Postal Service Final Rule

2026-08515: Overweight and Oversize Items Fee Application

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Summary

The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) subsection 601.1.2.3 to revise the application of the overweight and oversize fee.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

645 words as published, May 01, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 23369] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-08515] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Overweight and Oversize Items Fee Application

Agency

Postal Service.

Action

Final rule. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) subsection 601.1.2.3 to revise the application of the overweight and oversize fee.

Dates

Effective Date: July 12, 2026.

For Further Information Contact

Catherine Knox at (202) 268-5636, William Craig at (540) 416-8057, or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.

Supplementary Information

On March 25, 2026, the Postal Service published a notice of proposed rulemaking (91 FR 14490) to revise the application of the overweight and oversize fee. The Postal Service did not receive any formal comments. However, the Postal Service is making clarification to provide that in addition to overweight and oversize items found in the postal network, the fee would also apply to overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest. The Postal Service is revising the application of the overweight and oversize fee. Except for overweight or oversize items that are discovered during a retail transaction and returned to the mailer, all other retail and commercial paid overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest or found in the postal network will be assessed the $200 overweight or oversize fee. When applicable, the fee must be paid before release of the item back to the mailer or addressee. The Postal Service adopts the described changes to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service. Accordingly, the Postal Service amends Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows (see 39 CFR 111.1): PART 111--[AMENDED] 0

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as

follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692- 1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401- 3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001. 0

2. Revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) * * * * * 600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services 601 Mailability 1.0 General Standards * * * * * 1.2 Overweight Items 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 reported in a manifest or found in the postal network assessed a fee as provided under 1.2.3, and when applicable must be secured for pick-up by the mailer or addressee. * * * * * 1.2.3 Fee [Revise the text of 1.2.3 to read as follows:] Except for an overweight or oversize item discovered during a retail transaction and returned to the mailer, all other retail and commercial paid overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest or found in the postal network will be assessed the overweight or oversize item fee of $200. When applicable, the fee must be paid before release of 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. * * * * * Kevin Rayburn, Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2026-08515 Filed 4-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P

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