USPS
Service Overview
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USPS Smartmail Expedited For very light items or documents, weighing up to 0.45kg (1lb) only.
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USPS Smartmail Plus Ground For parcels weighing up to 5kg (11lb).
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USPS Print A cost-effective way to send printed and permanently-bound material including books, magazines, catalogues, journals and brochures, weighing up to 5kg (11lb).
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What can I send with USPS Print?This service is exclusively for bound printed matter. At least 90% of sheets must be printed with advertising, promotional, directory or editorial content. Here are some examples of what you can and can't send:
Permanently-bound sheets should be secured with staples, spiral binding, glue, or stitching. |
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Surcharges
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Remote Area Surcharge This service is for mainland USA only. A surcharge will apply if attempting to send to Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands.
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£30 per item |
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Volume Surcharge For parcels above 1lb and greater than 1 cubic foot in volume. This will be applied based on either the volumetric weight or the actual weight (whichever is higher).
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£1.20 per lb |
Features
- Fully tracked service delivered last-mile by USPS
- Fantastic rates for parcels and documents up to 5kg
- Even better rates for advertising, promotional and editorial material
- Available for goods valued up to $800
- Drop off at our depot or book a collection from your door
- How it works - more info
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The carrier collects directly from our depot for this service. This means you have a few different options to choose from when it comes to dropping off your parcel or having it collected from your door.
Collections from your door
Collections from your door are arranged by Transglobal Express, with a choice of carriers. In some areas of London, North West England and the East Midlands, we will collect your parcels ourselves. See all options.
If you are booking a non-Transglobal collection, please add 1 working day to the estimated transit time to allow for overnight delivery to our depot.
Drop-offs
You can also drop off at one of our depots (or partner shops - see full list), or choose one of hundreds of DPD drop-off or UPS Access Point™ locations nationwide.
Labelling
If booking a collection, unless we are collecting your parcel ourselves, your shipping labels will show our depot as the destination address.
Once your shipment arrives at our depot, we'll process it, relabel if required and send it on to its final address.
Please refer to the labelling instructions provided for your order.
Insurance
- Up to £25 free cover included
- Standard insurance available for up to £250
Size & Weight Restrictions
- Max. weight: Expedited: 450g; Ground / Print: 5kg
- Max. length: 55cm
- Max. width: 43cm
- Max. height: 43cm
- Max. girth: 127cm - how girth is calculated
Volumetric Weight
- Volumetric weight is calculated using 5000 as the divisor. How volumetric weight is calculated.
Manufacturer Details
- You may need to provide manufacturer details (company name and address) for certain goods, depending on the commodity code. More info
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Manufacturer Details
Manufacturer details (i.e. company name and address) must be provided for products matching certain commodity codes. This includes (but is not limited to) iron and steel, and articles of wood, plastic, glass, rubber and ceramic.
Commodity codes that require manufacturer details will be flagged automatically by our system. This will happen when you proceed to check out orders from your basket. You will then be asked to enter the manufacturer details for each flagged item.
These details can also be saved to your Product Library. You can find more information, including how-to videos, in our guide.
This information is provided solely for customs clearance and will not be visible to the parcel recipient.
Full list of Commodity Codes
Chapter Category Chapter 31 Fertilisers Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof Chapter 44 Wood and articles made of wood; wood charcoal Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork Chapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap paper or paperboard Chapter 69 Ceramic products Chapter 70 Glass and glassware Chapter 72 Iron and steel Chapter 73 Articles of iron or steel Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal - This information is provided solely for customs clearance and will not be visible to the parcel recipient.
Commodity Codes
- You can look up valid commodity codes on the US government website. Codes may have up to 10 digits.
- Please note that while the first 6 digits of commodity codes are universally recognised, the remaining 4 digits may be unique to the destination country, so these digits may not be the same as in UK tariff codes.
Service Restrictions & Prohibited Items
- This service is restricted to goods valued up to $800, adhering to the USA's tax and duty-free import threshold. Please note that this limit applies per person per day. If you are sending more than one shipment to the same receiver, please ensure the collective value does not exceed $800 for shipments sent on the same day.
- This service is restricted to mainland USA only and excludes Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Items sent to these destinations will be surcharged £30 per item (see Surcharges).
- Products regulated by government agencies (e.g., the FDA) or those requiring special licensing cannot be sent using this service. This includes food and drink, ingestibles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and products derived from protected species. Click here for a full list of prohibited commodity codes.
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USPS Prohibited Commodity Codes
Prohibited Commodity Codes Description 01 - all Live animals 02 -all Meat and offal 03 - all Fish and Crustaceans 04 - all Dairy produce, eggs, natural honey etc 05 - all Other product of animal origin 06 - all Live trees 07 - all Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 08 - all Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 09 - all Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10 - all Cereals 11 - all Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12 - all Seeds and fruits 13 - all Gums and resins 14 - all Vegetable plaiting materials/vegetable products 15 - all Animal or vegetable fats and oils 16 - all Preparations of meat/fish 17 - all Sugars and sugar confectionery 18 - all Cocoa 19 - all Preparations of cereals 20 - all Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts etc 21 - all Miscellaneous edible preparations 22 - all Beverages, spirits and vinegar 23 - all Pet food 24 - all Tobacco and tobacco substitutes 25 - all Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 26 - all Ores, slag and ash 27 - all Mineral fuels, oils and waxs 28 - all Inorganic chemicals 29 - all Organic chemicals 30 - all Pharmaceutical products 36 - all Explosives 93 - all Arms and ammunition 4103.20 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather > of reptiles 9001.3 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9001.4 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9001.5 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9001.90.4 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9003 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9004 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9018 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9019 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9020 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9021 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments 9022 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments - See our prohibited items page for general restrictions when booking our services
- Guidance on sending jewellery and watches
Packaging Requirements
- Please refer to our packaging guidance
Additional Information
- Track your shipment by entering your TP- order reference number into our tracking tool
- Signature confirmation is not currently available for this service
- Please note: Undeliverable shipments will be disposed of or returned to the sender at cost
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