How to Mail Unconventional Items with No Packaging
Can you attach postage to a rose and send it with no packaging? How about a feather duster? Or a golf club? The answer is: the USPS would strongly recommend…
How to Provide Free Shipping This Cyber Monday
We are big fans of free shipping. Who wouldn’t be? Customers rave about it and it makes conversion easier for sellers. What’s not to love about that? So, imagine our…
Keeping Your Stamps.com Address Book Current
Before you send direct mail pieces to your customers, take a moment to think about your address data. Is all your contact information accurate and up-to-date? Here are a few tips…
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Codes for International Shipping
You may have spotted a box called “HS Tariff” in the Stamps.com International Shipping Label’s Customs Information section. What is it and what is it used for? The Harmonized System,…
How To Offer Customer Service Through Your Order Fulfillment
To run a successful business, you need to have great customer service. While brick-and-mortar stores capitalize on the face-to-face communication we often associate with customer service, online businesses can still…
How To Send Packages To Cuba With Stamps.com
Sometimes historical forces will affect what and where you’ll be able to mail.  In 1963, mail service was cancelled between the U.S. and Cuba, and mail was sent indirectly through…
How To Use Foreign Characters Inside Stamps.com
You have an international order to go out and the delivery address you’ve been provided by your customer includes foreign characters such as 青岛市5号楼,8号室, or Не́вский проспе́кт, or רחוב דיזנגוף. …
How To Check For USPS Service Alerts
A hurricane or forest fire is mentioned in the news – how will it affect your shipment?  Is there a way to stay ahead of the game and find out…
How to Ship Packages to U.S. Territories
Whether you’re sending a package to Puerto Rico or a flat to Guam, Stamps.com makes it easy for you to send your mail to all U.S. Territories! The first thing…