We got the following from our e-commerce platform provider and are passing it on. Note that this is a "time-limited" price increase in 4 grades of service:
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Starting April 26, 2026, USPS is raising prices by 8% on select shipping services to address rising transportation costs. The increase runs through January 17, 2027. |
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The following services will be affected:
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No other products or services will be affected.... |
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We will be looking to see how this affects costs for our bulk kimono packages'Ground Advantage shipments to more distant(Florida, West Coast zipcodes, for example); at present, the newer Ground Advantage service has been beating UPS and FedEx for packages weighing 12lbs or less, and sized 12x12x9 (inches). |
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For more details on the time-limited price increase, visit USPS newsroom. Sorry to be the bearer of such news. YL
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