3PL Warehouse Manager

Updated on August 2nd, 2024

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Shipping with Pitney Bowes Standard

Overview

This article reviews the features and services available when shipping Pitney Bowes Standard for orders through Small Parcel Suite and how to connect to your account through Pitney Bowes to Small Parcel Suite.

Supported providers

Label Provider	Supports Pitney Bowes Standard
BUKU Ship	No
Pitney Bowes	Yes
ShipEngine	No

Supported features

Feature	Description	Supported?
Adult Signature	Requires recipient to sign for a delivery and be at least 21 years old (Configured under Shipping Info)	No
Carrier Insurance	Insurance available for purchase through carrier (Configured under Shipping Info)	No
Delivery Confirmation	Allows recipient to receive text or email notification upon delivery (Configured under Shipping Info)	Yes
Domestic Shipping	Shipping supported in U.S.	Yes
Electronic Customs Submission	Commercial invoice is automatically delivered to customs after shipping label is printed	No
End of Day (Electronic)	Order is automatically manifested with carrier	Yes
End of Day (PDF)	Manifest can be downloaded as a PDF file	Yes
International Shipping	Shipping supported outside of U.S.	No
Label Reference Fields	Allows up to three label messages per shipping label (Configured in Small Parcel Settings)	Yes
Multi-Package Shipping	Multiple packages allowed per shipment	Yes
Multiple Accounts	Allows connection of multiple prepaid billing accounts	Yes
Rate Shopping	Returns estimated shipping rates (Configured in Small Parcel Settings)	Yes
Return Labels	Allows printing of return labels	Yes
Signature Confirmation	Requires someone at or near the delivery address to sign at time of delivery (Configured under Shipping Info)	Yes
Tracking	Verification of delivery progress	Yes

Supported services

The ship services listed below are available when shipping Pitney Bowes Standard orders in 3PL Warehouse Manager. Please note that these service names may vary slightly from their official carrier labels.

Service	Transport Territory
Bound Printed Matter	Domestic
Parcel Select	Domestic
Parcel Select Lightweight	Domestic

Connection Guidelines

Before you can start shipping orders through Pitney Bowes Standard, you must first connect to Pitney Bowes as a Provider in Small Parcel Suite from the Small Parcel Settings page. To obtain a Pitney Bowes account for connection, you can visit this link.

We recommend printing 1–2 test shipping labels at least one business day in advance of needing to print labels for active shipments.

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