USPS asked the Postal Regulatory Commission to sign off on temporary holiday surcharges covering Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select from October 4 through January 17, according to Liz Morton at Value Added Resource. Commercial packages under 3 lbs in Zones 1 through 4 would cost $0.40 more, up from $0.30 during last year’s peak, while the 4 to 10 lb tier goes from $0.45 to $0.65 and anything heavier in that range runs about 40% above the 2025 add-ons. Priority Mail sent to Zones 5 through 9 takes the biggest hit, at $9.10 more for anything from 26 to 70 lbs. The whole thing would sit on top of the 8% transportation surcharge USPS imposed in April, which is scheduled to expire the same day the holiday one does.
