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Payment Acceptance Policies

Credit Cards

The U.S. Postal Service® accepts the following credit cards for the purchase of most Postal Service™ products and services:

  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Carte Blanche
  • Diners Club
  • JCB
  • China Union Pay

The U.S. Postal Service also accepts these credit cards when the customer has added them to a digital wallet such as Apple Pay or Google Pay on a personal device.

The U.S. Postal Service does not accept credit cards as payment for the following:

  • Money orders (principal amount)
  • Commercial mailings
  • Gift cards
  • Deposits to trust accounts
  • Sure Money® (principal amount)
  • Precanceled stamps
  • Collect on delivery (COD) by the recipient
  • Passport application fees payable to the U.S. Department of State



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