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04/22/2026
USPS Preps Phased Approach for New Package Dimension Reporting Rules
Source: Postal Times, April 21, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with its plan to expand its dimensional reporting requirements on July 12, but noncompliance fees for newly eligible shipments won’t apply until later, the agency said in an April 8 notice to shippers.
A Postal Service manifest currently requires accurate dimensions for parcels exceeding 1 cubic foot or 22 inches in length, if they’re shipped through the agency’s commercial Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage or Parcel Select services. A $3 noncompliance fee — up from $1.50 previously — applies for eligible shipments that don’t include accurate length, width and height dimensions.
On July 12, the requirement will begin applying to all shipments within the affected services regardless of size. However, newly eligible shipments with inaccurately reported dimensions won’t be assessed noncompliance fees at the outset. Instead, the fees will be implemented for those parcels in a phased approach, according to the notice.
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