The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced plans to implement “new competitive prices” for its shipping services, aiming to bolster revenue.

Earlier this month, USPS submitted a proposal detailing price increases for several services, including Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select. These adjustments are intended to generate additional income for the postal service. Specifically, Priority Mail rates are set to rise by an average of 6.6%, while Priority Mail Express will see a 5.1% increase. Additionally, USPS Ground Advantage services will experience a 7.8% hike, and Parcel Select services will go up by an average of 6%.

In the same filing, USPS also suggested future price hikes for various other services in 2026. These include the premium forwarding service, package interception service, and certain international shipping options like the M-bag Service, which is slated for a significant 44% increase. The M-bag Service pertains to “sacks of printed matter such as books or advertising material sent to a single foreign addressee,” according to USPS.

The USPS Board of Governors, which counts Postmaster General David Steiner among its members, initially approved these proposed changes. The proposal has been forwarded to the Postal Regulatory Commission, an independent body that oversees USPS operations, for further review.

Pending approval, the updated pricing structure is scheduled to take effect on January 18, 2026.

“As part of the Postal Service’s network modernization and transformation plan, these proposed changes will support creation of a revitalized organization capable of achieving its public service mission — providing a nationwide, integrated network for the delivery of mail and packages at least six days a week — in a cost-effective and financially sustainable manner over the long term, just as the U.S. Congress has intended,” USPS wrote in a news release issued on Nov. 14.

In its news release, USPS stressed that only its prices for shipping services would be increasing — not the price of a stamp.

“As the Postal Service previously announced, the organization will not raise prices in January for Mailing Services. This means the price of a First-Class Mail stamp will not change,” USPS wrote.

The price of a First Class stamp last increased from 73 cents to 78 cents in July 2025. Before that, the most recent price increases took effect in June 2024, January 2024 and July 2023, according to USPS data.