Fact Sheet
Carrier Pickup: 
Free Pickup Saves a Trip to the Post Office
Free package pickup – from your home or office. At a time that’s convenient for you. 
Sending & returning packages is quick, easy and convenient at usps.com. 

No more waiting in line at the Post Office. The U.S. Postal Service provides free package pickup from your home or office at a time and place that’s convenient for you.


Carrier Pickup is Easy to Use

* Go online to usps.com/pickup
And follow the prompts. It’s free, regardless of the number of packages you’re sending. Your letter carrier will pick up your package when your regular mail is delivered. Arrange a next day pickup or let us know up to 30 days in advance that your packages will be ready.
 

* Always open
The Internet never closes. It’s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. So when you’re ready to schedule a free package pickup, we’re ready for you.


* We pick up International packages, too
Free package pickup is available for packages being sent by domestic Express Mail, Priority Mail, or returns packages – and international mail. 


* What you should know
Packages must be ready for shipment before your carrier arrives. Requests must be made by 2 a.m. CT on the day you’ve requested free package pickup. Maximum weight per package is 70 pounds. There is no limit to the number of packages that can be picked up. Proper postage must be applied.
Click-N-Ship

* Purchase postage online
All packages scheduled for free pickup must have proper postage applied prior to pickup. Go to usps.com/clicknship.


* The Post Office is on your desktop
Click-N-Ship brings the Post Office to your desktop at home or at the office for no additional fee. Print professional shipping labels and pay for postage.


* Available services
Click-N-Ship allows you to print postage on usps.com and pay using any major credit card. You can calculate and compare postage, purchase insurance up to $500 and even find a ZIP Code.


* Calculate postage 
Select the type of service for your mailing needs. The Postage Rate Calculator will ask for size, weight, distance and ZIP Code and provide you with the cost of the postage. Postage must be affixed to the package before scheduling your free pickup.


Quick, Easy, Convenient

* Doing business with USPS
It’s never been easier to do business with us. Whether you’re a small business owner or heading a home-based business, usps.com, with free package pickup, is one more way we’re responding to our customers’ needs.

* Just in time for the holidays
Arrange your free package pickup now and beat the holiday rush. Pickups can be scheduled as much as three months in advance. For returning that 
not-so-perfect gift, use free package pickup and take some of the hassle out of the holidays this year.