Overview
- USPS, which filed the plan Wednesday with the Postal Regulatory Commission, seeks an 8% increase on Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select.
- If approved, the surcharge would start April 26 and run through January 17, 2027, and it would not change the price of First-Class stamps or other mail services.
- The Postal Service says the move helps cover rising diesel and jet fuel expenses, while reports note rivals FedEx and UPS are charging far larger fuel fees of roughly 25% to 28%.
- The March 24 board approval followed Postmaster General David Steiner’s warning that USPS could run out of cash within a year without more pricing flexibility and higher borrowing limits.
- For customers, common shipments would see modest increases — a medium Priority Mail flat-rate box would rise from $22.95 to about $24.80 — as regulators weigh the request.