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Shipping & Postage Questions
Discover more about USPS® shipping services, how to print postage, and lots more.
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Inner Dimensions vs. Outer Dimensions: What's the Difference?
Why entering your package's inner dimensions may lead to carrier adjustments from USPS® and UPS®
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2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Ship before these cut-off days for your package to arrive before December 25
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Can I use Pirate Ship to send moving boxes?
A guide to buying labels for moving boxes and personal belongings on Pirate Ship
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Can I alter flat rate packaging?
It's possible to manipulate flat rate packaging to ship weight-based Priority Mail, though we don't recommend it
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Sample Shipping Policy
A template to help you create an easy shipping policy for your business
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How can I track my package?
How to follow along with your package when your sender uses Pirate Ship
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Updated over a week ago
What should I charge my customers for USPS® shipping?
How to determine your shipping costs with USPS
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How can I create a Return Label for a label I already purchased?
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Shipping Hazardous Materials on Pirate Ship
Here's what you need to know when shipping hazmat items on Pirate Ship
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Does Pirate Ship offer one-day shipping?
What is the fastest way to ship something?
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Can I get a money-back delivery guarantee refund on my Priority Mail Express or Priority Mail Express International shipment?
Here's how to get refunds for delivery speed guarantees for Priority Mail Express, and what to do for Priority Mail Express International
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Why can't I refund my label?
There's no option to refund my label.
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Where do I get packaging for my shipments?
Start here to get your boxes, poly mailers, and everything in between
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How do I cancel a refund request?
What to do when you still need to use a label but you've requested a refund.
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Why did USPS charge my recipient "Postage Due" to receive their package?
Here's what you can do if your recipient has been charged to receive a package you sent to them.
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How to Cutdown your Boxes to Size
Fast techniques to cutting your box down that can help save cost!
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Why won't USPS accept my Ship From Address, or says Invalid Ship To Address?
Here's what to do when you receive an address error because USPS couldn't find any matches in their database.
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How do I ship a tube?
What option do I select for a tube?
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Why isn't the carrier I want to use available for my shipment?
What to do if USPS or UPS doesn't show up when you click "Get Rates"
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When will tracking emails be sent?
Can I customize my tracking email?
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Can I preview a label before I purchase it?
How to make sure the address is correct before purchasing it.
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What is an Irregular Package?
What to select if you're shipping a tube, an item without a box or an envelope, or a package outside of normal dimensions and weight
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I dropped off my package, but it still hasn't been scanned yet
Why hasn't my tracking status been updated?
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Can I choose my Ship Date?
Can I buy a label and use it a few days later?
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How do I create Flat Rate labels?
You need to choose the specific Flat Rate package type you're using to get Flat Rate postage
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Can I edit a label I've already purchased?
There's no way to change the address after you've bought a label
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Will I be charged again to reprint my label?
My label didn't print right. Can I print it again without being charged?
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Can I get a shipping rate quote?
Here's how to figure out what your postage costs will be
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Does Pirate Ship offer shipping supplies like boxes or label paper?
Information on shipping supplies, boxes and label paper
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Can I ship to PO Boxes with Pirate Ship?
Information on shipping to P.O Boxes
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How do I ship to (and from) military APO, FPO, and DPO addresses?
How to format addresses when shipping to military personnel
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Label Printer & Shipping Scale Recommendations
Cost effective label printer and shipping scale options
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USPS® Shipping Services and Rates
How to Ship Government Documents
The proper services for sending tax returns and more
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Does Pirate Ship offer fragile handling services?
How to best protect your packages when shipping fragile items with USPS or UPS
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Can I ship live animals with Pirate Ship?
Pirate Ship does not support shipping live animals like bees or day-old chicks, so you'll need to go to your local Post Office or UPS Store
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When does a shipping label expire?
Best practices on when to use your label
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Tips to lower your shipping costs
Is shipping too expensive? Here's a bunch of things you can do to help shave some costs!
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When will my package be delivered?
Service commitments and delivery timeframes for USPS® and UPS® shipping services, respectively
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Why is my Pirate Ship label more expensive than the Post Office?
Pirate Ship gives you the deepest commercial discounts that USPS offers for parcels, but there's one little loophole...
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Will COVID-19 impact the shipping speed of my package?
Service disruptions caused by the global pandemic
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What is Commercial Pricing?
Learn about the deepest discounts USPS offers and what happened to Commercial Base Pricing and Commercial Plus Pricing
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Do USPS® and UPS® shipping rates ever change?
Information on USPS and UPS rate increases and updates
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Pickups and Delivery
Can I make handwritten corrections to my label?
What to do if you purchased a label that needs to be edited
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Why was my package returned to me?
What to do when USPS® or UPS® marks a shipment "Return to Sender"
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Can I use a PO Box as my Return Address?
How to set up your Ship From Address when using a PO Box
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What does my USPS tracking status mean?
The most common USPS tracking statuses, explained
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Can I ship to a recipient without an address using Hold for Pickup?
How to use General Delivery so packages are held at the Post Office for your recipient, and what to do for UPS packages
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Where do I drop off my packages?
Here's how to hand your packages to the Postal Service, either by scheduling a free pickup or dropping them off at your Post Office.
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How do I schedule a USPS pickup?
There are two ways to schedule a USPS package pickup
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My label has the wrong ship date. Do I need to change it?
Correcting the ship date on your label
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Why does the tracking status show “Delivered” when it hasn’t been?
My package is nowhere to be found
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Missing or Damaged Packages and Insurance
How to look up missing mail search requests
Searching for previous missing mail searches on the USPS website
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How to file a Missing Mail Search Request
A step-by-step guide to get more info on your package's whereabouts
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What can I do about a missing package?
Learn how to submit a missing mail search request
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Why is my international package tracking showing that it’s still in transit?
Information on international tracking issues
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