I just received the following from Pirate Ship.
USPS has announced 2025 rates for domestic and international services starting January 19th. The good news is that most prices are decreasing compared to the current rates!
What's going down? Overall price decreases for USPS services will range from small (1%) to very large (26% cheaper in some cases!)
- Weight-Based Ground Advantage rates are going down by 3.2% on average 🎉
- Priority Mail Cubic rates are decreasing by 2.9% on average 👍
- Weight-Based Priority Mail rates are decreasing by 3.8% on average 👏
- Learn more about the 2025 rates here
Some services will increase: USPS is increasing prices for select weight & zone combinations in Ground Advantage and Priority Mail, as well as rates for international services—these increases can be up to 9% over the 2024 holiday pricing.
International Services in Canada: USPS has resumed acceptance of mail and packages to Canada; more info here.
Simple Export Rate: Prices are increasing by $1 for all shipments, but Simple Export Rate still remains the cheapest way to ship internationally! Learn more about Simple Export Rate here!
