Expert Advice on All Things Shipping And E-commerce

With the evolvement of the internet, selling products and services has become so easy. Platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, or Etsy have made it even easier for the layperson to just launch their online shop. The BIG question is however:…

Shippo automates and optimizes shipping for e-commerce. Our goal is to become the universal shipping rate provider across all shipping carriers around the world with a dynamic shipping rate engine, providing e-commerce stores & marketplaces…

Whether you are a Shopify, Etsy, or GoDaddy storeowner or you’re an engineer building a shipping solution for your high-scale e-commerce store or marketplace, we have an automated multi-carrier shipping solution to help you. Shippo offers three options for e-commerce merchants…

If you’ve been investigating shipping APIs from major carriers hoping to find a simple way to get real-time rates or purchase labels you’ve probably realized that a “basic” shipping integration is still going to take…

For a small business, like an e-commerce store, shipping can be very complicated and get expensive. Shipping prices are hard to understand and negotiating for cheaper shipping rates with carriers is not easy. USPS is…

Run an e-commerce store and want to know what the cheapest way to ship your package is in the U.S.? Look no further! Shippo has discounted USPS shipping rates up to 60% off of retail rates.…

Service Level Package Restrictions Estimated Transit Time First Class Packages Max dim: 34” x 17” x 17” Max weight: 15.99 oz 1-3 days Priority Mail Max combined length and girth: < 108 inches Max weight: 70…

The shipping industry is a fragmented market with different shipping providers operating on national and international level. Comparing different shipping providers can be a difficult and complex task due to the abundance of different service…

Auch für 2014 hat die Deutsche Post DHL wieder Preiserhöhungen für Endkunden angekündigt. Betroffen sind davon leider alle DHL Paketprodukte.  Einen Überblick über alle Preiserhöhungen finden Sie in diesem Beitrag. DHL Preiserhöhungen 2014 Preise DHL…

Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping software tool that helps e-commerce stores save time and money on their shipping. Use Shippo’s heavily-discounted USPS and DHL Express shipping rates–up to 90% off Retail rates–to save money. Create…

Shipping is an essential part of every e-commerce store. After an order comes in through the e-commerce storefront the order has to be mailed out to the customer. Shippo helps with e-commerce shipping. Shippo offers…

Running an e-commerce marketplace and looking for the comprehensive shipping solution for your merchants? Shippo’s multi carrier shipping API services peer-to-peer marketplaces like Mercari the shipping backend and enable ultimate flexibility on the front-end for customized customer experience. Shippo’s API…

You are an e-commerce business and wonder what the cheapest shipping rates are for Asia? You have warehouses in Asia and want to know what is the cheapest rate and most reliable service to ship…

USPS is short for United States Postal Service and it is an independent agency of the US government that provides postal services. USPS is explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution and its first postmaster…

Our goal at Shippo is to simplify shipping for e-commerce stores and marketplaces. Shipping is complicated and we’re here to take the burden of learning the ins and outs of optimizing e-commerce shipping off merchants’…

Setting up a marketplace or platform to work with a global network of carriers can be challenging. Integrating carrier APIs from around the world is a time-intensive and difficult task. Shippo’s multi carrier RESTful shipping API connects you…

Do you run a cool boutique or a small retail store? Do you have trouble figuring out all the difficulties and secrets of sourcing and logistics? We can help you get your wholesale items delivered…

Are you a small online retailer running an e-commerce venture? Are you too busy figuring out all the secrets of logistics? Don’t worry, we can help you. Shippo allows you to print shipping labels, compare…

Are you looking for a simple way to get tracking updates from multiple carriers via one integration? Check out Shippo’s tracking API. Shippo is a shipping API solution that serves as a one-stop-shop for getting rates, buying labels, and…

Shipping parcels is an integral part for many e-commerce websites and online stores. To automate logistics, it is advisable to integrate a scalable and intuitive RESTful API. Shippo automates your shipments with a parcel shipping RESTful API that…

Return labels are a crucial but often overlooked part of the e-commerce shopping & shipping experience. According to industry data, up to 30% of apparel and fashion orders are returned by the buyers. Therefore, merchants…

Shipping is expensive. It’s complicated, multi-dimensional, and time-consuming, unless you’ve got the right solution integrated into your e-commerce store or marketplace. E-commerce merchants should have more time to spend on their customers, product, and storefront…

Shipping is a convoluted industry that requires an understanding of pricing, logistics, package sizing, and the rules set by each shipping carrier. We at Shippo understand that, for e-commerce stores, marketplaces, and platforms looking to…

Shipping APIs Shippo is a RESTful shipping API that connects to a global network of shipping providers. The Shippo API integrates the USPS API, FedEx API, UPS API, and DHL Express APIs among many others to provide a multi-carrier shipping API…

Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping API that serves as the software layer between shipping carriers and e-commerce. We simplify and optimize shipping through automated and frictionless technology, which integrates e-commerce stores, marketplaces, and platforms to domestic and…

Shipping providers offer shipping discounts to shippers with a high shipping volume. Shipping discounts are volume-based, meaning that small businesses who only ship a small quantity of packages will not qualify for shipping discounts while…

Shippo has partnered with ePages to offer its e-commerce software channel partners, like 1&1, the first-ever shipping solution to its community of U.S. merchants. Shippo simplifies shipping for e-commerce stores, saving them time and money by…

You can protect your packages against loss or damage during shipping with insurance provided by the carriers or from independent third party insurers. The decision to buy shipping insurance depends on the value of the…

Looking for a better way to get shipping integrations for your platform, e-commerce store, or marketplace? Shippo’s shipping API and dashboard connects you to multiple shipping carriers, both domestic and international, from one place so that you…

Shippo offers three tiers of pricing for its ecommerce customers: Entrepreneur, Growing Business, and High Volume Shipper SMB Entrepreneur – Shipping up to 1000 packages/mo Take advantage of our simple pay-as-you-ship model to help you grow your…

Welcome to your 4-week Implementation Period. We’re excited that you’ve decided to leverage Shippo’s API to improve your shipping process. Here are some resources that will help you scope and implement our solution. Shippo API…

Shippo offers a variety of shipping apps targeted at merchants shipping via platforms including Shopify, Etsy, Magento, BigCommerce, ePages, GoDaddy, and SpreeCommerce. These apps provide e-commerce businesses a streamlined, frictionless way to manage and track…

UPS is short for United Parcel Service America, Inc. and is an American international package delivery service. Today it operates in more than 220 countries/ territories world-wide delivering more than 15 million packages a day.…

Find the cheapest USPS rates and USPS Christmas discounts and offers on Shippo. Shippo makes shipping your domestic or international parcels easy and affordable. USPS offers the cheapest shipping rates for small Christmas parcels for…

USPS Commercial Base Pricing is the standard discounted rate offered to USPS customers, who buy and print shipping labels online. Compared to retail rates given at the post office, Commercial Base Pricing is significantly discounted. Unlike…

USPS Commercial Plus Pricing (CPP) is a commercial discount price offered to businesses that meet and maintain a certain minimum volume threshold: USPS Service Level Volume Threshold/Agreement First Class Package Service 5,000 pieces Priority Mail…

USPS Cubic Pricing offers discounted rates to its high volume shipping customers that ship heavy and small packages. In order to be classified as high volume customer and hence be eligible for cubic pricing, customers must…

Do you ship items weighing less than 1 pound? Are you shipping candles, paper artwork, phone cases, vape materials, or bathing suits? Then USPS First Class Package Service is the best service level for you…

USPS has a number of different high-volume pricing tiers depending on your shipments and interaction with USPS. Retail pricing Commercial base pricing Commercial plus pricing Cubic pricing Retail Pricing USPS Retail Pricing is the price charged…

SCAN stands for Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice. SCAN forms include a simple barcode that USPS officials can scan to process a large number of packages at one time, rather than having to scan the barcodes…

The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers different pricing tiers for their customers. As an online store owner, you can save a lot of money on your shipments by knowing about these tiers and finding…

Shippo is a shipping API and a web app that connects e-commerce stores with a global network of shipping carriers. Many Shippo customers choose to ship domestically with the USPS to benefit from the largest delivery network in the…

Whether you’re just starting out, or expanding your business online, your packaging choices—along with your shipping program—will be a pivotal piece of the overall brand experience you offer.  Think about it, you’ve put a lot…