Shipping with Pitney Bowes Standard
Overview
This article reviews the features and services available when shipping Pitney Bowes Standard for orders through Small Parcel Suite and how to connect to your account through Pitney Bowes to Small Parcel Suite.
Supported providers
Label Provider |
Supports Pitney Bowes Standard |
BUKU Ship |
No |
Pitney Bowes |
Yes |
ShipEngine |
No |
Supported features
Feature |
Description |
Supported? |
Adult Signature |
Requires recipient to sign for a delivery and be at least 21 years old |
No |
Carrier Insurance |
Insurance available for purchase through carrier |
No |
Delivery Confirmation |
Allows recipient to receive text or email notification upon delivery |
Yes |
Domestic Shipping |
Shipping supported in U.S. |
Yes |
Electronic Customs Submission |
Commercial invoice is automatically delivered to customs after shipping label is printed |
No |
End of Day (Electronic) |
Order is automatically manifested with carrier |
Yes |
End of Day (PDF) |
Yes |
|
Shipping supported outside of U.S. |
No |
|
Label Reference Fields |
Allows up to three label messages per shipping label |
Yes |
Multi-Package Shipping |
Multiple packages allowed per shipment |
Yes |
Multiple Accounts |
Allows connection of multiple prepaid billing accounts |
Yes |
Rate Shopping |
Returns estimated shipping rates |
Yes |
Return Labels |
Yes |
|
Signature Confirmation |
Requires someone at or near the delivery address to sign at time of delivery |
Yes |
Tracking |
Verification of delivery progress |
Yes |
Supported services
The ship services listed below are available when shipping Pitney Bowes Standard orders in 3PL Warehouse Manager. Please note that these service names may vary slightly from their official carrier labels.
Service |
Transport Territory |
Bound Printed Matter |
Domestic |
Parcel Select |
Domestic |
Parcel Select Lightweight |
Domestic |
Connection Guidelines
Before you can start shipping orders through Pitney Bowes Standard, you must first connect to Pitney Bowes as a Provider in Small Parcel Suite from the Small Parcel Settings page. To obtain a Pitney Bowes account for connection, you can visit this link.
We recommend printing 1–2 test shipping labels at least one business day in advance of needing to print labels for active shipments.