On April 6, 2022, the USPS filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect on July 10, 2022. This filing includes a two-cent increase in the price of First-Class Mail Forever stamp, changing it from 58 cents to 60 cents. Additionally, if approved, the metered 1-ounce letter will increase four-cents from 53 cents to 57 cents. As stated by the USPS, these price adjustments will help with the implementation of the Delivering for America plan.

The USPS is also exploring price adjustments for Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, Money Order fees and the costs associated with purchasing insurance when mailing an item.

The proposed Mailing Service price changes include:

Product

Current Price

Proposed Price

Letters (1 oz.)

$0.58

$0.60

Letters (metered 1 oz.)

$0.53

$0.57

Letters additional ounce(s)

$0.20

$0.24

Domestic postcards

$0.40

$0.44

International letter (1 oz.)

$1.30

$1.40

Product

Letters (1 oz.)

Current Price

$0.58

Proposed Price

$0.60

Letters (metered 1 oz.)

Current Price

$0.53

Proposed Price

$0.57

Letters additional ounce(s)

Current Price

$0.20

Proposed Price

$0.24

Domestic postcards

Current Price

$0.40

Proposed Price

$0.44

International letter (1 oz.)

Current Price

$1.30

Proposed Price

$1.40

There is currently no action needed by customers. We will continue to keep our Rate Change hub up-to-date with the latest information.

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U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2022

Published at: 04/22/2022

Lucas Bingham

Lucas Bingham is the Product and Business Development Specialist at FP Mailing Solutions. He has been with FP since 2017 and spends the bulk of his time working on FP’s digital solutions. When not at work Lucas enjoys being outside and spending time with his wife and two puppies, Clark and Nova.