USPS First Class Mail International Postage Map for Europe (2021)

March 10, 2021

Mailing letters and packages worldwide can quickly become an adventure if your items don't all qualify for shipping with a single Forever Stamp. The USPS has a Retail Postage Price Calculator, which is handy, but not as convenient as it could be if you have similar items to ship to multiple countries, as it takes a few steps to switch the destination country.

The USPS groups countries into zones, which can be viewed here. It occurred to me that while you can scan the list and see, "if the cost is X to ship to France, then I can ship to Norway for the same cost as they are in the same zone", it would be nice to visualize this. Thus, I present a map of the First Class Mail International zones for Europe:

Note that this only applies to letters, not packages, which have different zones. The zones are current as of March, 2021, but may be modified in the future.

Sample Rates - Standard Letter (2021)

Note that in these cases, zones 4 and 5, and 6 and 8, have the same rates. This is likely not true for all weights/shipping options.

Zone 1-Ounce Letter 2-Ounce Letter 3-Ounce Letter 4-Ounce Letter
Zone 4 $1.20 $2.24 $3.28 $5.36
Zone 5 $1.20 $2.24 $3.28 $5.36
Zone 6 $1.20 $2.08 $2.95 $5.19
Zone 8 $1.20 $2.08 $2.95 $5.19

Sample Rates - Square, Rigid, or Odd-Shaped Letter (2021)

The surcharge for these classes amounts to 21 cents on 2-and-3 ounce letters to all zones in Europe. At 4 ounces, there is no surcharge.

Note that in these cases, zones 4 and 5, and 6 and 8, have the same rates. This is likely not true for all weights/shipping options.

Zone 1-Ounce Letter 2-Ounce Letter 3-Ounce Letter 4-Ounce Letter
Zone 4 $1.41 $2.45 $3.49 $5.36
Zone 5 $1.41 $2.45 $3.49 $5.36
Zone 6 $1.41 $2.29 $3.16 $5.19
Zone 8 $1.41 $2.29 $3.16 $5.19

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