What Are Demand Surcharges and How Do They Affect Your Shipping Costs?

Have you ever wondered why your shipping costs seem to fluctuate, even for the same package to the same destination? One factor that can significantly impact your shipping expenses is…

How Carriers Like FedEx, UPS, & USPS Are Turning to Dynamic Pricing

In today’s fast-paced world, adaptability is essential for success, especially in the shipping industry. As consumer expectations rise and market conditions shift, carriers are changing how they set prices and…

2024 USPS Rate Changes and Service Updates

Welcome to our United States Postal Service Updates blog, your guide to the changing postal scene. Here, we’ll share the latest news and rate updates from the USPS. Dive in…

The Cheapest Way to Ship a Package in 2024

Shipping can be expensive. In this guide, we offer tips & solutions that show you how to save money on shipping, order fulfillment, & packaging.

Scale Your Business Internationally with GlobalPost

International shipping is your business’s key that unlocks more customers around the world. However, cross-border shipping can be a hurdle many growing businesses have a hard time clearing. Luckily, reaching…
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UPS® Ground Saver Now Available on ShipStation: The New Way to Reduce Shipping Costs

Have you ever experienced shipping costs that exceed the value of what is being shipped? For small business owners, this makes very little sense. Saving merchants money on shipping is…

How to Make Shipping Insurance More Efficient

Protecting shipments against damage and theft is necessary. Regardless of whether you or your customers want to shell out a little extra money, there’s just some things you can’t avoid.…

The Two Best Ways to Grow Your Business: DHL Express and ShipStation

As the world’s largest express global delivery provider, DHL Express has more experience shipping to more international destinations than any other carrier. Shipping to over 220 countries and territories, their…

Standard Shipping: What It is and How to Offer It

As a business owner, you have to provide your customers with reliable and cost-effective shipping options. This can be the difference in whether or not they choose to shop with…

Your Company Doesn’t Have to Be Large to Save Big on Shipping

It used to be that only the bigger players could pull off cost-effective ways of processing packing and shipping orders at high volumes. The times have changed, and online services…
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Media Mail Shipping Rates for 2024

USPS Media Mail® is the preferred way to ship books, records, and movies. There are some exceptions to what can be shipped with Media Mail. However, we will get into that…

Selecting the Best Shipping Options for Your Customers

You spend an enormous amount of time ensuring you provide a great customer experience. The decision of how to ship products to your buyers is equally as important and is…

Expanding Your Shipping Options for Your Customers

No matter how big or small your ecommerce business is, your customers expect flexible, reliable, and affordable delivery options. Luckily, ShipStation’s integration with UPS® conveniently provides all three in one…

USPS First Class vs Priority Mail

The two most popular  USPS services a merchant uses to ship with are USPS First Class Mail® and USPS Priority Mail®. Typically, the deciding factor in making a decision in First…

The Cheapest Way to Ship to Canada in 2024

Finding the cheapest way to ship to Canada is important for any growing business. Whether you ship to Canada with UPS, FedEx, or USPS, there are many affordable options for…
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Shipping Discounts for USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL Express, and more

Save the most money on shipping by leveraging carriers, how much you ship, and what software you use. Our tips are inside.

USPS Flat Rate Boxes, Envelopes, and Prices

USPS Flat Rate boxes and envelopes allow you to ship up to 70 lbs with USPS Priority Mail® at one low rate to anywhere in the US. The advantage of…

UPS, USPS, and FedEx Two Day Shipping Options

Two-day shipping options are very popular. Thanks to services like Amazon Prime, many customers have come to expect an express shipping option. Even if it is not available for free,…

How Regional Parcel Carriers Can Benefit Ecommerce Brands

Ecommerce has become the fastest-growing area of retail within the past few years and shows no signs of slowing. At present, nearly 22% of all retail sales are made digitally,…

ShipStation Now Offers the Lowest USPS® Shipping Rates  

Here at ShipStation, we love to announce deeper discounts from our carrier partners. That’s because we know how important shipping costs are to ecommerce businesses of all sizes.  Today, we’re…

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