Summary of Changes - International Mail

The Postal ServiceTM is adopting new international mail postage rates and fees. The total international rate increase is 5.9 percent. To the extent possible, the targeted increase is 5.4 percent, consistent with our domestic rate change.

There are five principal categories of international mail, primarily differentiated by speed of service. They are Global Express Guaranteed®, Global Express Mail®, Global Priority Mail®, airmail, and economy mail.

We will include the new international mail postage rates and fees in the January 8, 2006, update of the International Mail Manual (IMM) and in the international rate calculator available on Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.