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USPS raises Priority Mail and Ground Advantage 6 percent from Oct 4 to Jan 17
The Postal Service's Governors set a time-limited peak-season increase of 6.0 percent on average for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select, in effect from October 4, 2026 until January 17, 2027, at both retail and commercial prices.
- Increase6.0 percent
- EffectiveOctober 4, 2026
- Rolls backJanuary 17, 2027
What the document says
Matched to source. The increase is temporary and covers the peak season.
Matched to source. Ground Advantage, the workhorse for lightweight parcels, rises 6.0 percent on average.
Matched to source. Priority Mail rises the same amount.
Matched to source. Priority Mail Express rises 6.0 percent too.
Matched to source. Parcel Select increases vary by weight class.
Matched to source. International products and extra services are untouched.