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A centralized (linked) postage payment account provides an alternative to presenting checks and cash for postage and fees at multiple Post Office™ locations. It provides business mailers with a convenient and cost-effective way to electronically fund:
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Permit Imprint |
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Business Reply Mail® (BRM)* |
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Merchandise Return Service (MRS)* |
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Postage Due* |
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Express Mail Corporate Account |
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Address Element Correction |
*Limited availability. Check with your local Post Office to determine availability in your area.
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Access PostalOne!
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Get online access to your postage payment account.
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Postage Payment Account Types
Centralized Trust Account - Deposit funds using electronic funds transfer, ACH Credit (Automated Clearing House) or Fed wire from your bank to your PostalOne!® postage payment account before mailing. The postage payment account is automatically reduced when your Post Office processes postage statements.
Centralized Debit Account - Designate a debit-enabled bank account for postage charges. The bank account is debited for the total postage for a day on the next bank business day.
For International Mailing:
Deferred Debit (international postage payment) - Establish deferred debiting for international products, such as International Surface Airlift and International Priority Airmail. This isn’t a separate account type—it’s an extension of an existing debit account. International postage payments debit the designated bank account on the 5th and 20th of each month. Customs payments are not deferred.
To apply for deferred debit:
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Submit a request for an international postage payment account to the PostalOne! Customer Care Center. |
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Or, check the international option on the box on PS Form 6001, PostalOne! Postage Payment Account Application when you apply for a centralized debit account. |
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Application Forms
The forms to establish account types will be included in the welcome kit that will be e-mailed to you after you apply for access to the PostalOne! system. For your convenience, those forms are also available online:
PS Form 6002, Accounts and Services to be Paid Through a PostalOne! Postage Payment Account—Designates local account numbers to link to your centralized trust or centralized debit account. All applicants must complete and submit this form to provide information about current trust accounts.
PS Form 6003, PostalOne! Postage Payment Account Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement—Authorizes the Postal Service to debit your bank account. Only applicants who wish to establish a debit account need to complete this form.
The Postage Payment User Guide contains information on system basics, inquiring into an account for balance and activities, and viewing reports. Once you have obtained PostalOne! access and set up your postage payment account, this guide will be a useful tool and will guide you through processes to take advantage of postage payment features.
Postage Payment User Guide (pdf) | (rtf)
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Benefits of a PostalOne! Postage Payment Account.
Convenience—Simplify your payment process!
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Use one centralized account to pay for qualified U.S. Postal Service products and services, instead of maintaining local trust fund accounts at numerous Post Offices. |
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Use the same permit imprint, Periodicals, and business reply account numbers you currently use. |
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Pay permit fees through your postage payment account, instead of paying by check at each Post Office where a permit is held. |
Control—Monitor your postage expenses more closely!
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Access current, detailed account information (including account balance and mailing activity) through the PostalOne! postage payment Web site. |
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Control access to your account with a unique account number and password. |
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Receive account balance information 24 hours a day by touch-tone telephone, if you prefer. The toll free number is (866) 252-9168. |
Information—Access account information more easily!
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Access your postage payment account information at any time via the Internet. The Account Inquiry feature provides customized reports and the capability to download transaction information to your system for further analysis. |
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Simplify account reconciliation by quickly and easily associating mailing locations and dates with postage payments. |
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Track Postal Service expenses nationally and by mailing location. |
Feedback—What customers like best about their postage payment account:
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Elimination of the check request process |
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Maintenance of permit fees |
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Payment when service is rendered |
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Online access to mailing transaction information |
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