2021 USPS® postage rate
change overview
The tables below itemize the USPS® postage rate changes for First-Class® and Priority Mail® as approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission for January 24, 2021.
USPS postal rates that will not change for 2021:
- Rates for Retail and Forever® stamps and First-Class® Mail Flats (up to 1 oz.) will remain the same.
USPS postal rates that will increase for 2021:
- Rates for First-Class® Mail Metered Letters and Postcards will increase 1¢.
- Rates for Priority Mail® and Priority Mail Express® will increase by 4.1% and 3.5% respectively, but those increases vary by Retail/Commercial, zone and weight.
No matter how small, every USPS postage rate
increase impacts your bottom line
A SendPro® sending solution automatically factors in new USPS postal rate changes and provides First-Class Mail discounts and Commercial Base rates (for larger items you send via Priority Mail) not available at the Post Office. Despite the rate increases for 2021, USPS still offers some of the most economical services available for mailing and shipping.
USPS First-Class Mail
Approved 2021 rates vs. 2020 rates
USPS First-Class Mail postage rate change overview
- First-Class Mail Metered Letters will increase 1¢ to $0.51 (1oz.)
- The additional ounce cost for First-Class Mail Letters (Metered and stamps) will increase from $0.15 to $0.20.
- Retail Postcards will ncrease from $0.35 to $0.36.
- Stamps will remain at $0.55.
- Online postage and meter users will automatically save 4¢ on every First-Class Letter with the Metered Mail rate.
- Rates for First-Class Mail Flats/Large Envelopes will remain the same.
Save on USPS First-Class Mail with metered mail
Postage meters and scales like the ones included with SendPro sending solutions make it possible for you to purchase postage in advance and print it directly on an envelope. Metered mail gives your business access to discounted postal rates from USPS, saving you up to 4¢ on every First-Class letter sent.
USPS Priority Mail postage rate changes
Save up to 40.3% on Priority Mail Commercial Rates with SendPro®
USPS Priority Mail postage rate change overview
- Priority Mail Retail rates will increase by 3% on average, and Commercial Base rates will increase 3.6% on average.
- Priority Mail senders will save between 0.5% and 1.5% for packages weighing less than 6lbs being sent to Zones 1 to 4.
- Priority Mail increases vary by zone and weight with larger increases affecting packages weighing 7lbs. or more and packages being sent to Zone 6 or further. (For example, a 1 lb. Priority Mail piece going to zone 3 will only increase by 1.5, but a 12lb. package sent to Zone 6 increases by 10%).
- On average, Commercial Base prices reflect a 14.4% discount off Retail prices.
- New for 2021, a $100 fee will be assessed on any packages that exceed the maximum mailable size limit (combined length and girth greater than 130 inches).
Save up to 40.3%
on Priority Mail
Commercial Rates
with SendPro®
Save more on USPS Priority Mail with SendPro
On average, the Priority Mail bulk postage rates offered by Commercial Base reflect a 14.4% discount off Retail prices. You can automatically access Commercial Base discounts of up to 40.3% by printing a trackable (IMpb) label using SendPro Online, or the shipping app on a SendPro C or SendPro P-series device.
There are no volume requirements with SendPro, so you save whether you send one Priority Mail piece a month or multiple pieces a day.
USPS Priority Mail Express
Save on average 14.1% on Priority Mail Express Commercial Rates with SendPro®
USPS Priority Mail Express postage rate change overview
- Priority Mail Express Retail rates will increase by 1.0%.
- Priority Mail Express Commercial Base rates will increase on average 2.5%.
- Priority Mail Express price increases vary by zone and weight.
- On average, Commercial Base prices reflect a 14.1% discount off Retail prices.
- New for 2021, a $100 fee will be assessed on any packages that exceed the maximum mailable size limit (combined length and girth greater than 130 inches).
Save on average
14.1% on Priority
Mail Express
Commercial Rates
with SendPro®
Save more on USPS Priority Mail Express with SendPro
On average, the Priority Mail Express bulk postage rates offered by Commercial Base reflect a 14.1% discount off Retail prices. You can automatically access Commercial Base discounts by printing a trackable (IMpb) label using SendPro Online, or the shipping app on a SendPro C or SendPro P-series device.
With SendPro you can take advantage of Commercial Base discounts regardless of your shipping volumes.