On November 10^th, 2021 the USPS^® filed notice with the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) for price changes to competitive shipping services, scheduled to take effect January 9^th, 2022.

If approved, Priority Mail^® and Priority Mail Express^® services would both increase approximately 3.1%, while other shipping service price adjustments will vary by product.

Proposed Domestic Priority Mail Flat Rate Retail price changes:

Product

Current

Planned Change

Small Flat-Rate Box

$8.45

$9.45

Medium Flat-Rate Box

$15.50

$16.10

Large Flat-Rate Box

$21.90

$21.50

APO/FPO Large Flat-Rate Box

$20.40

$20.00

Regular Flat-Rate Envelope

$7.95

$8.95

Legal Flat-Rate Envelope

$8.25

$9.25

Padded Flat-Rate Envelope

$8.55

$9.65

Product

Small Flat-Rate Box

Current

$8.45

Planned Change

$9.45

Medium Flat-Rate Box

Current

$15.50

Planned Change

$16.10

Large Flat-Rate Box

Current

$21.90

Planned Change

$21.50

APO/FPO Large Flat-Rate Box

Current

$20.40

Planned Change

$20.00

Regular Flat-Rate Envelope

Current

$7.95

Planned Change

$8.95

Legal Flat-Rate Envelope

Current

$8.25

Planned Change

$9.25

Padded Flat-Rate Envelope

Current

$8.55

Planned Change

$9.65

The USPS believes that even with these new rates, they will keep the Postal Service competitive.

Currently there is no action needed by customers. We will keep our rate change hub up-to-date with the latest information.

For a full product list please visit the Postal Explorer website here.

Published at: 12/10/2021

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.