Frequently asked questions: five-day delivery options for business customers

Small businesses

• I mail or receive live animals or perishables, such as fruit (oranges or grapefruits). When five-day delivery is implemented, what days of the week will they be delivered?
• How and when will I learn about whether the Postal Service plans to implement a five-day delivery schedule?
• What steps should we take now to prepare for five-day delivery?
• Do I need to rent a P.O. Box to ensure that my mail delivery on Saturday is uninterrupted by this change?
• What other options do I have for mail delivery on Saturday?
• If my payroll checks are mailed on Friday, when could my employees expect to receive their paychecks?

Package shippers

• I mail or receive live animals or perishables, such as fruit (oranges or grapefruits). When five-day delivery is implemented, what days of the week will they be delivered?
• When will packages containing live animals or perishables be delivered if Saturday is no longer a delivery day?
• Will the Postal Service ensure that packages in its system are delivered before Christmas?
• Will Express Mail be delivered on Saturday?
• Will packages be picked up or collected on Saturday?
• Can Package Services be drop-ship entered Saturday and/or Sunday?

Bulk mailers

• Will the Postal Service work with me to ensure my business can adequately prepare for five-day mail delivery operations?
• Can destinating entry bulk mail be drop-shipped on Saturday and/or Sunday?

Advertisers

• What steps should we take now to prepare for five-day delivery operations?
• How will five-day delivery operations affect my business?
• How will five-day delivery affect the acceptance of my bulk mail?
• Can destinating entry bulk mail be drop shipped Saturday and/or Sunday?
• What happens during a week that has a holiday?

Remittance mailers and processors

• Can we expect to get remittance mail on Saturday?
• How will five-day mail delivery affect my business?
• How will five-day delivery affect the acceptance of my bulk mail?
• Can destinating entry bulk mail be drop shipped on Saturday and/or Sunday?

Financial institutions

• How will five-day delivery affect my business?
• How will five-day delivery affect the acceptance of my bulk mail?
• Can destinating entry bulk mail be drop shipped on Saturday and/or Sunday?
• What steps should we take now to prepare for five-day delivery operations?

Retailers, mail order and eTailers

• How will five-day mail delivery affect my business?
• What steps should we take now to prepare for five-day delivery?
• How will five-day delivery affect the acceptance of my bulk mail?
• Can destinating entry bulk mail be drop-shipped Saturday and/or Sunday?

Periodicals (newspapers and magazines)

• How will five-day mail delivery affect my business?
• What steps should we take now to prepare for five-day delivery?
• How will five-day delivery affect the acceptance of my periodicals?
• Can destinating entry bulk mail be drop-shipped Saturday and/or Sunday?

Government (federal, state and local)

• How and when will I learn about Postal Service plans to implement a five-day delivery schedule?
• What steps should we take now to prepare for five-day delivery?
• Will I need to rent a P.O. Box to ensure that my mail delivery on Saturday is uninterrupted by this change?
• What other options will I have for mail delivery on Saturday?
• If I mail checks on Friday, when will they be received?

Election mail ballots

• When will we receive election mail ballots?