Happy "Temporary Rate Adjustments for 2022 Peak Holiday Season" season everyone !!!
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced temporary increases from October 2, 2022 to January 22, 2023 for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, First Class Packages and Parcel Select Ground.
Great news! Most Priority Mail shipments will not have the announced peak rate increases when you print your labels on eBay. (I did not see increase on Amazon either)
There is no increase for zones 1-6, 0-2 lbs
There is no increase for zones 1-5, 3 lbs
There is no increase for zones 1-4, up to 10 lbs
There is no increase for Flat Rate Boxes and Envelopes
First-Class Packages will have the following peak rate increases:
$0.25 increase for Zones 1-4
$0.40 increase for Zones 5-9
Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select Ground and Priority Mail for weights and zones not mentioned above will have the published rate increase. Please refer to the announcement from USPS for full details: USPS peak season rate updates.