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How to Schedule USPS Pickups with Stamps.com

Trips to the post office add up. Our latest survey reveals that 78% of small business owners make frequent trips to mailing locations, and 68% regularly interrupt important work to…
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Recent Changes in Certified Mail Laws: What Businesses Need to Know in 2025

Stay compliant with 2025 Certified Mail law changes. New requirements in WA, MN & ME for evictions and debt collection.
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2025 USPS Rate and Service Changes

Updated as of 10/5/2025. The United States Postal Service (USPS®) adjusts postage rates at least once a year, and sometimes more frequently. These changes can have an impact on your…
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How Carriers Like FedEx, UPS, & USPS Are Turning to Dynamic Pricing

Historically, postage rates have been fixed. However, a significant shift is underway this year, as more carriers are adopting dynamic pricing models. This means that rates are no longer fixed…
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USPS 2024 Holiday Shipping Rate Increase

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is temporarily raising rates for select package services from October 6th to January 19th. This is a common practice among major carriers like FedEx…
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How Does a USPS Postage Stamp Increase Work?

Last updated September 10, 2024 At least once a year – and sometimes multiple times a year –  the United States Postal Service (USPS®) changes postage rates. At Stamps.com, we…
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Is My Postage Meter IMI Compliant? 

Effective June 30, 2024, USPS® discontinued all Information Based Indicia (IBI) postage meter technology and required all postage meters to upgrade to a new system called Intelligent Mail Indicia (IMI).…
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GlobalPost Introduces USPS Canada DDP Service to Help Avoid Delays and Returns

GlobalPost is excited to announce the launch of USPS Canada Delivered Duties Paid (DDP) service for Stamps.com shipping customers. USPS Canada DDP allows customers to prepay duties and taxes for their First Class Package…
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What are USPS Postal Zones?

It’s commonplace to think about a destination in miles. You usually have an idea of how far you’re traveling, even if it’s only by the number of cities and states…