Postage Rates 2024 Increase News. Usps announced a general rate increase (gri) for both mailing and shipping services that will go into effect on july 14, 2024. The new rates include a 5.

Postage increases used to be pegged to inflation, usually going up at most once a year. Starting july 14, 2024, postage rates will increase by five cents after the postal regulatory commission signed off on the united states postal service’s proposal to raise rates.