The Iran War Is Driving Up Shipping Costs, Hitting Main Street at the Mailbox

Rising fuel prices and a temporary USPS rate hike are squeezing margins, forcing founders to rethink free shipping and shop ...

USPS to align dimensional pricing closer to FedEx, UPS

The agency plans to round up any fraction of an inch for several of its services, part of a wave of changes set to impact ...
People

USPS Says Shipping Costs Will Increase for Packages This Holiday Season. Here’s How Much They’ll Go Up

The price hike will go into effect Oct. 5, 2025 and last through Jan. 18, 2026 Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty The USPS announced a temporary price change for shipping parcels during the holidays, ...
Detroit Free Press

USPS wants to raise shipping rates. Will it affect Christmas gifts?

U.S. Postal Service users can be assured they won't face increase shipping costs to send packages this holiday season, but you should be prepared to pay more for USPS shipping services in the new year ...
The Courier-Journal

Some USPS services will cost more after today. What to know about holiday shipping price hike

Saturday, Oct. 4, might be a good day to ship packages. After today, the United States Postal Service is temporarily changing its prices for the holiday season. The agency stated the price adjustments ...
Retail Dive

TikTok Shop tightens Postal Service shipping options for sellers

TikTok Shop will require all U.S. Postal Service shipping labels to be purchased and printed through TikTok Shipping starting in January, the e-commerce platform said in a Nov. 14 communication to ...