• Parcel Select Ground is the biggest news, with up to 58% decreases If you're okay with 2-8+ day delivery speed estimates, you now have an opportunity to save up to 79% compared to Priority Mail. We do recommend adding insurance when buying Parcel Select Ground, just in case... but if you can plan your shipping ahead of time, this kind of savings could be a game changer!
• Dimension-Based Priority Mail Cubic was made even more competitive for the smallest package sizes, where it's even cheaper than Parcel Select Ground. Although there's significant increases for most tiers in zones 5-8, the weighted national average is actually hardly changing from the Holiday Rates
• Weight-Based Priority Mail is getting up to 31% cheaper than Holiday Rates too, so getting quicker service for larger packages just got up to $16.95 cheaper!
• First Class Package is staying the same as the holidays, except for the 1-4 oz range which is only going up by 6-7 cents
• Priority Mail Flat Rate is getting 25 to 85 cents cheaper compared to the Holiday Rates, which is more great news.
• International is going up in general, with Priority Mail International to Canada being the only exception with rates up to 18% cheaper. Simple Export Rate will continue to be the cheapest international service, but its new rates won't be announced until the end of December.
