First Class Package International Service will see an average rate increase of 4.2% in 2022.Commercial Base (online postage) rates will start at $46.36 (previously $44.60). Priority Mail International will see an average rate increase of 3.7% in 2022.Commercial Base (online postage) rates will start at $44.95 (previously 42.85). Priority Mail Express International will see an average rate increase of 3.2% in 2022.This applies to Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail and Parcel Select Ground. Packages with length over 22 inches will have a $4.00 surcharge, packages with length over 30 inches will have $15.00 surcharge and packages over 2 cubic feet will have a $15.00 surcharge. Rates will be adjusted based on box dimensions. Starting in April 2022, a new “nonstandard fee” was introduced for packages that must be sorted manually by the USPS when the dimensions of the package exceed sortation requirements.Starting in April 2022, a $1.50 fee was introduced for packages that are greater than one cubic foot or have a box length greater than 22 inches if the customer did not provide dimensions or provided inaccurate dimensions inside an online postage provider (e.g.Parcel Select Ground will see a rate decrease of 12.1% for Commercial Base (online postage) in 2022, with rates starting at $7.22 (previously $7.01).First Class Package Service will see a rate increase of 7.4% for Commercial Base (online postage) in 2022, with rates starting at $3.37 (previously at $3.01).Priority Mail will see a rate increase of 2.7% for Commercial Base (online postage) in 2022, with rates starting at $7.37 (previously $7.16).Priority Mail Express will see a rate increase of 4.3% for Commercial Base (online postage) in 2022, with rates will starting at $23.50 (previously $22.75).Summary of the 2022 Postage Rate Increase (implemented January 9, 2022): NEW: Cubic pricing is being introduced for Parcel Select Ground.NEW: Priority Mail will now include $100 of insurance for free (previously $50 of insurance was provided for free). Rates will start at $3.49 (previously $3.19). Special services such as Registered Mail, Signature Confirmation and Return Receipt will also increase in July 2022.
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