Shipping for Business
Helping You Do Business
USPS® offers a variety of shipping services, postage options, and tools for businesses.
- With your free USPS.com account, you can access the enhanced Click-N-Ship® experience.
- Learn about volume discounts and affordable ways to ship customer orders.
- Get help from third-party shipping vendors and more.
Compare Mail & Shipping Services
At USPS, we have a variety of convenient and cost-effective business shipping services.
Postage Options for Small Businesses to Volume Mailers
Whether you use our shipping tools or those of an approved licensed vendor, there are several options available to you for printing labels and paying for postage.
Enhanced Click-N-Ship
With your free USPS.com account, you can pay for postage and print just one label or a batch of shipping labels online. The enhanced Click-N-Ship experience includes bulk editing, file upload, and other features for managing more packages. Plus, all customers save on shipping with lower Commercial Rates. Businesses can get additional savings on select services by opting in to the Business Rate Card.
- Pay with Apple Pay or an Enterprise Payment System (EPS) account
- Create multiple labels at once and group into shipments
- Ship domestically or internationally
- Get outbound and return labels delivered to your address for a small fee
- Visit FAQs to learn more
Business Customer Gateway
For large-volume mailers and shippers, the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) is our central USPS benefits hub. Take advantage of business services like mail tracking data, APIs, mailing documentation, and more.
- Connect to online tools for business mailers
- Access certain programs and features only available to businesses that meet certain volume shipping requirements
- Sign up for promotions and incentives
Downloadable Desktop Software
Small to medium volume shippers can also use our free Click-N-Ship Business Pro™ desktop software to create labels. Pay for postage via electronic manifest files. Manage your volume shipping with database integration, built-in tracking, and reporting tools.
Save Time & Money
Expand AllVolume Discounts
Several factors affect the postage price of your shipment, but many services come with volume incentives.
All commercial postage categories have minimum quantities.
- Presorted and automation First-Class Mail®: 500 pieces
- USPS Marketing Mail®: 200 pieces or 50 lbs
- Parcel Select Destination Entry: 50-piece minimum per mailing
- Presorted and carrier route sorted Bound Printed Matter: 300 pieces
- Commercial Library Mail: 300 pieces
- Commercial Media Mail®: 300 pieces
Free Business Service
When you become a USPS Business Customer, you get access to complimentary services that make shipping customer orders easier.
At USPS, we offer…
- Free USPS Tracking®1
- Free shipping supplies delivered to your address2
- Free Package Pickup3
- Free regular Saturday delivery4
- No surcharges for residential delivery
1 Available with select products. Requires a barcode.
2 Available only for Priority Mail®, Priority Mail Express®, and Priority Mail Express International® services. Supplies are delivered domestically only.
3 Available with select products. For details on free Package Pickup, go to Schedule a Pickup.
4 Except if Saturday is a national holiday. Priority Mail Express service may be available for an added charge.
Calculating Postage
Make sure you're not underpaying or overpaying on postage. When a package is sent with incorrect postage, it may delay its delivery and the recipient can be charged for postage due.
- Round up on weights. When calculating the postage price for your package, USPS rounds up the weight (to the next pound for most heavier packages or to the next available ounce-rate for some lightweight packages). For example, if your package weighs 3 lbs 4 oz, it would be charged at the 4 lb-rate. However, if you have a lightweight USPS Ground Advantage® package that weighs 5 oz, you'll pay the 8 oz-price (based on the available pricing increments: 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, and 15.999 oz).
- Check the dimensions. Dimensional (DIM) weight rates apply to domestic Priority Mail®, Priority Mail Express®, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select® packages larger than 1 cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches). If the DIM weight (Length x Width x Height ÷ 166) is greater than the actual package weight, you’ll need to pay the DIM weight price.
- If you omit or give inaccurate dimensions and/or don’t pay the DIM weight rate (when it applies), you’ll pay a dimension-noncompliance fee.
- See if a nonstandard size fee applies. You'll pay an extra fee for sending a nonstandard size:
- For ground shipping via Parcel Select Delivery Destination Unit (DDU) or Destination Hub (DHUB), you'll pay more if your package measures:
- Between 22 and 30 inches long: add $2.00
- More than 30 inches long: add $6.00
- More than 2 cubic feet (3,456 cubic inches): add $18.00
- For ground shipping via Parcel Select Delivery Network Distribution Center (DNDC) or Delivery Sectional Center Facility (DSCF), you’ll pay more if your package measures:
- Between 22 and 30 inches long: add $3.00
- More than 30 inches long: add $7.20
- More than 2 cubic feet (3,456 cubic inches): add $18.00
- For ground shipping via USPS Ground Advantage, you’ll pay more if your package measures:
- Between 22 and 30 inches long: add $4.00
- More than 30 inches long: add $8.40
- More than 2 cubic feet (3,456 cubic inches): add $18.00
- For expedited shipping (via Priority Mail Express or Priority Mail), you’ll pay more if your package measures:
- Between 22 and 30 inches long: add $4.00
- More than 30 inches long: add $18.00
- More than 2 cubic feet (3,456 cubic inches): add $30.00
- For ground shipping via Parcel Select Delivery Destination Unit (DDU) or Destination Hub (DHUB), you'll pay more if your package measures:
- Match the label to the packaging. USPS provides a wide range of shipping options to help you meet your mailing needs. Make sure that the label you are using matches the packaging. For example, if you are using a Flat Rate Box, you must also use a Flat Rate label. Or, anything shipped in Priority Mail packaging requires a Priority Mail label.
- Place the label on the long side of the box. Labels should not wrap over the ends or edges and all barcodes should face up in the same direction.
- Double-check the zone. If you are using PC Postage software, verify that the sender’s address is up to date before printing the label. Please note USPS charges by zone not by ZIP Code™; use the Domestic Zone Chart to get the zone for your destination ZIP Code™. To get the most accurate postage cost by zone and weight, use the Business Price Calculator.
USPS Label Delivery Service
Request physical outbound and return labels. We’ll print and deliver the labels to you for a $1.25 fee (per label).
Features & Benefits:
- Available through enhanced Click-N-Ship service and USPS APIs.
- Outbound labels available for: Priority Mail Express®, Priority Mail®, USPS Ground Advantage®, and Parcel Select® services.
- Return labels available for: Priority Mail Express Return, Priority Mail Return®, USPS Ground Advantage Return, and Parcel Return services.
- Save on label printing costs; we print and deliver the label to you for a small fee.
- Provide a more convenient return option for online shoppers.
Integrate APIs into Your Site
Developers and technicians can easily integrate a variety of USPS & Web Tools into their website, shipping operation, or customer service center, free of charge.
Learn More about Web ToolsTake Advantage of Ecommerce Discounts & Benefits
Through the USPS Connect® eCommerce program, platforms and marketplaces can get direct access to discounted USPS pricing and other benefits to offer their merchants and online sellers.
Learn More about ecommerce discountsCompare Third-Party Shipping Vendors
Expand AllStamps.com
Stamps.com is a fast, easy, and convenient way to manage all your postage needs. You can save compared to leasing a postage meter. You can also receive additional discounts. Plus, you can import orders from eBay® and Amazon.com®.
Endicia
Print complete, postage-paid USPS shipping labels and Pay-on-Use return labels with Endicia's feature-rich electronic postage technologies and services. With several service plans, APIs and integration into more than 200 ecommerce partner applications, we scale with you as your business grows. And with direct integration into eBay and Amazon you can import orders, print shipping labels and automatically post-back tracking information to your store.
Pitney Bowes
Print USPS postage and shipping labels with PitneyShip® software—the mailing and shipping solution that simplifies the way your office sends with postage and envelope printing plus discounted shipping, all from one, easy-to-use online application.
For developers integrating USPS services, Pure Post, our lightweight, easy-to-use RESTful shipping APIs deliver the functionality today’s consumer's demand. With USPS discounts or our discounted rates, Pure Post offers the pricing, subscription options, scalability, and performance to deliver what you need with reliable support.
EasyPost
EasyPost® offers a modern way to print postage with our easy-to-use API. Print USPS postage and shipping labels, track packages, and automate your entire delivery process. You’ll get the benefits of easy integration with our RESTful API and access to discounted rates with USPS Commercial Pricing.