Add a penny on 12May08:
1
oz $0.41
$0.42 after 12May08.
2 ounces $0.58
$0.59 after 12May08.
3 ounces $0.75
$0.76 after 12May08.
3.5
oz
$0.92 heavier? Go to
“Flats”.
$0.93 after 12May08.
Add $0.17 “non-machinable”
penalty and $0.20 after 12May08.
Square? Goes though
their machines but they can’t
tell which way? Add
$0.17 and $0.20 after 12May08.
Almost square (less than 30%
height-width difference)? Add $0.17 and $0.20 after 12May08.
Too
skinny?
(long
length more than 2.5x short)? Add
$0.17 and $0.20 after 12May08.
Length over 11 ½”
? Go to
“Flats”.
Height
over 6 1/8”? Go to
“Flats”.
(A Size 14 envelope is OK;
Size 10 is normal)
Thicker
than ¼”?
Go to “Flats”.
Tired? Sorry, we will change
rates every May from now on.
“Flats” (Large 1st Class Envelopes)
Effective 12May08:
1
oz $0.83
and add17 cents
each additional
ounce
2 ounces $1.00
3 ounces $1.17
(fold
it in half and go in a business envelope for 76 cents)
4 ounces $1.34
5 ounces $1.51
6 ounces $1.68
7 ounces $1.85
(7
oz & over: cheaper than prior
rate)
8 ounces $2.02
9 ounces $2.19
10 ounces $2.36
11 ounces $2.53
12 ounces $2.70
13 ounces $2.87
FLATS:
Prior 12May, it was 3 cents less:
2 ounces $0.97
3 ounces $1.14 (fold
it in half and go in a business envelope for 75 cents)
4 ounces $1.31
5 ounces $1.48
6 ounces $1.65
7 ounces $1.82 (7
oz & over: cheaper than prior
rate)
8 ounces $1.99
9 ounces $2.16
10 ounces $2.33
11 ounces $2.50
12 ounces $2.67
13 ounces $2.84
(Padded envelopes, rigid photo mailers, medical samples)
Effective 12May08:
1 oz $1.17 and add 17 cents each additional ounceLength
plus girth over 108” Go to Parcel Post.
(Parcel Post maximum length
+ girth is 130 inches.)
2 ounces $1.30
3 ounces $1.47
4 ounces $1.64
5 ounces $1.81
6 ounces $1.98
7 ounces $2.15
8 ounces $2.32
9 ounces $2.49
10 ounces $2.66
11 ounces $2.83
12 ounces $3.00
13 ounces $3.17
Delivery
confirmation is offered online for 18 cents vs $0.75 at the counter.
If over
13 oz, your online postage purchase for "First Class Pkgs" will be
rejected.
Try instead Priority Mail
or Parcel Post
Length
plus girth over 108” Go to Parcel Post.
(Parcel Post maximum length
+ girth is 130 inches.)
First Class 42¢ +17¢
Flats
padded
envelopes and small pkgs
International
and Postcards
PRIORITY
ExpressMail
$$$ and insurance
MediaMail
(bookrate)
1
ounce, Canada & Mex $0.72
(about 5 sheets + thin
envelope)
+ 24¢ each additional oz up to 3.5oz to
+ 55¢ each additional oz up to 3.5oz to Mexico.
+ 80
To make it impossible to mail a letter without going online,
we have expanded the number of country categories from 5 to 9.
With 100 major nations in the
world, we still have a long way to go. Stay tuned.
After 3.5 oz, try Priority Mail flat rate envelopes or the two smaller flat rate boxes.
Service up to 64 oz was dropped on 12May08.
Prior to 12May08:
1
ounce, Canada & Mex $0.69
(about 5 sheets + thin
envelope) $0.72
after 12May08
+ 31¢ each additional oz up to 8oz to
+ 43¢ each additional oz up to 8oz to Mexico.
+ 90
4 lbs (64 oz) max.
After 8oz, add $0.90 for each 4 oz increment to Canada.
After 8oz, add $1.40 for each 4 oz increment to Mexico.
After 8oz, Australia, NZ and Japan and much of the RestOfWorld
are cheaper than the European Union countries, which are now the most
expensive in the world for our heavier airmail items to get into.
Please
double-check your
country at http://postcalc.usps.gov/
Postcard
26¢, 27¢
after
12May08
4
¼ x 6’ max, 0.016” max (16
mills;
typical business card is 12 mills)
Too
big? Mail under
letter rates for 41 cents domestic .
International Postcards 94¢ after 12May08
RestOfWorld:
94 cents
Aerograms
/ Air
Letter Sheets are
discontinued by the postal service of the
If you have old aerograms, you can use them at the current First-Class "Regular" Letters rate by adding additional stamps. Or save them for eBay.
First Class 42¢ +17¢
Flats
padded
envelopes and small pkgs
International
and Postcards
PRIORITY
ExpressMail
$$$ and insurance
MediaMail
(bookrate)
After
12May08 everything varies by zone.
To cope with the complexity and to obtain a discount that is usually 3%, purchase Priority postage online at:
$4.80 flat rate envelope domestic, any zone, any weight$9.80 regular flat
rate box any zone, any weight.
Two
regular-size boxes are available:
11"
x 8.5" x 5.5" and
13.625" x
11.875" x 3.375
PRE-MAY 12, 2008:
$4.60
flat rate envelope domestic, any zone, any weight
as long
as you can seal the envelope without extra tape.
The
same envelope may be used internationally ( 4
pound maximum )
—
— All other countries, $11.00
$8.95 flat rate box
The
same box may be used internationally (20 pound maximum
)
—
—
Two
boxes available:
11"
x 8.5" x 5.5" and
13.625" x
11.875" x 3.375".
Above 1 lb, pricing varies
by zone -- cheaper than a flat rate box if in only one state or two
away.
Insurance up to $500 available on-line; up to $5,000 if you present the
package to a Post Office clerk.
packages larger than 1 cubic foot
traveling far (Zones
5 through 8) are priced by size because
such trips use air transportation.
Or rather, you use the same old tables that price everything
by
weight, but you must use an imaginary weight calculated from your
package size as 8.9 lbs per cubic foot.
This works out to LxWxH
in inches
divided by 194. Trying to have something both ways at once
(size
or weight? Decide!! No, wait, don't decide, FUDGE!)
means
accepting complexity and lies (your box surely does not weight exactly
8.9 lbs/cubic foot). Complexity, lies, and indecision might
be
some people's definition of "bureaucracy".
First Class 42¢ +17¢
Flats
padded
envelopes and small pkgs
International
and Postcards
PRIORITY
ExpressMail
$$$ and insurance
MediaMail
(bookrate)
Express Mail
After
12May08 everything varies by zone.
To cope with the complexity and to obtain a discount that is usually 3%, purchase Express postage online at:
Any
Express shipment up to
1/2 lb must use a "Flat Rate Envelope".
a $16.25 flat rate envelope takes any weight to any zone.
Order flat rate envelopes in cardboard or Tyvek here. 1, This complex page may not display in browsers not sold by Microsoft or not favored by the USPS. 2. To find the page if it has been moved, search on Express mail maximum order like this: sample search.
PRE-MAY 12, 2008:
$16.25 flat rate envelope any weight, any zone.
1 lb, $19.50
1
lb &
over now varies by zone, 70 lb max
Available
on most domestic services, but you would want it only for trackable
shipments like Priority or Express.
$0.01 to
$50: $1.65
$50.01 to
$100: $2.05
$100.01 to
$200: $2.45
$200.01 to
$300: $4.60
$300.01 to
$400: $5.50
$400.01 to
$500: $6.40
$500.01 to
$600: $7.30
$600.01 to
$5,000: $7.30 plus $0.90 for each $100
or fraction over $600 in declared value.
Maximum
liability is $5,000.00.
Restrictions
apply to foreign mail – try a wired bank to bank transfer
instead. Banks
charge $25 or $50 per
transaction.
First Class 42¢ +17¢
Flats
padded
envelopes and small pkgs
International
and Postcards
PRIORITY
ExpressMail
$$$ and insurance
MediaMail
(bookrate)
Media
Mail Rates
Books, DVDs, etc.
Be sure to follow postal regulations exactly
as to what can go into the box.
Domestic
Rates
Up to 1 pound: $2.23
Up to 2 pounds: $2.58
Up to 3 pounds: $2.93
Up to 4 pounds: $3.28
Up to 5 pounds: $3.63
It goes higher, see http://postcalc.usps.gov/ and expect about $7.13 for 15 lbs, $12.38 for 30, and $26.38 for the max which is 70 lbs.
Before 12May:
Up to 1 pound: $2.13
Up to 2 pounds: $2.47
Up to 3 pounds: $2.81
Up to 4 pounds: $3.15
Up to 5 pounds: $3.49
Domestic
Money Orders
Up
to $500 -- $1.05
$500.01
to $1000.00 -- $1.50
Domestic
Delivery Confirmation
First Class
Mail $0.60 at the counter (?), less if you mail
electronically.
Priority
Mail $0.65 at the counter, free if you mail electronically.
Parcel Post
$0.55;
$1.80
for Signature Confirmation
First Class 42¢ +17¢
Flats
padded
envelopes and small pkgs
International
and Postcards
PRIORITY
ExpressMail
$$$ and insurance
MediaMail
(bookrate)
from my town McLean to ZIP XXXxx
Try http://postcalc.usps.gov/Zonecharts/ (a U.S. Postal Service link) for your own town. You can get a chart like the one below.
This zone chart is handy for Priority boxes that are not flat rate, and essential for Parcel Post if you insist on killing yourself instead of using the on-line calculator at http://postcalc.usps.gov/
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