Rule reference · United States

USPS dimensional weight and cubic thresholds

Applicable USPS parcels use dimensional pricing only after rounded volume exceeds one cubic foot, but a separate nonstandard cubic fee can begin above two cubic feet.

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Priority Mail rectangular parcels

USPS instructs shippers to round each dimension up to a whole inch. When the resulting volume exceeds 1,728 cubic inches, divide by 139 and round up to the next whole pound.

A second volume threshold

The current Priority Mail standard also describes a nonstandard cubic fee above 3,456 cubic inches. A parcel can therefore need both dimensional-weight and nonstandard-fee checks.