Shipping Operations

Shipping with USPS (Pitney Bowes Expedited)

This article reviews the features and services available when shipping USPS through Pitney Bowes Expedited for orders through Small Parcel Suite, as well as how to connect to USPS through Pitney Bowes as a carrier account to Small Parcel Suite.

For more information on the powerful capabilities of Pitney Bowes Expedited, please visit this link for more information.

Supported Providers

Label Provider	Supports USPS (Pitney Bowes Expedited)?
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)	Yes
Carrier Insurance	Insurance available for purchase through carrier (Configured under Shipping Info)	Yes
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	Yes
International Shipping	Shipping supported outside of U.S.	Yes
Label Reference Fields	Allows up to two label messages (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 USPS (Pitney Bowes Expedited) orders in 3PL Warehouse Manager. Please note that these service names may vary slightly from their official carrier labels.

Service	Transport Territory
First Class Mail	Domestic
Ground Service Advantage	Domestic
Library Mail	Domestic
Media Mail	Domestic
Parcel Select	Domestic
Parcel Select Ground	Domestic
Priority Mail	Domestic
Priority Mail Express	Domestic
Retail Ground	Domestic
First-Class Mail International	International
First Class Package International Service	International
Priority Mail Express International	International
Priority Mail International	International

Connection Guidelines

Before you can start shipping orders through Pitney Bowes Expedited with the USPS, 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.

Once you have connected your Pitney Bowes account, you will be provided an automatic connection to USPS. If you do not see the USPS carrier for a warehouse or customer in the system, you can re-connect automatically by selecting a new carrier connection to USPS with Pitney Bowes as the Provider.

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

Troubleshooting

If you are trying to connect a second account to Pitney Bowes, please contact our support team and your Pitney Bowes representative. The connection logic will require additional configuration that cannot be done in our UI currently.

How can I get an account with Pitney Bowes for printing USPS labels?

If you are interested in shipping USPS with Pitney Bowes, you must first sign up for a Merchant account directly with Pitney. Please use this URL to start this process, as it will ensure your account is connected properly with the Extensiv Parcel API system.

https://www.pbshippingmerchant.pitneybowes.com/create/landingPage?developerID=95490479

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