Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52237-52238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20442]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards 
Changes

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), to reflect changes 
to certain prices for competitive products. There are no mailing 
standards changes scheduled for competitive products.

DATES: Effective Date: January 18, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Jarboe at (202) 268-7690, 
Catherine Knox (202) 268-5636, or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule describes new prices for 
competitive products, by class of mail, established by the Governors of 
the United States Postal Service. New prices are available under Docket 
Number CP2026-2 on the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) website at 
http://www.prc.gov, and on the Postal Explorer website at http://pe.usps.com.
    The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), to reflect changes 
to certain prices for the following competitive products:
     Priority Mail Express[supreg].
     Priority Mail[supreg].
     USPS Ground Advantage[supreg].
     Parcel Select[supreg].
     Extra Services.
     Mailer Services.
     Recipient Services.
     Other.
    Competitive product prices are identified by product as follows:

Priority Mail Express

Prices

    Overall, Priority Mail Express prices will increase 5.1 percent. 
Priority Mail Express will continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate 
Retail, Commercial Base^TM, and Commercial Plus^TM 
pricing.
    Retail prices will increase an average of 5.0 percent. The Flat 
Rate Envelope price will increase to $33.25, the Legal Flat Rate 
Envelope will increase to $33.50, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope 
will increase to $34.15.
    Commercial Base prices will increase an average of 5.9 percent.

Priority Mail

Prices

    Overall, Priority Mail prices will increase 6.6 percent. Priority 
Mail will continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate, Retail and Commercial 
pricing.
    Retail prices will increase an average of 6.3 percent. The Flat 
Rate Envelope

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price will increase to $11.95, the Legal Flat Rate Envelope will 
increase to $12.25, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope will increase to 
$12.95. The Small Flat Rate Box price will increase to $12.65, and the 
Medium Flat Rate Boxes will increase to $22.95. The Large Flat Rate Box 
will increase to $31.50 and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate Box will 
increase to $30.15.
    Commercial prices will increase an average of 6.9 percent.

USPS Ground Advantage

Prices

    Overall, USPS Ground Advantage prices will increase 7.8 percent.
    USPS Ground Advantage--Retail prices will increase 5.9 percent.
    USPS Ground Advantage--Commercial prices will increase 9.6 percent.

Parcel Select

Prices

    The prices for Parcel Select Destination Entry will increase an 
average of 6.0 percent.
    The prices for USPS Connect[supreg] Local will increase 4.9 
percent.

Extra Services

Adult Signature Service

    Adult Signature Required and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery 
service prices will increase an average of 15.5 percent.

Mailer Services

Pickup on Demand Service

    The Pickup on Demand[supreg] service fee will remain the same.

USPS Tracking Plus Service

    The USPS Tracking Plus[supreg] service prices will remain the same.

USPS Label Delivery Service

    The USPS Label Delivery Service^TM prices will increase 
6.5 percent.

USPS Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Service

    The Postal Service is introducing the USPS Delivered Duty Paid 
(DDP) fee. DDP involves the prepayment by the mailer of any required 
applicable customs duties, taxes, and fees on items mailed from certain 
U.S. possessions and territories destined to domestic locations within 
the U.S. customs territory. The fee that the Postal Service will 
establish for facilitating payment does not include any applicable 
taxes, duties, and non-USPS fees, which are collected separately and 
passed through to a third party.

Recipient Services

Post Office Box Service

    The competitive Post Office Box^TM service prices will 
increase 2.9 percent.

Premium Forwarding Service

    Premium Forwarding Service[supreg] (PFS[supreg]) prices will 
increase 6.8 percent.

USPS Package Intercept

    The USPS Package Intercept[supreg] fee will increase 6.0 percent.

Other

Address Enhancement Service

    Address Enhancement Service competitive product prices will remain 
the same.

Package Quality Noncompliance Fee

    The Package Quality Noncompliance Fee will remain the same.

Nonstandard Fees

    Nonstandard Fees will increase an average of 17 percent.

Dimension Noncompliance Fee

    The Dimension Noncompliance Fee will increase from $1.50 to $3.00.

Resources

    The Postal Service provides additional resources to assist 
customers with this price change for competitive products. These tools 
include price lists, downloadable price files, and Federal Register 
Notices, which may be found on the Postal Explorer[supreg] website at 
http://pe.usps.com.
    The Postal Service adopts the described changes to Mailing 
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. We 
will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 
these changes.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.

    Accordingly, the Postal Service amends Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated 
by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows (see 39 CFR 
111.1):

PART 111--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-
3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001.


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2. Revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, 
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 
Manual (DMM)

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500 Additional Mailing Services

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507 Mailer Services

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    [Revise 507 by adding new 13.0 to read as follows:]

13.0 USPS Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Service

    USPS Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) involves the prepayment by the 
mailer of any required applicable customs duties, taxes, and fees on 
items mailed from certain U.S. possessions and territories destined to 
domestic locations within the U.S. customs territory. The fee that the 
Postal Service will establish for facilitating payment (see Notice 
123--Price List) does not include any applicable taxes, duties, and 
non-USPS fees, which are collected separately and passed through to a 
third party. USPS DDP may not be available at all locations or through 
all payment channels.
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Notice 123 (Price List)

    [Revise competitive prices as applicable.]
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Kevin Rayburn,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-20442 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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