May 13, 2025
The Postal Service recently began requiring customers to use the branded Priority Mail Express Cremated Remains box when shipping cremated remains — whether they were ashes alone or ashes contained in items such as jewelry or keepsakes.Beginning Monday, May 12, USPS will introduce a smaller Priority Mail Express product to allow customers to ship these jewelry and keepsake items in a box more suitable to the size of the shipment.
The new Priority Mail Express box is 9 inches long, 7.25 inches wide and 5 inches high.
The small Priority Mail Express Cremated Remains box kits will be available for order through the online Postal Store. They will also be available through Click-N-Ship, beginning Tuesday, May 27.
Employees who have questions can email the expedited packaging team.
Source: USPS