Updated USPS Ship Guide

Posted on February 4, 2026 by mailomg in Memo 853 // 0 Comments

The Postal Service has updated its USPS Ship Guide effective January 6, 2026.

USPS Ship is a modernized platform enabling commercial package payment, verification, and end-to-end visibility for a wide array of domestic and international products. Mailers submit package documentation, which is compared to physical package attributes from scan data, to determine an accurate postage amount. Charges are then automatically applied to the customer accounts.

Convenient online reports and Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) data feeds are also available to learn more about package pricing and improve documentation quality. From pricing to payment, adjustments, and reports, USPS Ship handles the details so customers don’t have to … (click to read more)

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