January 2026 postal rates haven’t even taken effect yet and USPS is already planning changes for July. The new 2026 rates go into effect on Monday (January 19, which is a postal holiday). It wasn’t so long ago that rate changes took place only once a year, each January. Now, sellers must contend with two official changes a year, with a third rate hike each year due to the imposition of holiday-season rates.
On Tuesday, the USPS posted an overview of its July 2026 price change plan on PostalPro (missing the actual prices, which it generally keeps secret until closer to the rate-change date).
