Effective July 12, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 601.1.2.1 and 601.1.2.3, to reflect a change in Postal Service requirements regarding applying the overweight-and-oversize-items fee.
Except for items that are overweight (more than 70 pounds) or oversized (more than 130 inches in length and girth) discovered during a retail transaction and returned to the mailer, mailers of retail and commercial paid overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest or found in the Postal Service network will be assessed the $200 overweight- or oversize-items fee. When applicable, the fee must be paid before the Postal Service will release the item to the mailer or addressee.
This standard becomes effective on July 12, 2026.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
601 Mailability
1.0 General Standards
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1.2 Overweight or Oversize Items
1.2.1 Description
[Revise the last sentence of 1.2.1 to read as follows:]
***Any item exceeding the 70-pound weight or 130-inch dimensional maximum limits is nonmailable and if the item is reported in a manifest or found in the Postal Service network, the mailer will be assessed a fee as provided under 1.2.3. When applicable, the item must be secured for pick-up by the mailer or addressee.
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1.2.3 Fee
[Revise the text of 1.2.3 to read as follows:]
Except for overweight or oversize items discovered during a retail transaction and returned to the mailer, mailers of retail and commercial paid overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest or found in the Postal Service network will be assessed the overweight- or oversize-items fee of $200. When applicable, the fee must be paid before the Postal Service will release the item to the mailer or addressee. The $200 overweight- or oversize-item fee may be paid by any authorized retail payment method or through USPS Ship.
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 5-14-26
