How Much Does Shipping Cost by Weight? (2026)

Rates by weight tier, and the point at each tier where the cheapest service changes. Weigh the packed parcel first, then pick the row.

  • 11Weight tiers with their own rate table
  • USPS and UPSCarriers you can print here
Shipping is priced in tiers, not on a smooth curve, so the cost of a parcel jumps at fixed weight breaks rather than rising gradually. The parcel that costs the most is the one that crosses a break by an ounce. These 11 guides give the rates at each tier and name the service that wins there.

Weigh the parcel packed, with the box, the void fill and the tape on the scale. Carriers bill the weight they measure, not the weight of the contents, and a reweigh adjustment lands on the account weeks after the label was bought.

I'd Ship That prints discounted USPS and UPS labels. If you know the service already and only need its full table, use the rate guides; if you want the packing decision for a specific item, use the item guides.

  1. Sub-1 lb Package Commercial USPS Ground Advantage runs $6.93 to $8.40 under a pound, while the displayed rate in the app starts at $5.17 See costs
  2. 1 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage prices a 1 lb parcel from about $7.61 commercial, set by zone rather than by ounces See costs
  3. 2 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage from $6.65 with I'd Ship That, and a dense 2 lb box can go lower still on cubic, from $6.48 See costs
  4. 3 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage runs $8.50 to $15.00 at 3 lb, and any box over 417 cubic inches bills higher on UPS and FedEx See costs
  5. 5 lb Package A 5 lb USPS Ground Advantage label runs about $9.70 in Zone 1 and $19.19 in Zone 8, so zone sets the price See costs
  6. 10 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage runs $11.91 to $25.34 at 10 lb, and the cheapest carrier flips around Zone 6-7 See costs
  7. 15 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage runs $15.00 to $33.00 at 15 lb, with UPS and FedEx Ground within a few dollars on far zones See costs
  8. 20 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage runs about $17 to $33 at 20 lb, with UPS and FedEx Ground only a few dollars behind See costs
  9. 30 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage runs $22.00 to $42.00 at 30 lb, and FedEx Ground can beat it on cross-country lanes See costs
  10. 50 lb Package USPS Ground Advantage starts lowest at 50 lb ($32.00), but FedEx Ground tops out lower ($56.00) on far zones See costs
  11. 70 lb Package Seventy pounds is the USPS maximum: Ground Advantage runs $42.00 to $75.00 and FedEx Ground $43.00 to $70.00 See costs

Where to Go Next#

Cheapest way to ship an item
Packing and service picks, item by item.
Rates by service
Zone and weight breaks for each USPS and UPS service.
Carrier comparisons
Where the cheaper carrier flips between two options.
Guides by selling platform
Which service each marketplace expects.
Delivery times by service
Business days by zone, and whether it is guaranteed.

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