--- title: "Media Mail to Puerto Rico, Guam and US territories" description: "Yes, at the same Media Mail price as anywhere in the US. Packages of 16 oz or more to Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Marianas need a customs form." canonical: https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/us-territories/ last_updated: 2026-10-19 publisher: "The Reseller Index" --- # Can you ship Media Mail to Puerto Rico, Guam or the Virgin Islands? USPS's rules: Yes, same price **Yes. US territories and possessions are domestic mail and Media Mail has no zones, so a package to Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa or the Northern Mariana Islands costs the same as one across town: $4.39 up to 1 lb.** From the US, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, a package of 16 oz or more going to Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Micronesia or the Marshall Islands needs a computer-generated customs form; Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands aren't on that list. Mail to Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands is treated as domestic too. Rates verified on Oct 19, 2026 ## The rule, in USPS's words Quoted from the official pages linked below each quote, checked Oct 19, 2026. > “Domestic mail is mail transmitted within, among, and between the United States of America, its territories and possessions” [Domestic Mail Manual 608.2.1](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_2_1) · USPS Domestic Mail Manual 608: domestic mail, territories and customs forms > “is treated as if it were domestic mail.” [Domestic Mail Manual 608.2.2](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_2_2) · USPS Domestic Mail Manual 608: domestic mail, territories and customs forms > “any mailpiece (regardless of contents) weighing 16 ounces or more must bear a properly completed computer-generated PS Form 2976” [Domestic Mail Manual 608.2.3.1](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_2_3_1) · USPS Domestic Mail Manual 608: domestic mail, territories and customs forms ## What it costs to ship Media Mail costs the same to every US address, with a 1 lb minimum ($4.39) and any fraction of a pound rounded up. Ground Advantage, USPS's ground package service with tracking included, is priced by weight and zone: online is USPS's commercial price for labels bought online, and the counter price is retail. *USD, weight not over. USPS Notice 123 effective Oct 4, 2026; Ground Advantage includes USPS's temporary holiday prices, in effect until 12 a.m. CT Jan 17, 2027 (Media Mail isn't affected). Selling platforms and label services can have their own rates.* | Package | Media Mail | Ground Advantage online, Zones 1-9 | Ground Advantage at the counter, Zones 1-9 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1 lb | $4.39 | $8.01 to $11.22 | $10.05 to $13.65 | | 2 lb | $5.13 | $8.39 to $13.42 | $11.30 to $19.80 | | 5 lb | $7.34 | $10.35 to $20.24 | $13.75 to $27.45 | ### Worked examples - 2 lb of books to San Juan, Puerto Rico: Media Mail, $5.13, no customs form. - 2 lb of books to Hagatna, Guam: $5.13, with a computer-generated customs form. - The same 2 lb by Ground Advantage online to Zone 9, which USPS defines as Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands ([DMM 608.9.4.2](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_9_4_2)): $13.42, against $5.13 by Media Mail. Every weight from 1 to 70 lb: [Media Mail rates](https://resellerindex.com/rates/media-mail/) · [Ground Advantage rates](https://resellerindex.com/rates/ground-advantage/) ## Edge cases - A package with a customs form has to go over a Post Office counter if it's paid only with stamps or its customs form is handwritten or not computer-generated ([DMM 608.2.3.6](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_2_3_6)). - Goods worth more than $2,500 in one Schedule B class, mailed from the US to Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands, need electronic export information filed unless an exemption applies ([DMM 608.2.4.1](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_2_4_1)). - The customs-form rule doesn't apply to items sent within Guam or Palau ([DMM 608.2.3.1](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm#a_2_3_1)). - Military addresses follow their own customs rules: see [APO, FPO and DPO](https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/apo-fpo/). ## What to do - To Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands, ship Media Mail as you would to any state. - To the Pacific territories, buy the label from a service that generates the customs form. ## Related questions - [Can you send Media Mail to an APO, FPO or DPO address?](https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/apo-fpo/) Yes, with a customs form. Media Mail costs the same as anywhere in the US. A customs form is needed at 16 oz or more or if it contains goods, and some military post offices set lower limits. - [What are the Media Mail weight and size limits?](https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/weight-and-size-limits/) Up to 70 lb and 108 in. in length plus girth; priced per pound with a 1 lb minimum, any fraction rounded up. - [Do you have to take Media Mail to the Post Office counter?](https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/post-office-counter/) With stamps over 10 oz, yes. Pieces paid only with stamps that weigh over 10 oz or are over 1/2 in. thick must go over the counter. The DMM also allows meter and PC Postage labels. - [Does Media Mail include tracking and insurance?](https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/insurance-and-tracking/) Tracking included, insurance extra: you can buy insurance and add Signature Confirmation, but Adult Signature isn't offered. [All 25 Media Mail questions](https://resellerindex.com/usps/media-mail/) · [Cheapest way to ship books](https://resellerindex.com/guides/cheapest-way-to-ship-books/) ## Sources Rates verified on Oct 19, 2026 from each official page below. - [USPS Domestic Mail Manual 608: domestic mail, territories and customs forms](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/608.htm) - [USPS Notice 123: price list (effective Oct 4, 2026), Media Mail and Ground Advantage prices](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm) - [USPS: temporary price change for 2026 holiday shipping (Aug 25, 2026)](https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0825-usps-announces-temporary-price-change-for-2026-holiday-shipping-season.htm) Subscribe: https://resellerindex.com/subscribe/ --- The Reseller Index Researched and drafted with AI assistance from each platform's and carrier's own published pages. A full-time reseller runs The Reseller Index and will edit every newsletter issue once the newsletter starts. 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