Overview
- Shipping price changes are slated to take effect on Jan. 18, 2026, pending completion of the federal review process.
- Planned average increases include about 6.6% for Priority Mail, 5.1% for Priority Mail Express, 7.8% for USPS Ground Advantage and 6% for Parcel Select.
- USPS says mailing service prices will not change in January, so the First‑Class Mail stamp price remains the same.
- The agency frames the adjustments as part of its 10‑year transformation to strengthen finances, citing a larger FY2025 controllable loss of $2.7 billion and operating revenue of $80.5 billion.
- USPS says the proposed shipping rates reflect consumer price index factors and market conditions and were approved by its Board of Governors.