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Print USPS® shipping labels at home — no label fees

Buy discounted USPS postage, print 4×6 labels on any printer you already own, schedule free USPS pickups, and compare USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator rates — all from one free Rollo Ship account.

  • $0 subscription. No shipping minimum.
  • No business verification. Anyone can ship and save.
  • No fee to generate your first 200 labels
  • Up to 90% off USPS® retail rates on eligible services*

Free to open an account, and it works with the printer you already have. Postage is discounted; labels have no generation fee for your first 200, then 5¢ each — dropping to as low as 1¢ at the VIP tier of Rollo Rewards.

*Discounts off USPS retail rates. Savings vary by service, weight, dimensions and zone, and some services carry no discount. Rates are limited to shipping from the U.S. only and are subject to change at any time without notice.

USPS delivery truck loaded with parcels for shipments created on Rollo Ship

USPS® services and discounted rates shown are for shipments originating in the United States.

Why USPS postage costs less in shipping software than at the counter

USPS sells the same service at more than one price. The price on the counter receipt is the retail price. Shippers who buy postage through shipping software buy at a discounted commercial price instead. Nothing about the parcel changes. Only where the label was created changes.

  • Tier 1 Retail pricing What you pay at a Post Office counter or buying postage directly on USPS.com. It is the highest of the published USPS price tiers, and it is the number most people picture when they think “what shipping costs.”
  • Tier 2 — what Rollo Ship applies Discounted commercial pricing Lower published pricing that USPS makes available through shipping software. On Rollo Ship it is applied the moment you create a label. No minimum shipping volume, no business registration and no monthly fee stand between you and it — a hobby seller mailing one parcel gets the same rate as a warehouse. Savings reach up to 90% off retail on eligible services.*
USPS service Best suited to On Rollo Ship
USPS logo small tableUSPS Ground Advantage™ Everyday parcels up to 70 lbs, 2–5 business days Discounted*
USPS logo small tableUSPS Priority Mail® Faster parcels up to 70 lbs, 1–3 business days Discounted*
USPS logo small tableCubic pricing on both services Small, dense parcels under 0.5 cu ft and 20 lbs Priced by size, not weight*
USPS logo small tableUSPS Media Mail® Books, film and educational media, 2–8 business days Already low; little or no discount

Creating the label costs less the more you ship

Postage is one cost. Generating the label is the other, and on Rollo Ship it starts at nothing. Your first 200 labels have no generation fee. After that every label you print earns points, and each Rollo Rewards tier lowers what the next one costs.

  1. $0First 200 labels
  2. 5¢Newbie
  3. 3¢Pro
  4. 2¢Expert
  5. 1¢VIP

Higher tiers also unlock free hardware. There is still no subscription, no monthly minimum and no business verification at any tier — the discounted USPS rates are the same on your first label as on your ten-thousandth.

*Discounts off USPS retail rates. Savings vary by service, weight, dimensions and zone, and some services carry no discount. Rollo Ship calculates dimensional weight on every quote, so cubic eligibility is settled before you buy, not after the parcel is scanned. Rates are limited to shipping from the U.S. only and are subject to change at any time without notice.

Estimate your USPS rate before you sign up

Enter the parcel and both ZIP codes to see what USPS would cost, with no account required.

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Sample discounted USPS rates shown side by side in Rollo Ship before a label is bought

USPS shipping labels: 3 ways to print

Most people assume a USPS label has to come from the Post Office. It doesn’t. Two of the three options below skip the trip entirely. Here is what each one actually costs in money, time and equipment.

  At the Post Office At home, plain paper At home, thermal printer
Rate you pay USPS retail pricing, quoted at the counter Whatever rate the software you used applied Discounted USPS rates, up to 90% off retail*
What you need The parcel, plus the trip and the queue Any inkjet or laser printer, tape or a pouch A 4×6 thermal printer and label stock
Time per label Travel time, plus queueing at the counter About a minute, plus cutting and taping A few seconds — peel and stick
Works for batches One parcel at a time Yes, but every sheet needs cutting A whole day of orders in one run
Cost to print A per-page printing fee at many locations Ink and paper you already have No ink — thermal printing uses heat
Reprinting a torn label Another trip, another counter transaction Reprint from your shipment history Reprint from the same record, no extra charge

All three produce the same valid USPS label, at the same discounted rate. Rollo Ship works with any printer you already own and charges no generation fee on your first 200 labels either way — the printer only changes how the label gets onto the box. Check what your package would cost.

What size is a USPS shipping label?

The standard shipping label size is 4×6 inches. That is what USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator all generate, and it is the size every thermal label printer is built around. The label is an image file, so the paper you put it on is your choice.

  • 4×6″ Thermal label stock The standard. An adhesive label comes out ready to stick, with no ink, no cutting and no tape. This is what high-volume shippers use.
  • 8.5×11″ Plain paper, full sheet Print the 4×6 label on a normal sheet, cut it out, then tape it flat or slide it into a label pouch. Keep tape off the barcode.
  • 5.5×8.5″ Half-sheet adhesive Two peel-off labels per sheet for an inkjet or laser printer. A middle ground if you ship a few parcels a week and don’t want a second printer.

Rollo Ship outputs the same 4×6 label whichever route you take, and it works with any printer you already own — inkjet, laser or thermal. There is no separate paid tier for label formats. See the shipping tools that come with a free account.

How to create a USPS shipping label for your online store

Connect a store once and orders arrive on their own, or type a one-off parcel by hand. Both routes end at the same 4×6 label.

Rollo Ship on laptop, tablet and phone showing USPS discounts, pickup scheduling and connected selling channels

  1. Open a free account

    Sign up with an email address. There is no subscription, no monthly minimum and no separate USPS account to open first.

  2. Connect your store

    Link your selling channels and orders import themselves with addresses attached, or enter a single parcel by hand if you are shipping something one-off.

  3. Compare and choose

    See side-by-side rates and delivery dates across USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator, then pick the USPS service that matches what you promised the customer.

  4. Print and hand it over

    Print on plain paper or a thermal printer, then schedule a free USPS pickup or drop the parcel off on your next trip out.

Rollo Ship shipments dashboard on desktop and mobile showing USPS shipments in the United States
Create USPS labels on desktop or in the app — same free account, same discounted rates.

USPS® services available on Rollo Ship

Nine USPS services run from the same free account, with no minimum shipping volume. Open any service for delivery windows, size limits and rates.

Domestic

International

Service availability depends on origin, destination and package dimensions. The rate shown at label creation is the rate charged.

Scheduling a free USPS pickup in the Rollo Ship app

How to schedule a USPS pickup

USPS Package Pickup is free, and you can book it inside Rollo Ship. Once the label exists, request a pickup from your home or business and the carrier collects the parcel on the next delivery round. There is no trip, no queue and no pickup charge for eligible services.

  • Book from any device Schedule the pickup from the Rollo Ship web dashboard or the iOS and Android apps, wherever you happen to be when the orders are packed.
  • No pickup fee USPS Package Pickup carries no charge on eligible services. You are paying for postage only, at the discounted rate applied when the label was created.
  • Or drop off anywhere Hand the parcel to your letter carrier, leave it in your mailbox if it fits, or drop it at any Post Office or blue collection box.
  • Batch it with the day Print a whole day of labels in one run, then book a single pickup for the lot instead of making separate trips.

The things that come up after the label is made

Reprinting a label

Every label you create stays in your shipment history. If a print job jams or a label tears, reprint it from the same record at no extra charge — you are not buying a second label.

Refunds on unused postage

USPS postage that is never scanned into the network can be refunded, and the request is made from the shipment record rather than at a counter.

Do it before you lose track of which labels went out, because unused postage is real money sitting idle.

Tracking every parcel

Tracking is included on USPS services and appears in the same dashboard as the label, so you are not pasting numbers into a carrier site one at a time.

Ship on your own schedule

Labels can be created at any hour and handed over later. Print in the evening, book the pickup, and let the carrier collect on the next round.

Print on plain paper or 4×6 thermal stock — both are valid.

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USPS® shipping in the United States

Discounted USPS postage, no monthly fee

Every USPS® service, rate and discount on this page applies to shipments originating in the United States. Create the label on Rollo Ship and hand the parcel to USPS.

Printing USPS labels in bulk

If you are shipping dozens of orders a day, creating labels one at a time is the bottleneck. Rollo Ship groups your orders, applies your saved rules, and prints the whole batch of USPS labels in a single run.

Rollo Ship uses AI-powered rate selection that groups similar orders, applies your shipping rules, and recommends the lowest-cost qualifying service before the label is printed.

  • Group a whole day of orders into one print job
  • Apply saved packaging and USPS service rules across the batch
  • Send every label to a thermal printer at once
  • Per-label cost falls to as low as 1¢ at the VIP tier

Rollo Ship is more than USPS. From the same free account you can also:

  • Compare real-time rates See live rates across USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator side by side.
  • Track in real time Follow every shipment from label creation to delivery in one dashboard.
  • Ship from the US or Canada One account covers US-origin, Canadian-origin and cross-border shipments.

Worth knowing before you set up: USPS, UPS and Canada Post rates are built into the free account, while FedEx and Purolator connect with your own carrier account. See UPS rates and services in Rollo Ship or learn what else Rollo Ship does.

Rollo Wireless Printer X1040 printing a 4 by 6 USPS shipping label

Printing USPS labels on a thermal printer

A USPS label is a standard 4×6 image. Any printer prints a valid one, and Rollo Ship works with any printer you already own. A thermal printer only changes the economics. It takes ink out of the job, and the label comes out adhesive, so there is nothing to cut and nothing to tape.

  • 4×6 direct thermal
  • No ink or toner
  • About a second per label
  • Works with USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator labels

Every Rollo Wireless Printer (X1040) includes

  • A free pack of 500 4×6 shipping labels — start printing immediately
  • AirPrint certification, with over-the-air updates
  • Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Linux support
  • A one-year replacement warranty and a 30-day money-back guarantee
Free Pack of 500 4 by 6 direct thermal shipping labels included with the Rollo Wireless Printer X1040
4×6 shipping labels
See the Rollo Wireless Printer

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Hardware is optional. Every USPS label on this page is created on the free Rollo Ship plan, whatever you print it on. Printing labels on Rollo Ship also earns points, and higher Rollo Rewards tiers lower your per-label cost and unlock free hardware.

USPS shipping label questions

How do I get cheaper USPS rates?
A free Rollo Ship account offers up to 90% off retail on eligible USPS services, and it applies from your very first label with no volume minimum to reach first and no monthly fee to unlock it.
Do I need a business to get USPS shipping discounts on Rollo Ship?
No. Rollo Ship asks for an email address, not a business registration. Anyone shipping from a US address gets the same discounted USPS rates, which is why the account works equally well for a side hustle, a hobby seller clearing out a collection, or a warehouse.
Is there a minimum shipping volume to get the USPS discounts?
There is no minimum. The discounted USPS rate on Rollo Ship is identical whether you ship one parcel a month or a thousand a week, because the volume is pooled across every shipper on the platform rather than measured per account. You never have to hit a threshold, commit to a forecast or sign anything to keep the rate.
How much does Rollo Ship cost, and what is Rollo Rewards?
Opening the account is free and there is no subscription. Your first 200 labels have no generation fee. After that a label costs 5 cents, and every label you print earns points toward Rollo Rewards tiers that drop the price to 3 cents at Pro, 2 cents at Expert and as low as 1 cent at VIP. Higher tiers also unlock free hardware. Postage itself is separate, always paid directly to the carrier through funding your Rollo Ship wallet and discounted for the included USPS services.
What are the best tools to print shipping labels easily?
You need two things: software that creates the label and a printer that puts it on the box. Rollo Ship creates USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator labels from one free account, and it works with any printer you already own rather than requiring a particular brand. A 4x6 thermal printer takes ink out of the process, but plain paper and tape produce an equally valid label.
How do I create a shipping label for my online store?
Connect your store to Rollo Ship and orders import automatically with the delivery address attached for free. Pick the order, confirm the parcel weight and dimensions, compare rates across USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator, then generate the label. Tracking is written back to the order, so you are not copying numbers between systems or emailing customers by hand.
What are the standard sizes for USPS shipping labels?
4x6 inches is the standard size, and it is what USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator all generate. Thermal label stock comes in that size, half-sheet adhesive paper is 5.5x8.5 inches with two labels per sheet, and a plain 8.5x11 sheet works if you cut the label out and tape it flat, keeping tape off the barcode.
Can I create custom USPS shipping labels at home?
You can create and print carrier labels at home, but the label artwork itself is fixed by the carrier because the barcode and routing data have to scan correctly. What you control is the paper, the printer and the packing slip inside the box. Rollo Ship generates the carrier-valid 4x6 label on whatever printer you own and leaves the presentation choices to you.
Do I need a USPS account to print a USPS label?
No. Rollo Ship gives you discounted USPS rates without opening a separate USPS account, signing up for a subscription or meeting a monthly shipping minimum. You create the free Rollo Ship account, enter the parcel, and the discounted rate is applied when the label is created. Postage is paid through your Rollo Ship account rather than billed by USPS.
How do I schedule a pickup with USPS?
Create the label first, then request a USPS Package Pickup from inside Rollo Ship on web, iOS or Android. It is free! The carrier collects the parcel on the next delivery round to your address, so there is no trip and no queue. USPS Package Pickup carries no fee on eligible services, meaning you pay for postage only.
How can I compare shipping rates across USPS, UPS and FedEx?
Enter the parcel once in Rollo Ship and rates for USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator appear side by side with delivery dates, before any label is bought. Dimensional weight is calculated on every quote, so the comparison reflects what each carrier will actually charge rather than a weight-only estimate that changes after the parcel is scanned.
What is USPS Cubic pricing and do I qualify?
Cubic prices a parcel by its outer volume rather than its weight, which favours small dense items like books, tools and cosmetics. It applies to parcels up to 0.5 cubic feet and 20 pounds, on both Ground Advantage and Priority Mail. Rollo Ship calculates dimensional weight on every quote, so cubic eligibility is settled before you buy rather than after the parcel is scanned.
Can I print USPS labels on a regular home printer?
Yes. Rollo Ship works with any printer, so an inkjet or laser you already own is enough. Print the 4x6 label on plain paper, then slide it into a label pouch or tape it flat to the box, keeping tape off the barcode. A thermal printer produces an adhesive label directly and needs no ink, which is why shippers move to one once volume climbs, but it is never a requirement.
Can I print multiple USPS labels at once?
Yes. Rollo Ship imports orders from connected stores, groups similar parcels together, applies your saved shipping rules, and sends the whole batch to your printer in a single print job. This is the fastest route once you are shipping more than a handful of orders a day, and it pairs with one scheduled pickup for the whole batch.

Print your first USPS label today

Rollo Ship is free shipping software for shippers across the US and Canada — USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Purolator, one account, any printer.

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*Discounts off USPS retail rates. Savings vary by service, weight, dimensions and zone, and some services carry no discount. Rates are limited to shipping from the U.S. only and are subject to change at any time without notice. USPS®, United States Postal Service®, Priority Mail®, Priority Mail Express®, Ground Advantage™ and Media Mail® are trademarks of the United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.