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United States Postal Service (USPS) vehicles in Tracy, California, US, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The US Postal Service plans to raise prices to offset rising transportation expenses including the cost of fuel, a sign that the beleaguered mail car
NEW YORK – The United States Postal Service (USPS) has filed to impose a temporary fuel surcharge.Â
Fuel-related surcharge
What we know:
The planned price change is an 8% increase that would affect base postage prices on the following:
Priority mail expressPriority mailUSPS ground advantageParcel select
The increase was approved by the governors of the postal service yesterday, March 24.Â
If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the surcharge would go into effect on April 26, and remain until Jan. 17, 2027.
Big picture view:
In the announcement, the USPS cited “increasing transportation costs” as a catalyst for the potential surcharge.
The Source: This article includes information from an announcement from the USPS.