![]() ![]() Padded Flat Rate Envelope (12 ½” x 9 ½”)Īnd, of course, there’s the issue of cost.Unlike Priority Mail, however, only three sizes are currently available for Priority Mail Express shipments: Priority Mail Express does offer flat-rate packaging, though Weight and Zone Based pricing is also available. Additional details on calculating a cubic rate are available at Priority Mail Express The service is also generally restricted to retailers mailing more than 50,000 packages per year, though you can take advantage of Shippo’s scale to access this service-even if you don’t meet the volume requirement yourself. Shipments can’t weigh more than 20 lbs, they can only measure up to 0.5 cubic feet in total, and each side of the package must measure less than 18”. That’s because Cubic Rate service is based on a package’s dimensions and the distance traveled-not its weight.Ĭubic Rate mailing does have some restrictions. Many e-commerce sellers aren’t familiar with the USPS Priority Mail Cubic Rate service, but it’s a great option for retailers that sell small, heavy items. The USPS Zone Calculator can be used to estimate shipping rates for Priority Mail packages. The distance between your origin and destination zones also affects how long it’ll take packages to be delivered, as demonstrated by the USPS Delivery Map for the postal code 10001 below: ![]() This Priority Mail service bases its pricing on both the weight of your package and the distance it’ll travel, based on USPS mailing zones. As with all USPS Priority Mail services, restrictions do apply on the types of goods that can be shipped in Flat Rate packaging.
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