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Express parcels are capped at 70 lb (32 kg) on USPS and 150 lb (68 kg) on UPS and FedEx, measured against a 108-inch length-plus-girth rule and a 139 cubic-inches-per-pound billing threshold.
Weight is the first gate. USPS parcels stop at 70 lb (32 kg). UPS and FedEx accept up to 150 lb (68 kg) per parcel — more than double the postal cap, which is why heavy express items usually move on the integrators.
Size is measured as length plus girth, capped at 108 in (274 cm) for standard express parcels. Girth is the distance around the box: 2 × (width + height). A 30 × 20 × 15 in carton has a girth of 70 in, giving 100 in of length plus girth — inside the limit with 8 in of headroom.
On narrow screens, swipe or scroll the plate sideways.
Push the length to 40 in with the same cross-section and the total becomes 110 in — over the cap, and the parcel no longer qualifies as a standard express piece. The arithmetic is simple but absolute: length + 2 × (width + height) must stay at or under 108 in.
The third rule is about money, not acceptance. When a parcel's volume exceeds 139 cubic inches per pound, carriers bill dimensional weight instead of the scale weight. A 20 × 14 × 10 in box holds 2,800 cubic inches — about 20 billable pounds at that divisor, even if the scale shows only 12.
All three checks happen before speed is even discussed: the dispatch sequence on How to Ship a Package Overnight starts with these measurements, and the windows on Express Shipping Delivery Times only apply to parcels that pass them.
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