The holiday season is more than a month away, but the U.S. Postal service recommends you start shipping those holiday packages, now.

Starting Sunday, October 5th, the USPS will raise prices for services like Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select, and USPS Ground Advantage.

Those increases will stay in effect until January 18th.

Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage shipments for Zones 1-4

• $0.40 increase for 0-3 pounds

• $0.60 increase for 4-10 pounds

• $0.95 increase for 11-25 pounds

• $3 increase for 26-70 pounds and oversized packages

Priority Mail shipments for Zones 5-9

• $0.90 increase for 0-3 pounds

• $1.45 increase for 4-10 pounds

• $3.25 increase for 11-25 pounds

• $7 increase for 26-70 pounds

Priority Mail Flat Rate

• $1.45 for large flat-rate boxes

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