{"id":247770,"date":"2023-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247770"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:21:41","slug":"usps-announces-2021-postage-rate-increase-for-mailing-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/usps-announces-2021-postage-rate-increase-for-mailing-services\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Announces 2021 Postage Rate Increase for Mailing Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SDC_V2.png\" alt=\"USPS Announces 2021 rates\" class=\"wp-image-7783\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The U.S. Postal Service has proposed new postage rates for <strong>Mailing Services <\/strong>to be implemented on Sunday, January 24, 2021, subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The 2021 rate increase for <strong>USPS Shipping<\/strong> services has not been released yet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Listed below are the highlights of the proposed 2021 USPS rate increase for customers buying postage online for <strong>USPS Mailing<\/strong> services.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"table-wrapper\" data-table-id=\"28\">\n\n        \n            <!-- BEGIN TABLE -->\n                        <div class=\"table regular-table align-text-default \" role=\"table\">\n                \n                <!-- Begin Table Title -->\n                                <!-- End Table Title -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Header -->\n                                <!-- End Table Header -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Body -->\n                                <!-- End Table Body -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Footer -->\n                                <!-- End Table Footer -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Note -->\n                                <!-- End Table Note -->\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <!-- END TABLE -->\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<p>The rate for a First Class Mail Letter (1 oz.) for postage purchased at the Post Office is NOT INCREASING in 2021, remaining at $0.55. Each additional ounce for First Class Mail will cost $0.20, a five cent increase from 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you print postage online (via Stamps.com), the Metered Mail rate (1 oz.) will increase by one cent to $0.51 in 2021.&nbsp; The Metered Mail rate has a 4 cents discount off the Post Office price, representing a 7% discount.<\/p>\n\n<p>The starting rate for a First Class Mail Flats\/Large Envelope is NOT INCREASING in 2021 with the price remaining at $1.00 (1 oz.). Additional ounces are also NOT INCREASING in 2021. Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.36 in 2021, from $0.35 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p>First Class Mail International Letters and Postcards are NOT INCREASING in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"table-wrapper\" data-table-id=\"29\">\n\n        \n            <!-- BEGIN TABLE -->\n                        <div class=\"table regular-table align-text-default \" role=\"table\">\n                \n                <!-- Begin Table Title -->\n                                <!-- End Table Title -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Header -->\n                                <!-- End Table Header -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Body -->\n                                <!-- End Table Body -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Footer -->\n                                <!-- End Table Footer -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Note -->\n                                <!-- End Table Note -->\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <!-- END TABLE -->\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<p>USPS offers additional services that can be added to your mailpiece to provide record of mailing, delivery information, package insurance and restricted delivery.&nbsp; The table above indicates the 2021 rate changes for USPS Special Services.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"table-wrapper\" data-table-id=\"30\">\n\n        \n            <!-- BEGIN TABLE -->\n                        <div class=\"table regular-table align-text-default \" role=\"table\">\n                \n                <!-- Begin Table Title -->\n                                <!-- End Table Title -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Header -->\n                                <!-- End Table Header -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Body -->\n                                <!-- End Table Body -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Footer -->\n                                <!-- End Table Footer -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Note -->\n                                <!-- End Table Note -->\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <!-- END TABLE -->\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<p>Media Mail rates will increase by an average of 3.579% in 2021. A 1 lb. package traveling to Zone 8 will increase 9 cents, to $2.89 in 2021 compared to $2.80 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Stamps.com Will Automatically Update to the New USPS Rates on January 24, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Once the rates are approved by the PRC, Stamps.com will automatically update all USPS rates inside the software and web-based version (Stamps.com Online) on Sunday, January 24, 2021. 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