbs shipments won’t change: Good news, matey—almost all packages in the 3-10 lbs range for Ground Advantage and Priority Mail won’t see price increases this holiday season!
All other domestic USPS shipments will increase (except for Media Mail): Outside of the 3-10 lbs weight range, nearly all domestic USPS shipments will see increases except USPS Media Mail.
Use our Rates Calculator for exact pricing: Below is a breakdown of how much each service will change, depending on the weight and zone you're shipping to. To see the exact amount you'll save on your shipment, we always recommend plugging your shipment information into our Rates Calculator.
USPS Ground Advantage
Zones 1-4
0-1 lbs | $0.30 increase |
2 lbs | $0.20 increase |
3-10 lbs | No change |
11-25 lbs | $0.75 increase |
26-70 lbs | $2.25 increase |
Zones 5-8
0-1 lbs | $0.35 increase |
2 lbs | No change |
3-10 lbs | No change |
11-25 lbs | $1.25 increase |
26-70 lbs | $5.50 increase |
Zone 9
0-3 lbs | $0.35 increase |
4-10 lbs | $0.75 increase |
11-25 lbs | $1.25 increase |
26-70 lbs | $5.50 increase |
Priority Mail
Zones 1-4
0-2 lbs | $0.30 increase |
3-10 lbs | No change |
11-25 lbs | $0.75 increase |
26-70 lbs | $2.25 increase |
Zones 5-8
0-1 lbs | $0.70 increase |
2 lbs | $0.19 increase for Zone 5 $0.35 increase for Zone 6 $0.11 increase for Zone 7 $0.21 increase for Zone 8 |
3-10 lbs | No change |
11-25 lbs | $2.75 increase |
26-70 lbs | $6.50 increase |
Zone 9
0-3 lbs | $0.70 increase |
4-10 lbs | $1.25 increase |
11-25 lbs | $2.75 increase |
26-70 lbs | $6.50 increase |
Priority Mail Express
Zones 1-4
0-3 lbs | $1.00 increase |
4-10 lbs | $1.50 increase |
11-25 lbs | $3.50 increase |
26-70 lbs | $8.95 increase |
Zones 5-9
0-3 lbs | $1.75 increase |
4-10 lbs | $3.95 increase |
11-25 lbs | $7.50 increase |
26-70 lbs | $13.00 increase |
Priority Mail Flat Rate
Large Flat Rate Boxes & APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate Boxes: $1.25 increase
All other Flat Rate products: $0.70 increase
Priority Mail Express Flat Rate
$1.75 increase for Flat Rate Envelopes
International services will not increase
The temporary rate increase applies only to domestic USPS services. International USPS services such as First Class Package International, Priority Mail International, and Priority Mail Express International are not affected.
Our software automatically applies temporary USPS price increases to your labels
No action is needed: We only tell you the details of these price increases to help you stay informed, but you don't need to remember them or do anything differently!
Our software automatically applies these temporary price increases at checkout to qualifying shipments, and will display them on the "Buy Label" page.
You'll still get the best discounts on Pirate Ship with the temporary holiday increases
Temporary USPS price increases aren't unique to Pirate Ship: Temporary price increases for USPS shipments aren't just happening on Pirate Ship. USPS imposes them everywhere, but you'll still get the best rates with us!
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