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To figure your shipping rates you need to find out what your items weigh in packaging and then you can use the USPS shipping calculator for shipping rates (if you are in the USA):

I recommend weighing several packages, writing down the weight and then taking the packages to the Post Office and having the clerk there weigh them too. Compare the weight your scale read to the post office’s scale so you know if your scale is off & how to adjust.

Using the Shipping Calculator

When you use the USPS Shipping Calculator it will ask for zip code. We use a zip code from the farthest zone so that we’ll know the highest rate the shipping can be if we are using a service other than First Class. To find out what zone is the farthest from you, see here:

Click the little question mark links on the USPS calculator pages if you need more info as you go.

Be sure to click the “First-Class Mail Package rates” link (it’s red) when you get to the results page if any of the following apply and you want to ship First Class:

(If you’ll be shipping using labels you print online, you need the package to be 3/4″ thick or rigid to qualify for Delivery Confirmation which is automatically added (and you cannot opt out.))

If the box dimensions are large there’s some variation in pricing:

Domestic: http://ircalc.usps.gov/PopUps/pop_up16.htm
International: http://ircalc.usps.gov/popups/FCMI_Parcel_help.htm

You can also use these rate charts if you prefer–the links on the left side of the page linked below take you to the different services available:

I like the charts, but it’s good to be familiar with shipping rules before just using them & not the shipping calculator. (You’ll be there in no time!)

The USPS website’s shipping calculator has a drop-down menu to select the country you are shipping to–please note that when you change it to a country other than the US it auto-fills the information selecting “package” and giving it a weight of 1 pound. I don’t know why it does this, but it does and it can throw your quotes shipping off. Be sure to click the radio button that describes your item (a bubble mailer is a “large envelope”, a box is a package), and change the weight to match your package weight.