Domestic Insurance

Insured Mail Receipt — Domestic Only — $500 and under

PS Form 3813

Insured Mail Receipt — Domestic Only — Over $500

PS Form 3813-P

 

Do you need security and peace of mind when you send a valuable item through the mail? Use indemnity insurance.

Several options are available for adding security to the gifts and merchandise you send.

Note: Insure your package against loss or damage for the actual value of what its contents are worth.

• Provides up to $5,000 coverage for lost, damaged, or missing contents.
• Includes signature services for items insured for more than $500. Exception: Signature service is not included with insurance on Returns (i.e., Merchandise Return Service, USPS Returns).
• Priority Mail Express provides insurance up to $100 at no additional charge, and Priority Mail provides insurance up to $50 at no additional charge. Additional insurance is available for purchase up to a maximum of $5,000.

Insurance purchased online through a PC Postage product

• Available through an authorized PC Postage vendor for Priority Mail Express, Media Mail, and Library Mail items.
• Available for Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, and First-Class Package Service* items that contain matter that qualifies to be mailed at USPS Retail Ground or Package Services prices.
• Cannot be combined with insurance purchased at a Post Office retail counter.

Insurance purchased online through Click-N-Ship

• Available for Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail items.
• Cannot be combined with insurance purchased at a Post Office retail counter.

Insurance purchased at a USPS Self-Service kiosk

• Available for Priority Mail Express and USPS Retail Ground items.
• Available for Priority Mail and First-Class Mail items that contain matter that qualifies to be mailed at USPS Retail Ground or Package Services prices.
• Cannot be combined with insurance purchased at a Post Office retail service counter.

Insurance purchased at a Post Office retail counter

• Available for Priority Mail Express, USPS Retail Ground, Media Mail, and Library Mail items, and for Priority Mail or First-Class Mail items that contain matter that qualifies to be mailed at USPS Retail Ground or Package Services prices.

Additional information:

• Available when the applicable extra services fee is paid.
• A delivery record (recipient’s signature) is maintained by the Postal Service for items insured for more than $500.
• A mailing receipt is provided (save the receipt until you can account for the item mailed).
• Claims can be filed online at usps.com.