About USPS Shipping Assistant for Information Based Indicia (IBI) Meter Customers  
USPS Shipping Assistant® now supports commercial base pricing for IBI meter customers when Shipping Assistant labels are used in conjunction with an IBI meter strip. This special version is available for IBI meter customers only.

Shipping Assistant helps you streamline your shipping tasks.
 
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Create and print...
Shipping labels with commercial base prices when you apply postage with a USPS approved IBI postage meter. After you download, simply select your meter model from an approved IBI postage meter (xls) and enter your meter serial number.
Labels for domestic shipments, including shipments to APO/FPO.
Labels for international shipments to every country served by U.S. Postal Service – which include integrated customs forms.
Customs forms for international shipments, or to accompany your parcels to APO/FPO addresses.
Merchandise Return labels to include with outgoing merchandise (with return postage charged to your postage payment account).
Labels for Priority Mail Open and Distribute shipments.
Integrate Shipping Assistant with a Pitney Bowes Mailstation 2™ (PCN K7M0) postage meter to allow you to conveniently weigh mail pieces, print commercial base price postage, and purchase optional insurance.


Save time
Set program preferences to automatically populate fields with frequently used values. For example, if most of your packages are sent by Priority Mail® with Signature Confirmation™ those values can be preset for all new labels.
Eliminate addressing errors: the program verifies domestic recipient addresses—before each label is printed.
Compare postage rates and delivery times for available services, as you create each label, so you can instantly choose the best service.
Read and print APO/FPO limitations and international mailing conditions and restrictions.


Organize addresses
Store frequently used addresses in USPS Shipping Assistant’s integrated Address Book.
When creating a label, verify and add the recipient’s address to the Address Book with a single click.
Easily pull a recipient’s address from the Address Book for a new label.
Organize addresses in groups, such as "Business," "Friends," and "Relatives."
Find addresses quickly with the built-in search function.
Transfer addresses from other applications by importing from a CSV file.
Export addresses to a CSV file for use in other applications, or for archival storage.


And more...
Import up to 2,000 domestic label records using either CSV or XML file formats to the Shipping Cart and print with a single request.
Register with a unique DUNS or Mailer Identification number to attain extract files of scan event data directly from USPS Product Tracking System (PTS).
Print labels immediately or save them in the Shipping Cart to print later.
Send email shipment notifications, including label ID numbers, to your customers.
Request free Carrier Pickup (next U.S. Postal Service delivery day).
Check package delivery status.
Email electronic Merchandise Return labels to customers so they can print themselves.
Look up a ZIP Code™ for any city and state, and look up the city and state for a given ZIP Code.
Read the latest U.S. Postal Service news and information in the program’s Message Center.
Preview and print two labels to one sheet of paper or self-adhesive label sheet.
Add multiple addresses to a Domestic shipping label for identical shipments.
Integrate with either the Zebra LP 2844-Z or Zebra S4M thermal label printers.
Toggle between retail and commercial base prices for label printing and calculating.

Visit the USPS Shipping Assistant FAQs page for more information.