January 2026: Ground Advantage base prices up; light commercial parcels +$0.89 vs July 2025
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January 2026: Ground Advantage base prices up; light commercial parcels +$0.89 vs July 2025
Compared with the July 13, 2025 base prices, retail 1 lb Zone 1 rose from $8.70 to $8.85 and commercial 4 oz Zone 1 from $4.20 to $5.09. (Holiday prices of $9.10 and $4.50 applied Oct 5, 2025 to Jan 17, 2026, so on Jan 18 itself the retail 1 lb label fell $0.25 and the 4 oz commercial label rose $0.59.) Media Mail did not change (1 lb stayed $4.47).
Your net on a $10 / $25 / $50 sale: -$0.15 / -$0.15 / -$0.15
Versus Jul 13, 2025 base prices: 1 lb retail Ground Advantage label, Zone 1. A 4 oz commercial label, Zone 1: -$0.89.
Source: USPS Notice 123 (Jan 18, 2026) vs (Jul 13, 2025) · verified
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The Reseller Index change tracker, "January 2026: Ground Advantage base prices up; light commercial parcels +$0.89 vs July 2025," https://resellerindex.com/changes/usps/2026-01-18-usps-january-prices/, verified Oct 14, 2026. Free to reuse with a link (CC BY 4.0).
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