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Learn about the proper services for sending tax returns, passports, and more

How to ship government documents

Learn how to best protect your packages when shipping breakable items with USPS or UPS

How to pack fragile items and ship them on Pirate Ship

Pirate Ship does not support shipping live animals, and these shipments require you to ship in person at the Post Office or The UPS Store®

Can I ship live animals with Pirate Ship?

When does a shipping label expire?

Is shipping too expensive? Here are a bunch of things you can do to help shave some costs!

Tips to lower your shipping costs

Pirate Ship gives you the deepest commercial discounts that USPS offers for parcels, but there's one little loophole...

Why is my Pirate Ship label more expensive than the Post Office?

Learn about the deepest discounts USPS offers and what happened to Commercial Base Pricing and Commercial Plus Pricing

What is Commercial Pricing?

Learn more information on USPS and UPS rate increases and updates

Do USPS® and UPS® shipping rates ever change?

USPS has discontinued a few Priority Mail packaging options, but you can still use them while supplies last

Discontinued Priority Mail packaging

USPS is increasing rates for nearly all domestic shipments from October 6th to January 19th.

USPS Rate Increase for the 2024 Holiday Season

USPS is lowering prices for most domestic services and raising rates for a select few starting January 19, 2025.

2025 USPS Rate Changes

Starting July 13th, 2025, USPS is changing rates for most domestic services, including Ground Advantage and Priority Mail

USPS Rate Change July 2025

USPS® Shipping Services and Rates

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