Amazon plans to cut ties with USPS as it builds its own network, WaPo reports

Dec 4 (Reuters) – Amazon.com is planning to end its long-standing tie-up with the U.S. Postal Service as the ecommerce giant prepares to expand its nationwide delivery network, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

The online retailer has long been USPS’ top customer, providing more than $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025, the report said. Losing its business would be a major blow to the independent government agency that has been hit by an 80% decline in first-class mail volume since 1997.

For Amazon, building out its delivery network would bolster its standing in a parcel industry where it is already a major player thanks to its sprawling warehouse network and a largely non-union workforce that has allowed it to control costs.

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