Shipping Solutions
Whether you're a large or small business, shipping solutions at USPS are crafted to help you grow. By working with USPS®, you get world-class service and the largest delivery network in the country.
For Priority Mail Express Sunday Delivery ZIP Codes, please follow this link.
To visit the USPS.com Shipping Supply page, please follow this link.
USPS Returns
USPS has developed a new verification and payment method for Merchandise Returns Services (MRS) USPS and Scan Based Payment (SBP) customers, called USPS Returns. The current MRS process pose challenges such as reliance on sampling, lack of package-level pricing details, lack of visibility when a returned package travels through the mail stream, and packages held at postage due units before being returned to traditional verification customers. While SBP has limited capabilities for single-piece attribute-based pricing.
Bulk Parcel Return Service
Bulk parcel return service (BPRS) allows mailers of large quantities of Standard Mail machinable parcels that are either undeliverable-as-addressed or opened and remailed by addressees to be returned to designated postal facilities.
Bulk Proof of Delivery Program
The bulk proof of delivery program gives mailers the ability to receive signature proof of delivery records for applicable mailpieces without requesting them individually. This enhancement allows mailers to retain records longer than the Postal Service retention period and provides mailers a more efficient way to handle signature records.
Electronic Verification System (eVS®)
The Electronic Verification System (eVS®) enables parcel mailers to submit documentation and pay postage by transmitting electronic manifest files to the eVS database.
Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IMpb)
IMpb provides piece-level data to enable the Postal Service to increase efficiency, add value to its package product line, and enhance its package tracking capabilities.
Product Tracking and Reporting (PTR)
Product Tracking and Reporting (PTR) is the database that stores tracking scan data for all barcoded packages and extra services products.
Shipper Paid Services
Shipper Paid Services is an ACS fulfillment option that allows parcel mailers to receive an electronic address correction and pay forwarding or return postage via their ACS account rather than charging the customer.
Releases
January 2021 Releases (Includes Price Change Information)
Release information for January 2021 deployment.
For release overview information, please click here.
January 24, 2021
January 10, 2021
There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 52.0.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services --> Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] --> Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
December 2020 Releases
Release information for December 2020 deployment.
December 30, 2020
December 13, 2020
December 10, 2020
November 2020 Releases
Release information for November 2020 deployment.
November 15, 2020
November 8, 2020
November 5, 2020
October 2020 Releases
Release information for October 2020 deployment.
October 4, 2020
There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release to correct a defect introduced in PostalOne! System Release 51.2.0.0 on August 23, 2020 that is currently preventing the PostalOne! System from successfully sending compressed Mail.dat ZIP (.zip) files to Informed Visibility (IV). Users should download Mail.dat client 51.3.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
Note: There are no validation updates associated with this change.
October 1, 2020
September 2020 Releases
Release information for September 2020 deployment.
September 13, 2020
September 10, 2020
August 2020 Releases
Release information for August 2020 deployment.
August 30, 2020
August 27, 2020
August 23, 2020
July 2020 Releases
Release information for July 2020 deployment.
July 26, 2020
July 16, 2020
July 12, 2020
July 2, 2020
June 2020 Releases
Release information for June 2020 deployment.
June 28, 2020
June 14, 2020
*NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support - There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 51.0.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
April 2020 Releases
Release information for April 2020 deployment.
April 26, 2020
April 23, 2020
April 9, 2020
March 2020 Releases
Release information for March 2020 deployment.
March 27, 2020
March 26, 2020
March 22, 2020
NOTE: PostalOne! System Release 50.1.1.0 will result in a new OPTIONAL Mail.dat client. After the March 22, 2020 release, users can download Mail.dat client 50.1.1.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
The new optional Mail.dat client provides an update to the logic that generates the Mail.dat submission-level Enhanced XML (EXML) receipt file. The update applies to EXML receipts for Mail.dat submissions using a master-child configuration, and Periodicals submissions involving master statements. The existing Mail.dat client 50.1.0.0_PROD, which was implemented as a required download in PostalOne! System Release 50.1.0.0 on March 15, 2020, will continue to be functional.
- For the Industry Alert: TSL 1.2 Implementation Postponed from 02/23/2020 to 03/22/2020, please click here.
- For the March 22, 2020 PostalOne! and BIDS Pre-Release Notes, please click here.
March 15, 2020:
NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support -There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 50.1.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
- For the March 15, 2020 PostalOne!, BIDS, EPS, eSAS, FAST, Program Registration, and SASP Pre-Release Notes, please click here.
- For the PostalOne! Mail.dat Technical Specifications R50.1 (Version 1), please click here.
- For the Industry Alert: Scheduled System Releases (March 15, 2020), please click here.
March 12, 2020:
February 2020 Releases
Release information for February 2020 deployment.
February 23, 2020:
- For the February 23, 2020 Release Notes, please click here.
- For the Industry Alert: Scheduled System Activities, please click here.
- For the Industry Alert: PostalOne! Root Certificate Update, please click here.
- For the Industry Alert: TSL 1.2 Implementation Postponed from 02/23/2020 to 03/22/2020, please click here.
February 13, 2020:
January 2020 Releases (Includes Price Change Information)
Release information for the January 2020 deployment. This includes price change information. For technical specifications and error codes please visit the bottom of this page.
*NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support -There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 50.0.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
For the Known Issue List: January 2020 Price Change Release, please click here: https://postalpro.usps.com/KnownIssuesListJan2020PriceChangeRelease
For the January 12, 2020 Post-Release Notes Change 5.0 click here
For the January 2020 Market Dominant Release Overview click here.
For the January 2020 Competitive Release Overview click here.
For the Publication 205 Electronic Verification System Business and Technical Guide click here.
For the January 26, 2020 Pre-Release Notes click here.
For updated prices and postage statements please click here.
December 2019 Releases
Release information for the December 2019 deployment.
*NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support -There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 49.2.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
November 2019 Releases
Release information for the November 2019 deployment.
*NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support -There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 49.2.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
For the Package Platform Release 1.7.6.1 Release Notes (Change 1.0) please click here
For the Package Platform Release 1.7.6.0 Release Notes (Change 1.0) please click here.
For the Package Platform Release 1.7.4.0 Release Notes (Change 1.0) please click here.
October 2019 Releases
Release information for the October 2019 deployment.
*NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support -There is a new required Mail.dat client with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client 49.2.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
For the October 20, 2019 Release Notes (Change 8.0) V1.0 please click here.
For the PostalOne! System Release 49.1.1.1 Release Notes please click here.
For the PostalOne! System Release 49.2.0.1 Release Notes (Change 1.0) please click here.
For the PostalOne! System Release 49.2.0.2 Post-Release Notes (Change 2.0) please click here.
For the October 2019 Release Overview PlusOne Market Test (V1.0) please click here.
For the Known Issues List please click here.
September 2019 Releases
Release information for the September 2019 deployment.
There is an optional updated Mail.dat client with this release, which supports implementation of a verification list and new warning message for ineligible Informed Delivery campaigns through the PostalOne! System (CR 13523, Section 3.2). The existing Mail.dat client will not process the warning as part of the receipt; and mailers using the existing Mail.dat client will not have visibility into the status of campaigns that fail due to ineligible Mailer IDs (MIDs). Users can continue to use Mail.dat client 49.1.0.0_PROD, or may download the optional updated client 49.1.1.0_PROD. Both are available from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
For the September 25, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 1.0)
For the September 15, 2019 Release Notes (Change 4.0) please click here.
For the September 12, 2019 Post-Release Notes please click here.
August 2019 Releases
Release information for the August 2019 deployment.
*NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support -There is a new required Mail.dat client version with this release. Users should download Mail.dat client version 49.1.0.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
For the PostalOne! 49.0.2.1 August 4, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 3.0) please click here.
For the August 25, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 6.0) please click here.
July 2019 Releases
Release information for the July 2019 deployment.
** NOTE: Mail.dat Client Support - There is a new required Mail.dat client version with PostalOne! System Release 49.0.2.0. Users should download Mail.dat client version 49.0.2.0_PROD from the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) using the following path: Mailing Services è Electronic Data Exchange [Go to Service] è Mail.dat download (Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit or Solaris).
For the July 28, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 7.0) please click here.
June 2019 Releases
Release information for the June 2019 deployment.
For the PostalOne! 49.0.1.1 - June 30, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 2.0) please click here.
For the Known Issues: June 23, 2019 please click here.
For the June 23, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 5.0) please click here.
For the Known Issues: June 9, 2019 please click here.
For the PostalOne! 49.0.0.1 - June 13, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 2.0) please click here.
For the June 9, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 6.0) please click here.
For the June 2019 Price Change Release Overview (Change 2.4) please click here.
For updated prices and postage statements please click here.
May 2019 Releases
Release information for the May 2019 deployment.
For the May 10, 2019 Package Platform Release 1.6.8.3 Release Notes please click here.
For the May 5, 2019 PostalOne! System Release 48.1.1.1 Release Notes please click here.
For the May 2, 2019 Package Platform Release 1.6.8.2 Release Notes please click here.
April 2019 Releases
Release information for the April 2019 deployment.
For the April 28, 2019 Post-Release Notes (Change 2.0) please click here.
For the April 24, 2019 Package Platform Post-Release Notes (Change 1.0) please click here.
For the April 14, 2019 PostalOne! Post-Release Notes (Change 3.0) please click here.
February 2019 Releases
For the PostalOne! System Release 48.0.2.1 Release Notes Chg 2.0 (2.24.2019) please click here.
For the PostalOne! System Release 48.0.3.0 Release Notes Chg 3.0 (2.10.2019) please click here.
For the PostalOne! System Release 48.0.1.2 Release Notes Chg 2.0 (2.3.2019) please click here.
January 2019 Releases (Includes Relevant Price Change Information)
Release information for the January 2019 deployment. This includes price change information. For technical specifications and error codes please visit the bottom of this page.
For the Known Issues: January Price Change 2019 please click here.
For the January 27, 2019 Release Notes (Change 3.0) please click here.
For the January 13, 2019 Release Notes (Change 5.0) please click here.
For the fact sheet which provides a summary of the changes please click here.
For updated prices and postage statements please click here.
For Federal Register Notices detailing price change information please click here.
For the Known Issues List please click here.
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