Shipping Services

Priority Mail — Offered as a delivery service both within the United States and to numerous destinations abroad. The domestic offering is a 1–3 day nonguaranteed delivery service and is typically used to send documents, gifts and merchandise. Priority Mail International provides customers with a reliable and economical means of sending similar items weighing up to 70 pounds to over 190 countries and territories worldwide.

Express Mail — Includes domestic and international offerings. Express Mail is the domestic offering. This overnight, money-back guaranteed service includes tracking, proof of delivery and basic insurance up to $100. Delivery is offered to most domestic U.S. destinations and is available 365 days a year. A surcharge is added for Sunday and holiday delivery. Commercial prices and volume rebates are available to customers meeting certain volume thresholds. Express Mail International offers fast delivery service to over 190 countries with guaranteed service to select destinations.

Parcels — Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service provide commercial customers with an economical means of shipping packages. By taking advantage of the “first mile and last mile” strengths of the Postal Service, Parcel Select saves customers money by entering packages into the postal network closer to their ultimate destination while Parcel Return Service provides workshare discounts to commercial customers who go to selected sites to retrieve packages sent back to them by their customers. Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service allow us to partner with other privately owned delivery services to serve our respective customers’ needs.

Details on revenue by Mailing and Shipping Services are found in the Operating Statistics section.