It will cost you more to send mail and packages with the U.S. Postal Service due to surging energy prices. The 8% price hikes will take effect midnight CDT April 26, 2026, the Postal Service said in a statement on its website.

People mailing packages through the U.S. Postal Service will pay more beginning this week, as the agency temporarily raises shipping prices amid rising fuel costs. USPS announced Wednesday, March 26,

First-Class stamps will be spared another price hike for now, but the U.S. Postal Service will soon impose a temporary transportation-related fee. The era of communicating by snail mail is long gone,

The U.S. Postal Service will charge an additional 8% on each package to cover higher delivery fuel costs. USPS said in a press release that the surcharge will be a “temporary price adjustment” due to the increase in transportation costs,

The U.S. Postal Service is set to impose its first-ever surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that an 8% surcharge will begin in April but will be phased out by January 2027 if all goes according to plan.

The USPS says it's planning an 8% price hike for some packages in a month.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, was among those that blamed Republican President Donald Trump for the hike, saying it should be called the “Trump Mail Tax.” Newsweek has contacted the White House via email for comment.

Wednesday is the last day to get your cards and packages in the mail in order to ensure they arrive at their destination by Christmas, according to the U.S. Postal Service. WTOP recently took a tour of the USPS facility in Sterling, Virginia. Thousands of ...