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USPS Smart Lockers for Package Shippers

A free and secure way to ship packages.

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USPS Smart Lockers: Free, Secure, & Convenient

Whether you are a small business owner or sending a gift to a loved one, you can rest easy knowing your package will be delivered to a secure USPS® Smart Locker location. Plus, your package recipient can enjoy the flexibility of picking up their package at a time that works for them.

How to Send Packages to a Smart Locker

At the Post Office

Self-Service Kiosk: Save time waiting in the retail line by using the self-service kiosks at Post Office™ locations to print labels and ship packages directly to a USPS Smart Locker:

  1. At the kiosk, choose "Mail Letters or Packages."
  2. Type in the destination address. If there's a USPS Smart Locker location nearby, you'll get the option to ship to a Smart Locker. Select a Smart Locker location and enter the recipient's name and email address.
  3. Complete, pay for, and print your shipping label.
  4. Stick the label to your package and place it into the drop-off bin.

Once the package is ready to be picked up at the Smart Locker, your recipient will get an email with a Pickup QR Code®1 and instructions.

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From Home or Office

USPS Click-N-Ship service lets you print labels and ship packages to a USPS Smart Locker, right from your home or office:

  1. Create a shipping label using Click-N-Ship.
  2. Type in the destination address. You'll get the option to ship to a USPS Smart Locker if there's one nearby. Select a Smart Locker location and enter the recipient's name and email address.
  3. Once you pay for, print, and attach your shipping label, your package is ready to be shipped to a USPS Smart Locker.
  4. Drop off your package at a Post Office location, collection box, or schedule a free package pickup2.

Create a Label

Things to Know Before Using a Smart Locker

It's free to ship and receive packages using USPS Smart Lockers.

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Eligible Services

Senders must use USPS Ground Advantage®, Priority Mail Express®, Priority Mail® (and their corresponding Return services), or Media Mail®. (Commercial senders can also use Bound Printed Matter and Library Mail.)

Accepted Mail Types

US domestic packages only: No cards, letters, or anything that requires a customs form.

Required Info

The sender must have the recipient's email address. (The package pickup notification and Pickup QR Code will be sent to that email).

Package Size

Packages must fit in a USPS Smart Locker; the absolute maximum size that can be shipped to a Smart Locker is 22.5” x 18” x 16.5”, though some Smart Lockers have smaller size limits.

USPS Local XChange

Replace in-person handoffs by using USPS Local XChange™ to make contactless, secure, and convenient local merchandise exchanges.

  1. Complete the transaction with your buyer. Get their name and email address.
  2. Sign into your USPS.com account, go to Click-N-Ship's "Create a USPS Local XChange™ Label," and find a Smart Locker location (must be within 50 miles of your return address).
  3. Click "Drop Off Here," enter all required info, and pay a low flat fee.3
  4. Download the Label Broker® QR Code and take it with your package to the Smart Locker location.
  5. At the Smart Locker, scan the Label Broker QR Code, print your label, apply it to the package, and place the package in the Smart Locker compartment.
  6. The buyer will automatically get an email with instructions and a Pickup QR Code.

Exchange at a Smart Locker USPS Local XChange for Sellers

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USPS API & Ecommerce Platform Users

Would you like to integrate Ship to USPS Smart Locker into your checkout flow? Learn how you can offer your customers a free, secure, and convenient option by using USPS APIs to activate USPS Smart Lockers in your ecommerce platform.

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1. QR Code® is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated. Back ^
2. For details on free Package Pickup, visit Schedule a Pickup. Back ^
3. See current price, listed as USPS Connect Local Flat Rate Box. Back ^