Express mail in the United States

The adjustment would affect prices for the following retail and commercial domestic parcels.

Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select.

The Postal Service said no other products or services would be affected.

If approved, the new rates would take effect at midnight October 4 and and remain in place until midnight, January 17, 2027.

Let's start with shipping, because every major carrier is moving in the same direction at the same time.

USPS has proposed an average holiday increase of approximately 6% across Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select.

Those rates are expected to begin October 4th and continue through January 17th, pending approval.

UPS starts applying additional handling and oversized package surcharges on September 27th.

Well, let's look at some of what's already happened.

USPS filed on Tuesday that they're going to have a 6% increase on Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and other services.

UPS and FedEx publish their rate increases every year annually.

There are peak season charges that have just come out.