The US Postal Service will charge less for some oversized packages

The US Postal Service is changing how it calculates fees for oversized and overweight packages. This means some large packages will now cost less to ship than before.

The Postal Service used to charge a flat fee for any package that exceeded certain size or weight limits. Now, it will apply a more granular calculation, which means the fee will be based on how much a package exceeds the limits, rather than just whether it does. This could make shipping some large items, especially those that are only slightly over the previous limits, more affordable for businesses and individuals.