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Postmen is now an official UPS Ready™ Program Partner

Postmen is now an official UPS Ready™ Program Partner

We are happy to announce that Postmen is now a certified UPS Ready™ Program Partner that deepens our expertise in UPS offerings. UPS is a leading delivery service company in the world, offering a wide range of domestic, international, and freight shipping options. The certification expands our range of UPS

Postmen proudly announces its DHL Express certification

Postmen proudly announces its DHL Express certification

We are happy to announce that Postmen has now become a certified DHL Express solution that deepens our expertise in DHL Express offerings. DHL Express is known for its full range of cross-border services covering 220+ countries and territories across the globe. The certification expands our range of DHL Express

Postmen announces its FedEx® Compatible certifications

Postmen announces its FedEx® Compatible certifications

We are happy to announce that Postmen has now become a certified FedEx® Compatible software solution that deepens our expertise in FedEx shipping offerings. FedEx is one of the most popular express shipping providers having a wide range of outstanding services backed with a robust tracking system. We have expanded

USPS announced a temporary increase in the shipping rates for 2021 festive season

USPS announced a temporary increase in the shipping rates for 2021 festive season

USPS, the United State’s national postal service provider, has announced a temporary hike in its shipping rates that will be in effect from October 3, 2021. This seasonal adjustment in the shipping prices is designed to address the increase in the handling costs associated with the holiday shipping activity

The 2021 Holiday Cut-off Dates for USPS

The 2021 Holiday Cut-off Dates for USPS

Festival season is around the corner, and it is crucial for you to find the holiday shipping cut-off dates of your preferred couriers to optimize your shipping workflow and easily handle an increased volume of orders. USPS has published its 2021 holiday cut-off dates to help retailers deliver orders into

Streamline shipping process & order management with bulk actions

Streamline shipping process & order management with bulk actions

With the rise in eCommerce orders, even the best teams run into roadblocks that hinder efficiency. It is crucial to give your team their time back to focus on the work that matters most and improve team efficiency. Postmen have added new features in its kitty to improve both the

Simplify Your Shipping Process With the ‘End of Day’ Form

Simplify Your Shipping Process With the ‘End of Day’ Form

If you are in the ecommerce space, it is pivotal to remain at par with the fast-evolving customer expectations by ensuring quick delivery of the products. A fast shipping process demands a streamlined shipping process [https://www.g2.com/categories/demand-planning] and documentation. In an attempt to make the shipping

Accelerate your shipping process with Postmen automation rules

Accelerate your shipping process with Postmen automation rules

"Time is money." And those who value it always look for ways to do things as quickly as possible. If you deal in the ecommerce space, you probably can weigh the importance of making the shipping process not only error-free but speedier as well. At Postmen, we strive

Enjoy 10% off of Aramex courier account with Postmen

Enjoy 10% off of Aramex courier account with Postmen

Postmen is a multi-carrier shipping software and API that powers easy integration with USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, China Post, TNT, and 60+ other couriers [https://www.postmen.com/couriers/]. Adding to its globally expanding network of couriers, Postmen is thrilled to announce its official partnership with one of the rapidly

How to calculate volumetric or dimentional weight

Wednesday Fulfillment

How to calculate volumetric or dimentional weight

What is volumetric weight Volumetric weight is also called dimensional weight, which is calculated from length, width and height with a volumetric divisor. Each courier can have a different volumetric divisor for calculating volumetric weight. Below you can find the volumetric weight formula or also called dim weight factor. What

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What is Address Validation? Does Postmen support it?

Postmen API does not support address validation for now as we are still focusing on integrating more carriers for label printing and rates calculation. In this post, I am going to tell you different options for address validation in the market that you can choose from. What is address validation?

Shipping labels 102 - paper size, label format and printer choices

Wednesday Fulfillment

Shipping labels 102 - paper size, label format and printer choices

Fulfillment Wednesday today will tell you how to setup your printer, and what label size and format you should choose when printing electronic shipping labels (i.e. online labels) with thermal printers and desktop printers. Label paper sizes & Printer Type In general there are** 2 different paper sizes** for

Wednesday Fulfillment

Shipping labels 101 - 3 ways to create shipping labels online

Fulfillment Wednesday yeah - it is my favorite day as I got to learn what matters for an online retailer shipping an order. Today I will go through different options of creating shipping labels online. What are shipping labels Shipping labels basically detail the delivery information like ship from, ship

Wednesday Fulfillment

What is manifest, end of day form, scan form?

Today is fulfillment wednesday, which I will go through issues, questions or topics we came across when shipping. Today's topic is manifest, which is also called end of day form or scan form for some carriers. What is manifest? Manifest is sort of a confirmation list of shipments