New USPS^® mailing rates announced for July 13, 2025

The latest USPS mailing services price changes will take effect on July 13, 2025. The new rates include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class^® Mail Forever stamp from 73¢ to 78¢. On average, the changes raise mailing services prices 7.4%. Special services products will also be affected by the new rates. 

What’s changing in First-Class Mail?

As of July 13, 2025, mailers will see price increases to USPS mailing products such as First-Class Mail and Certified Mail.

First-Class letters (retail stamps and metered) increase 5¢. The good news for online postage and meter users is that the savings for Metered letter rate remains at 4¢ per letter. The additional ounce rate is only increasing from 28¢ to 29¢ for letters.

First-Class Flats (Large Envelopes) are increasing 13¢, and the additional ounce rate for Flats is increasing 27¢ to 30¢ depending on the weight of the envelope.

Certified Mail is increasing to $5.30 per piece plus $4.40 for the physical Green Card Return Receipt or $2.82 for the Electronic Return Receipt. PitneyShip^® simplifies sending and managing Certified Mail, while also letting you take advantage of electronic Return Receipt, saving you $1.58 per piece with the new rates.

• Total cost for 1-ounce First-Class letter Certified Mail increases to $10.44 for Retail Return Receipt (Green Card) (metered)
  
• Total cost for 1-ounce First-Class letter Certified Mail will be $8.86 for electronic Return Receipt (Savings of $1.58 vs. Green Card)
  

You can check here to see the latest proposed prices. The Postal Regulatory Commission declined a USPS request to eliminate the Bound Printed Matter product, so those products will remain.

Our PitneyShip software delivers a better way to send, track, and manage your Certified Mail, while saving you $1.58* on every piece – with no volume requirements. Learn more here.

*Pending PRC approval

New rates announced for Retail and Commercial shipping services that will go into effect July 13, 2025.

The USPS has announced changes to its Shipping Services (Competitive Products) that will go into effect July 13, 2025.

The updated price files can be found here: July 2025 Price Change | Postal Explorer

Here is a summary of the average increases:

• Priority Mail^® prices increase an average of 6.3% with some prices decreasing like lighter weights in lower zones
• Ground Advantage™ prices increase an average of 7.1% with some prices decreasing like lighter weights in lower zones
• No change to Priority Mail Express^® prices

In addition, the following classification changes are proposed:

• USPS Ground Advantage Commercial packages will be sealed against inspection. This is an obviously needed change to the Commercial category and is great for customers looking to leverage the lower prices of the Ground Advantage service.
• Eliminate Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC) price category within Parcel Select. NDCs are no longer used as consolidation points in the network for all ground packages.
• There is a new $4.00 nonstandard fee based on non-standard characteristics such as tubes or rolls, liquids, wooden boxes, etc.
• The IMpb Noncompliance Fee is being renamed as the Package Quality Noncompliance Fee (the fee remains $0.25).

Pitney Bowes clients will continue to see the best rates on the market with a savings of up to 88% through the USPS Connect Ecommerce (CeC) program. Our software solutions take the guess work out of rates and presents you with the best possible USPS rate for every package you send. And don't forget, USPS does not add any surcharges for fuel, residential delivery, or regular Saturday delivery.

Check out our rate calculator below to see if your package qualifies for certain rates.