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USPS Rate Increase for the 2024 Holiday Season

USPS is increasing rates for nearly all domestic shipments from October 6th to January 19th.

Updated over a month ago

Starting October 6th, USPS is increasing the rates for the 2024 peak holiday season for nearly all 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 💰

Rates will increase for nearly all domestic USPS shipments except Media Mail & Ground Advantage packages between 8 - 15.99oz that aren't sent to/from military or off-shore locations

  • Nearly All USPS Services Affected: The increase applies to nearly all domestic USPS services except Media Mail and certain Ground Advantage shipments that aren't being sent from military addresses or Alaska/Hawaii/U.S. Territories.

  • Use Our Rates Calculator for Exact Pricing: To see how much you'll save on your shipment, we recommend plugging your package's information into our Rates Calculator.

    • We have also updated the savings amounts for all USPS services in our Rates Sheet which you can review!

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.

Priority Mail Flat Rate increases

  • All Flat Rate Envelopes: $0.50 increase

  • Small Flat Rate Boxes: $0.50 increase

  • Medium Flat Rate Boxes: $0.85 increase

  • Large Flat Rate Boxes: $1.20 increase

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate increases

  • All domestic Priority Mail Express Flat Rate services will increase by $1.55

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