USPS: Ground Advantage

How does this affect you?

USPS combines the following shipping options into one ground shipping service: Ground Advantage:

• USPS Retail Ground

• First-Class Package

• First-Class Package Return

• Parcel Select Ground

• Ground Returns

Priority Mail (and USPS Cubic) is unaffected by Ground Advantage, and service will resume as normal.

Features & Benefits

• Package delivery in 2–5 business days.*

• Best-priced service for items up to 15.999 oz, based on weight (rounded up to 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, and 15.999 oz) and zone (distance).

• Packages greater than 15.999 oz are charged by the pound (rounded up).

• Free Package Pickup** service at your home or office.

• Pay for postage using stamps, a self-service kiosk, Click-N-Ship® service, or at a Post Office™ location.

• Tracking is included.

• Business customers can use USPS Ground Advantage return service as a convenient option for customers who need to send items back.

• $100 insurance is included (for both outbound and return shipments), and you can purchase up to $5,000 in additional coverage against loss or damage for merchandise.

• The primary option for sending hazardous materials (HAZMAT) that are only mailable using Ground Transportation.

Source: USPS

*For mailable items up to 70 lbs. Expected delivery in 2–5 business days. Packages going to certain places (including Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore destinations) or containing hazardous materials or live animals may receive slower service.
**For details on free Package Pickup, visit Schedule a Pickup.