Advance Ship Dates and Post-Dated Labels | FAQs

Yes. USPS shipment dates can be advanced up to six days in the future. Learn how to advance the ship date of shipments.

There is no advance ship date for UPS. These labels do not have dates, so they can be shipped at any time.

Yes. UPS One Balance labels can be advanced. This allows for Same Day pickup to be scheduled. Labels must be post-dated by 4 PM CST to be eligible for Same Day pickup. Learn how to advance the ship date. 

You can prepare FedEx labels to 10 days in advance.

You can set the shipment date up to 10 days in advance of the current date.

While most carriers will accept packages within a few days of printing labels, it's best to set the ship date to the day you actually plan to send a package out.

ShippingEasy will automatically set the current date as the ship date when you're assigning rates and creating shipments on the READY TO SHIP page. Within this page, you can select a future ship date. It's best to always set the Ship date to the day you intend to hand the package over to the carrier. Learn more about advancing the ship date of shipments.

The shipment date is an indication of when a package is received and scanned by your local post office. 

When purchasing postage, select the shipment date for when you will drop off the package at your local post office. It is important to keep in mind the Post Office’s hours of operation, as packages submitted to the Post Office after hours (usually 5 pm Monday - Friday and 1 pm on Saturday) should reflect the following day’s date.

While many mail carriers and/or Post Offices will accept packages with a ship date prior to the drop off date, it is USPS’ official policy to deny service to shipments submitted on any date other than that printed on the label. As such, it is always best to drop off your package on the date printed on the label.