With Priority Mail®, you already get…
USPS Tracking™ to see tracking updates, including date and time of delivery or attempted delivery using our Track & Confirm tool.
Package Pickup to have your carrier pick up the package at your door.
If you buy Priority Mail service online, you get…
USPS Tracking to see tracking updates, including date and time of delivery or attempted delivery using our Track & Confirm tool.
You can add the following options online…
Insurance coverage up to $5,000 with a USPS.com® online label.
Signature Confirmation™ to see when it was delivered or delivery was attempted, and add security by requiring a signature. Must meet additional requirements.
You can add the following options at a Post Office™ to…
Insure the contents.
Insurance coverage up to $5,000.
Registered Mail™ for loss or damage up to $25,000. Must meet additional requirements.
Get tracking information.
Signature Confirmation to see when it was delivered or delivery was attempted, and add security by requiring a signature. Must meet additional requirements.
Get proof of mailing.
Certificate of Mailing as a way of proving the date you sent it. Must meet additional requirements.
Get proof of mailing and delivery information.
Certified Mail™ See when it was delivered or delivery was attempted. Requires the signature of the recipient. Must meet additional requirements.
Get proof of delivery.
Return Receipt with proof of delivery sent by email or postcard showing the recipient’s signature. Must meet additional requirements.
Return Receipt for Merchandise with proof that you mailed the contents to your customer and proof of delivery sent by email or mailing receipt and postcard. Must meet additional requirements.
Get only authorized recipients to sign for the delivery.
Restricted Delivery to specify who is allowed to sign for the delivery.
Adult Signature to make sure someone 21 years of age or older signs for the shipment.
Get your customers to pay for merchandise.
Collect on Delivery (COD) Recipient pays for merchandise and shipping when they receive the package. Must meet additional requirements.
Send contents needing extra care.
Special Handling to get preferential handling.
Learn more about Extra Services for business mailings ›
- When sealing a Flat Rate Envelope or Flat Rate Box, the container flaps must be able to close within the normal folds.
- Maximum weight is 70 lbs.
- There are restrictions for mailing restricted and hazardous materials.
- With few exceptions, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco shipments cannot be mailed.
See tobacco restrictions and guidelines ›
- Packages being sent to a Military Post Office™ (APO/FPO/DPO) have specific restrictions or may not accept Priority Mail® packages at all.
Find out what you can send ›
