If your business intends to do so, we suggest you contact USPS and discuss the rates to ship mail to other countries with a representative.Īs you’ve probably noted, using your own packaging is much more complicated than using the free USPS envelopes and boxes – because USPS Priority Flat Rate packaging requires no calculation.Īs we said above, the question of whether Flat Rate shipping is good for your business or not largely depends on how far away your business’s mail is going.īut this factor is specific to cost. Note: As was already mentioned in our Flat Rate Shippings Costs 2023 article, if the business is sending a piece of mail outside of the United States, it will lose the Flat Rate. If the items the business sends are documents or clothing, then Flat Rate boxes are likely more cost-effective. One obvious reason might be that the items they typically send do not fit within the Priority Flat Rate boxes – office furniture, for instance. If your business is primarily shipping short distances, then Flat Rate shipping will likely cost more over time than standard.įlat Rate shipping is also immune to peak season surcharges.īut even so, not all businesses have opted to switch their mailing to the Flat Rate. If your business typically sends mail long distances within the United States, you would save money with Flat Rate shipping.
This does not, however, mean that using Flat Rate shipping always saves businesses money.
No matter where the package is going, the cost stays the same. For this reason, many choose Flat Rate Shipping. If the total number is less than 108 inches, your package will meet the USPS sizing requirements.Īs for pricing, the packages’ exact weight and distance (how far the packages’ destination is from the location it was initially processed) are the only two factors.įor more information on Calculated Shipping, we suggest you visit USPS’s website on Priority Mail: įor businesses that send mail across the United States, the distance from their local post office to their customer can vary greatly. Once you’ve measured the length, you will add that number to the girth. When the package is laid flat on the counter, they measure the height and width, multiply both by two – to include all four sides of the package – the opposite side distance across the top of the package as well as the bottom.Īfter you have calculated this number, then you measure the length. Girth is the distance around the thickest part of the packageĪt the post office, when a clerk is measuring a package, you may have seen them use a tape measure. If the package you use does not fit within the requirements, you will face a non-standard fee.Īs for the sizing requirements, your package’s combined length and girth cannot exceed 108 inches. The envelope or package you use must also fit within the size requirements stipulated by USPS. Similar to the USPS Priority Mail envelopes and boxes, the envelope or package you decide to use cannot weigh more than 70 lbs.
Note: If you intend to send mail outside of the United States, the rate may change – as it will no longer be a Flat Rate – due to foreign taxes and duties. If you wish to use your own envelope or package, then that is where the calculation comes into play. But if you are hoping to receive the Flat Rate, you must use the USPS Priority Flat Rate Mail packaging. You can use your own envelope or package. USPS provides the envelope and box types above for free. The only requirements are: (1) that your mail securely fits within the USPS Priority Mail envelope or box and (2) it doesn’t exceed 70 lbs. Note: The Commercial Base price is the rate given to customers who purchase their postage online. Prepaid Forever Priority Mail Flat-Rate® Packaging In the table below, you will find the different types (and their corresponding costs). Within USPS Flat Rate shipping, there are multiple types of envelopes and boxes to choose from – twelve, to be exact.Įach type has a different cost. When we say ‘costs’ (plural) what we actually mean are options.
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