Pickup Options  
Package pickup right from your home or office!
Whether it's Carrier Pickup™ or time-specific Pickup On Demand® Service, USPS Pickup Options make shipping or returning your packages quick and convenient.
 
 
Carrier Pickup
Key Features

Free, regardless of the number of packages you're sending.
Your carrier will pick up your package when your regular mail is delivered.
Schedule a pickup for the next delivery day, or with the advanced pickup option, up to 3 months from today.
Available with Express MailĀ®, Priority MailĀ®, International services, Merchandise Return Service and Parcel Return Service.

What You Should Know

Mailpieces weighing more than 13 ounces bearing only postage stamps as postage, must be taken by the customer to an employee at the retail counter of a Post Office, Contract Postal Unit, or Approved Shipper location.
Packages must be ready for shipment before your carrier arrives.
Requests must be received by 2:00 a.m. (CST) on the day your pickup is scheduled.
Maximum weight per package is 70 pounds.
Postage must be applied to each package.

For More Information
Carrier Pickup FAQs.

 
Pickup On Demand Service
Key Features

Only $14.75 per pickup, regardless of the number of packages.
Packages are picked up in a specified timeframe.
Available with Express Mail, Priority Mail, Global Express Guaranteed®, or Parcel Post®.


What You Should Know

Mailpieces weighing more than 13 ounces bearing only postage stamps as postage, must be taken by the customer to an employee at the retail counter of a Post Office, Contract Postal Unit, or Approved Shipper location.
Pickups occur during a two-hour timeframe.
Maximum weight per package is 70 pounds.
Postage must be applied to each package.
Have your packages ready for pickup at the time and day specified.

For More Information
Pickup On Demand Service FAQs


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