USPS has been negotiating with a very small number of large businesses – including Amazon – to deliver their packages to the 170 million addresses the USPS serves. But what if the USPS could negotiate with many businesses of all Read more
USPS announced it will begin enforcing stricter requirements for mail going to and coming from members of the military stationed abroad. Sellers should familiarize themselves with the customs requirements since mail not in compliance will be returned to the sender. Read more
January 2026 postal rates haven’t even taken effect yet and USPS is already planning changes for July. The new 2026 rates go into effect on Monday (January 19, which is a postal holiday). It wasn’t so long ago that rate Read more
In an effort to make mail more secure, the USPS will restrict access to tracking information for packages. Currently, anyone who has a tracking number (not just the shipper or the recipient) can enter the number into the tracking tool Read more
eBay advised sellers of higher shipping rates that are taking effect in the New Year. “The major U.S. carriers have announced their 2026 rate updates. As always, eBay continues working closely with our carrier partners to secure increases that are Read more
Bad weather has been causing shipping delays that carried over into this week, with the USPS warning of weather events that could impact processing, transportation, and delivery in great swaths of the country (flooding in the Pacific Northwest, and winter Read more
The USPS said its busiest week begins Monday, December 15. It reminded customers that next week also includes the last ship-by dates of the holiday 2025 season (for expected delivery before December 25), and it said it’s ready. The ship-by Read more
USPS is adding Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) to address recent challenges mailers have faced related to foreign-country tariffs that apply to certain outbound international items as well as the end of de minimis, it revealed in filings with the Postal Read more
The USPS will likely announce its January 2026 postage rates early next week. Shippers are already paying higher rates thanks to the holiday surcharge that went into effect on October 5 and will run through January 18, 2026. In January Read more
The USPS said it will now place a 2-week hold before refunding customers for unused labels. It issued the following alert on Saturday (October 18, 2025): Unused Label Refund ProcessingAs part of our ongoing efforts to protect the United States Read more
