![]() Questions? Ready to take advantage of cubic pricing? Contact our sales team or create a free Shippo account to get started!įind your package’s dimensions in the charts below to estimate the qualifying USPS Cubic pricing tier. If you were to ship it via USPS Priority Mail, it would cost $23.50 - a 63 percent savings! Flat Rate Shipping UPS Simple Rate Extra Small: Starting at 10.20 Small: Starting at 13.35 Medium: Starting at 16.05 Large: Starting at 21.05 Extra. Going back to our example, if we wanted to ship a package measuring 8.4 x 5 x 7 inches, weighing 10 pounds, and traveling from San Francisco to El Paso (Zone 6), it would cost $8.79 via USPS Priority Mail Cubic pricing. To find out zone information for your package, enter your origin zip code into the USPS zone chart here. The rates do vary by zone, which is based on the distance the package will be traveling. We’ve also included charts below to quickly estimate and reference which USPS Cubic pricing tier your package falls under. Since that’s less than 0.5, it qualifies for USPS Cubic pricing. We divide that number by 1,728 to get our Cubic feet value: 0.1671. Then, we multiply the numbers together, which is 288.75. For example, if our package measures 8.4 x 5 x 7 inches, we first will round down the numbers to the nearest quarter inch, making our dimensions 8.25 x 5 x 7 inches. Let’s try out the equation using sample dimensions. ![]() However, if one side of your package is longer than 18 inches, then the package does not qualify. For example, 4 ⅗ (or 4.6) inches would round down to 4 ½ (or 4.5) inches. ![]() To get the best bang for your buck, remember that when you measure each side, you can round down to the nearest quarter inch. Here’s the equation to determine a package’s Cubic Feet Value*: Length x Width x Height / 1,728 If a parcel qualifies, mailers pay the 20-pound postage price (balloon price) of its mail class. Note: if more than one side is close to 18 inches, the package will likely still be too large to qualify. The balloon price is applied to parcels that are greater than 84 inches, but not more than 108 inches, in combined length and girth, less than 20 pounds, and are USPS Ground Advantage - Limited Overland Routes parcels.
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