Change to Credit Card Payment for USPS Postage

Due to an upcoming change from USPS, we would need to introduce a new policy to the credit card postage payment to Teapplix. Starting on May 15th, we will apply 3% processing fee for all credit card purchases of USPS postage meter balance on Teapplix. This change would ONLY apply to credit card purchases. No processing fee would be charged for other payment options, such as ACH. We highly recommend you to consider using ACH payment if possible. Please let us know if you would like to enable the ACH option, and we will work with you to set it up. We greatly appreciate your business, and would do our best to support your needs.

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eBay Sync Issues

Tuesday 28th

eBay automatic order sync is turned back on now. We ask you to carefully monitor your eBay orders over the next few days and make sure all orders are downloaded to Teapplix and mark shipped on eBay.

Monday 27th

eBay had system issue affecting order download and shipping info update. We observed this since Sunday, April 26th. Automatic order sync with eBay was turned off on Monday the 27th to avoid its backing up our order sync for other marketplaces.

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USPS Rates Effective April 26th 2026

US Postal Service is providing Teapplix with new Priority Mail and Ground Advantage rate effective April 26h, 2026. Teapplix customers will continue to benefit from our discounted rates highlighted in bold.

Nonstandard Package Fees for Ground Advantage

Ground Advantage ship methods will be subjected to nonstandard fees. The nonstandard fees for USPS Ground Advantage are:

  • $4.5 fee for packages greater than 22" up to 30" in length
  • $10 fee for packages greater than 30" in length
  • $21 fee for packages greater than 2 cubic feet in volume
  • $3 fee for Dimension Noncompliance

Nonstandard Package Fees for Priority Mail

The USPS fees for nonstandard packages shipped via Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express are unchanged.

The nonstandard fees for USPS Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail are:

  • $4.5 fee for packages greater than 22" up to 30" in length
  • $18 fee for packages greater than 30" in length
  • $30 fee for packages greater than 2 cubic feet in volume
  • $3 fee for Dimension Noncompliance

Shippers should be aware that fees are additive and multiple fees can be applied to a package.

USPS April 2026 Pricing

The rate for Ground Advantage from 1-15.999oz are shown in this table below. Teapplix customers will receive special discounts in Zones 1-8 for weight 13oz - 15.99oz.

Weight Not Over (ounces)Zone L/1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9
1oz - 4oz$5.17$5.24$5.28$5.40$5.48$5.62$5.72$5.97$6.36
5oz - 8oz$5.58$5.70$5.73$5.83$5.89$5.97$6.07$6.24$6.74
9oz - 12oz$6.00$6.10$6.17$6.25$6.37$6.58$6.72$6.95$7.13
13oz - 15.999oz$6.44$6.52$6.65$6.98$7.42$7.60$7.80$8.13$8.40

The rate for Ground Advantage from 1lb to 20 lbs is shown in the table below. Teapplix customers will receive special discounts in Zones 1-8.

Weight Not Over (Pounds)123456789
1$6.50$6.57$6.70$7.04$8.06$9.14$9.42$10.01$10.67
2$6.65$6.77$6.88$7.38$8.18$9.52$9.94$10.80$12.87
3$7.15$7.18$7.56$8.01$9.58$11.25$11.90$13.04$15.75
4$7.68$7.74$8.03$8.82$10.63$12.55$13.41$14.92$18.01
5$8.03$8.08$8.40$9.12$11.16$13.16$14.17$15.89$19.19
6$8.18$8.23$8.58$9.56$11.82$13.99$15.16$17.12$20.68
7$8.25$8.30$8.80$9.85$12.34$14.62$15.92$18.07$21.83
8$8.32$8.37$9.00$10.12$12.82$15.19$16.63$18.96$22.90
9$8.45$8.53$9.26$10.44$13.34$15.84$17.39$19.95$24.09
10$8.73$8.80$9.55$10.79$13.88$16.51$18.19$20.98$25.34
11$9.44$9.50$10.21$11.52$15.01$17.62$19.61$22.66$27.37
12$9.75$9.82$10.52$11.92$15.61$18.39$20.51$23.79$28.73
13$10.04$10.12$10.86$12.32$16.25$19.17$21.42$24.93$30.11
14$10.33$10.42$11.16$12.71$16.87$19.98$22.35$26.10$31.53
15$10.57$10.66$11.45$13.07$17.51$20.81$23.28$27.24$32.91
16$10.79$10.90$11.72$13.42$18.13$21.60$24.20$28.39$34.29
17$11.02$11.14$11.99$13.77$18.63$22.23$24.93$29.33$35.42
18$11.26$11.39$12.28$14.14$19.17$22.93$25.74$30.34$36.64
19$11.50$11.64$12.58$14.50$19.70$23.61$26.55$31.34$37.84
20$11.84$12.06$13.07$14.92$20.64$25.10$28.70$33.44$40.39

The rate for Ground Advantage shipping method from 21 lbs to 70 lbs is the same as USPS Commercial Plus rate and can be found on USPS website.

The rate for Ground Advantage Cubic is shown in the table below. Teapplix customers will receive discounted rate in Zones 1-8 for cubic foot 0.10-1.00.

Zones123456789
Cubic Ft. Range Up To:
0.10$6.48$6.56$6.69$7.02$7.90$8.75$9.02$9.54$10.13
0.20$6.57$6.68$6.80$7.22$8.13$9.35$9.69$10.43$11.84
0.30$6.96$7.02$7.31$7.77$9.06$10.60$11.16$12.20$14.67
0.40$7.51$7.55$7.88$8.56$10.30$12.13$12.92$14.31$17.29
0.50$7.94$8.00$8.31$9.04$11.03$13.01$13.98$15.65$18.90
0.60$8.15$8.20$8.54$9.47$11.68$13.81$14.94$16.85$20.36
0.70$8.23$8.29$8.74$9.79$12.22$14.48$15.75$17.86$21.57
0.80$8.31$8.36$8.97$10.08$12.74$15.09$16.51$18.81$22.71
0.90$8.43$8.50$9.22$10.38$13.26$15.73$17.26$19.78$23.89
1.00$8.82$8.88$9.64$10.89$14.02$16.65$18.38$21.19$25.60

The rate for USPS Priority Mail is shown in the table below. Teapplix customers will receive discounted rates in Zones 1-8 up to 20 lbs:

Weight Not Over (Lbs)Zone L/1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9
1/2$8.01$8.26$8.60$9.22$11.50$12.82$13.36$13.48$32.48
1$8.01$8.26$8.60$9.22$11.50$12.82$13.36$13.48$32.48
2$8.07$8.32$8.67$9.56 $12.06$13.59$14.46$14.51$34.94
3$8.44$8.74$9.52$11.24$15.00$16.71$18.17$18.35$43.91
4$9.85$10.09$11.10$13.26$17.62$21.71$23.71$23.76$57.23
5$10.24$10.44$11.54$13.94$19.08$23.35$25.78$25.86$62.23
6$10.80$10.95$12.15$14.60$20.44$24.95$27.78$28.27$68.08
7$11.20$11.36$13.15$15.63$22.06$26.83$30.12$30.99$74.63
8$11.70$11.95$13.95$16.58$23.13$27.91$31.54$33.04$79.28
9$12.52$12.77$14.69$17.48$23.91$28.92$33.07$35.14$83.75
10$13.33$13.58$15.36$18.19$24.91$29.95$34.60$37.38$88.10
11$13.75$14.04$15.68$18.80$26.10$31.37$36.14$39.04$94.01
12$14.42$14.70$16.25$19.51$27.13$32.58$37.70$40.98$98.69
13$15.04$15.34$6.86$19.89$28.34$33.94$39.39$43.01$103.58
14$15.63$15.95$17.49$20.68$29.69$35.47$41.28$45.19$108.83
15$16.18$16.53$18.15$21.52$31.24$37.21$43.39$47.49$114.39
16$16.72$17.08$18.83$22.29$32.99$39.17$45.73$49.98$120.37
17$17.25$17.65$19.61$24.24$35.31$41.21$48.21$52.57$126.38
18$17.70$18.09$20.43$25.42$37.37$43.65$51.11$55.31$133.22
19$17.95$18.38$20.71$25.95$38.44$44.81$52.60$57.13$137.58
20$18.20$18.63$21.10$26.48$39.71$46.98$55.68$60.31$145.25

Teapplix users continue to receive discounted rate on all Priority Mail Flat Rate options, except for Priority Mail APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate Box.

Zone1-9
Flat Rate Envs 12-1/2" x 9-1/2" or smaller$9.62
Legal Flat Rate Envelope$10.91
Padded Flat Rate Envelope$11.02
Small Flat Rate Box$10.59
Medium Flat Rate Boxes$19.98
Large Flat Rate Box$27.76
APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate Box$29.59

As mentioned in previous posts, the USPS has discontinued the Regional Rate Boxes and recommends that shippers use Priority Mail Cubic which now has the following pricing (discounted rates for Teapplix customers are shown in bold):

ZoneL/123456789
Cubic Ft. Range Up To:
0.1$8.03$8.28$8.62$9.30$11.54$13.02$13.63$13.74$33.09
0.2$8.07$8.32$8.67$9.56$11.72$13.59$14.46$14.51$34.94
0.3$8.63$8.74$9.50$10.95$14.67$16.77$18.33$18.70$43.91
0.4$9.94$10.16$11.16$13.17$17.92$22.06$24.14$24.20$58.28
0.5$10.52$10.69$11.84$14.20$19.77$24.16$26.80$27.24$65.23
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Changes to Pitney Bowes USPS shipping label

On April 1st, 2026, as requested by USPS, Teapplix + Pitney Bowes will revise the USPS shipping label returned by our software.

Historically, this shipping label is a kind called 'PC Postage'. You can tell by looking at a special barcode indicium on the top right.

USPS has been pushing all merchants to switch to a new design based on what is called "USPS Ship" API. You may have already seen it when you buy shipping labels from Amazon / TikTok / Temu. On or shortly after April 1st, 2026, all USPS labels purchased from Teapplix will also use USPS Ship API design.

You will be charged the same rate you currently are charged. There are some small differences in manifest and refund procedures:

  • USPS Ship API labels will be auto manifested on 1AM central time, every day. If your label has a future ship date, it manifest 1AM the day after your ship date.
  • If you cancel a USPS Ship API label before manifest, you get full refund
  • If you cancel a USPS Ship API label after manifest, including manual or automated manifest, you will be charged 10% of the rate on the label as 'service fee'. The rest will be returned to you.
  • You MUST ensure, that all your label has been manifested, either automatically or manually on Teapplix EOD page, before your package is picked up and processed by USPS. USPS may treat your package as fraud if you do give them the package before Manifest.

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Powering Teapplix with Agentic AI

Teapplix has started building out AI features and integrations so you can control your Teapplix using AI Agents. We just released our a MCP server (https://api.teapplix.com/mcp) that allows you to link your agent with your Teapplix account and issue commands to query your Teapplix account or ask it to perform tasks for you, using natural language. Currently, whatever functionality is defined in our REST API, is exposed through this MCP server.

You can ask questions like:

how many orders did I ship in Teapplix yesterday?

how many orders with today's payment date is left unshipped in Teapplix?

We just started and there could be endless usage, integration and automation scenarios using Agents. Please feel free to experiment and do let us know if there are additional use cases and scenarios that you want to achieve that we can enable.

To get started, link Teapplix with your AI too using help page below. Currently, we support OpenAI, Claude (both web and Desktop) and Claude Code. We are working on Google Gemini.

Linking Teapplix to AI Tools | Teapplix Help

If you have any questions and comments and suggestions, please feel free to contact support.

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TikTok Shipping Labels

Teapplix supports getting shipping labels from TikTok, this is a special type of order called 'Upgraded TikTok Shipping', where 'shipping label is provided by TikTok'. Such orders are normally not downloaded by Teapplix. However, if you go to your integrations page, you will find a check box that turns on download for such orders. Any 'Upgraded TikTok Shipping' order, Teapplix will get labels from TikTok during the print process.

TikTok is making this mandatory. You need to turn this on on your TikTok seller dashboard to enable it.

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Recent USPS APV (additional surcharges) Issue

If you use Teapplix provided USPS account, we may have computed USPS additional charges report incorrectly since Jan 2026 and over charged you. This applies to customers who are on Pitney Bowes powered labels since last Septmber.
What happens is that USPS started charging a new fee, called 'Non-Compliance Fee', this applies when you did not declare dimensions above threshold in the original print.

When that happens, USPS will charge you a $1.50 fee, on top of any other fees to correct for weight + dimensions.
Teapplix did not understand this in the processing logic, and may have double charged you the weight + dimension extra instead. This resulted in your meter being deducted too much.
In addition, Teapplix sometimes did not apply cubic in the additional charge processing, due to USPS rule changes. This may also result in Teapplix charging you more than what needs to be.

We have corrected the logic in our processing, so we charge you the correct amount based on USPS surcharges. Your old APV records are being corrected and your meter adjusted. This should finish this week.
On your part please make sure you declare all correct dimension and weights, especially if your dimension exceed normal USPS limits. Otherwise you are basically charged a penalty.

If you have any question regarding this please contact support.

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GOFO Postage Payment

Teapplix supports printing GOFO shipping labels using your postage meter. GOFO provides increditable savings over traditional carriers.

However, GOFO do not support paying postage using credit cards. Starting Feb 1st, 2026, Teapplix will charge you a 3.5% fee at end of each month, any portion of GOFO postage you paid using credit card.

To avoid the fee, please make sure you refill postage every month enough balances that cover your GOFO postage spend for that month using one of the payment methods below:

  • ACH
  • PayPal
  • Payoneer account transfer
  • WorldFirst account transfer
  • Payoneer account transfer

At this point Teapplix continue to allow credit card payments for USPS postage without fee. To illustrate how we will compute the month-end fee, let's take the following examples:

Example 1: in one month, you pay $10000 postage by credit card, and $3000 by ACH, and your GOFO postage spend in that month (including adjustments) is $2950 -- you will not pay any fee

Example 2: in one month, you pay $10000 postage by credit card, and $3000 by ACH, and your GOFO spend is $5000 -- Teapplix will charge you $2000 ($5000 - $3000) x 3.5% at end of the month.

This charge is computed at the end of each month. There is no carry over of numbers from one month to the next.

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USPS Rates Effective January 18th 2026

US Postal Service is providing Teapplix with temporary price adjustment for the 2025 peak holiday season effective January 18th, 2026. Teapplix customers will continue to benefit from our discounted rates highlighted in bold.

Nonstandard Package Fees for Ground Advantage

Ground Advantage ship methods will be subjected to nonstandard fees. The nonstandard fees for USPS Ground Advantage are:

  • $4.5 fee for packages greater than 22" up to 30" in length
  • $10 fee for packages greater than 30" in length
  • $21 fee for packages greater than 2 cubic feet in volume
  • $3 fee for Dimension Noncompliance

Nonstandard Package Fees for Priority Mail

The USPS fees for nonstandard packages shipped via Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express are unchanged.

The nonstandard fees for USPS Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail are:

  • $4.5 fee for packages greater than 22" up to 30" in length
  • $18 fee for packages greater than 30" in length
  • $30 fee for packages greater than 2 cubic feet in volume
  • $3 fee for Dimension Noncompliance

Shippers should be aware that fees are additive and multiple fees can be applied to a package.

USPS January 2026 Pricing

The rate for Ground Advantage from 1-15.999oz are shown in this table below. Teapplix customers will receive special discounts in Zones 1-8 for weight 13oz - 15.99oz.

Weight Not Over (ounces)Zone L/1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9
1oz - 4oz$4.78$4.85$4.88$5.00$5.07$5.20$5.29$5.52$5.89
5oz - 8oz$5.16$5.27$5.30$5.39$5.45$5.52$5.62$5.77$6.24
9oz - 12oz$5.55$5.64$5.71$5.78$5.89$6.09$6.22$6.43$6.60
13oz - 15.999oz$5.96$6.03$6.15$6.46$6.87$7.03$7.22$7.52$7.78

The rate for Ground Advantage from 1lb to 20 lbs is shown in the table below. Teapplix customers will receive special discounts in Zones 1-8.

Weight Not Over (Pounds)123456789
1$6.01$6.08$6.20$6.51$7.46$8.46$8.72$9.26$9.88
2$6.15$6.26$6.37$6.83$7.57$8.81$9.20$10.00$11.92
3$6.62$6.64$7.00$7.41$8.87$10.41$11.01$12.07$14.58
4$7.11$7.16$7.43$8.16$9.84$11.62$12.41$13.81$16.68
5$7.43$7.48$7.77$8.44$10.33$12.18$13.12$14.71$17.77
6$7.57$7.62$7.94$8.85.$10.94$12.95$14.03$15.85$19.15
7$7.63$7.68$8.14$9.12$11.42$13.53$14.74$16.73$20.21
8$7.70$7.75$8.33$9.37$11.87$14.06$15.39$17.55$21.20
9$7.82$7.89$8.57$9.66$12.35$14.66$16.10$18.47$22.31
10$8.08$8.14$8.84$9.99$12.85$15.28$16.84$19.42$23.46
11$8.74$8.79$9.45$10.66$13.89$16.31$18.15$20.98$25.34
12$9.02$9.09$9.74$11.03$14.45$17.02$18.99$22.02$26.60
13$9.29$9.37$10.05$11.40$15.04$17.75$19.83$23.08$27.88
14$9.56$9.64$10.33$11.76$15.62$18.50$20.69$24.16$29.19
15$9.78$9.87$10.60$12.10$16.21$19.26$21.55$25.22$30.47
16$9.99$10.09$10.85$12.42$16.78$20.00$22.40$26.28$31.75
17$10.20$10.31$11.10$12.75$17.25$20.58$23.08$27.15$32.80
18$10.42$10.54$11.37$13.09$17.75$21.23$23.83$28.09$33.93
19$10.64$10.77$11.64$13.42$18.24$21.86$24.58$29.01$35.04
20$10.96$11.16$12.10$13.81$19.11$23.24$26.57$30.96$37.40

The rate for Ground Advantage shipping method from 21 lbs to 70 lbs is the same as USPS Commercial Plus rate and can be found on USPS website.

The rate for Ground Advantage Cubic is shown in the table below. Teapplix customers will receive discounted rate in Zones 1-8 for cubic foot 0.10-1.00.

Zones123456789
Cubic Ft. Range Up To:
0.10$6.00$6.07$6.19$6.50$7.31$8.10$8.35$8.83$9.38
0.20$6.08$6.18$6.29$6.68$7.52$8.65$8.97$9.65$10.96
0.30$6.44$6.50$6.76$7.19$8.38$9.81$10.33$11.29$13.58
0.40$6.95$6.99$7.29$7.92$9.53$11.23$11.96$13.25$16.01
0.50$7.35$7.40$7.69$8.37$10.21$12.04$12.94$14.49$17.50
0.60$7.54$7.59$7.90$8.76$10.81$12.78$13.83$15.60$18.85
0.70$7.62$7.67$8.09$9.06$11.31$13.40$14.58$16.53$19.97
0.80$7.69$7.74$8.30$9.33$11.79$13.97$15.28$17.41$21.03
0.90$7.80$7.87$8.53$9.61$12.27$14.56$15.98$18.31$22.12
1.00$8.16$8.22$8.92$10.08$12.98$15.41$17.01$19.62$23.70

The rate for USPS Priority Mail is shown in the table below. Teapplix customers will receive discounted rates in Zones 1-8 up to 20 lbs:

Weight Not Over (Lbs)Zone L/1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9
1/2$7.41$7.64$7.96$8.53$10.64$11.87$12.37$12.48$30.07
1$7.41$7.64$7.96$8.53$10.64$11.87$12.37$12.48$30.07
2$7.47$7.70$8.02$8.85 $11.16$12.58$13.38$13.43$32.35
3$7.81$8.09$8.81$10.40$13.88$15.47$16.82$16.99$40.66
4$9.12$9.34$10.27$12.27$16.31$20.10$21.95$22.00$52.99
5$9.48$9.66$10.68$12.90$17.66$21.62$23.87$23.94$57.66
6$10.00$10.13$11.25$13.51$18.92$23.10$25.72$26.17$63.04
7$10.37$10.51$12.17$14.47$20.42$24.84$27.88$28.69$69.10
8$10.83$11.06$12.91$15.35$21.41$25.84$29.20$30.59$73.41
9$11.59$11.82$13.60$16.18$22.13$26.77$30.62$32.53$77.55
10$12.34$12.57$14.22$16.84$23.06$27.73$32.03$34.61$81.57
11$12.73$13.00$14.51$17.40$24.16$29.04$33.46$36.14$87.05
12$13.35$13.61$15.04$18.06$25.12$30.16$34.90$37.94$91.38
13$13.92$14.20$15.61$18.41$26.24$31.42$36.47$39.82$95.91
14$14.47$14.76$16.19$19.14$27.49$32.84$38.22$41.84$100.77
15$14.98$15.30$16.80$19.92$28.92$34.45$40.17$43.97$105.92
16$15.48$15.81$17.43$20.63$30.54$36.26$42.34$46.27$111.45
17$15.97$16.34$18.15$22.44$32.69$38.15$44.63$48.67$117.02
18$16.38$16.75$18.91$23.53$34.60$40.41$47.32$51.21$123.35
19$16.62$17.01$19.17$24.02$35.59$41.49$48.70$52.89$127.39
20$16.85$17.25$19.53$24.51$36.76$43.50$51.55$55.84$134.49

Teapplix users continue to receive discounted rate on all Priority Mail Flat Rate options, except for Priority Mail APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate Box.

Zone1-9
Flat Rate Envs 12-1/2" x 9-1/2" or smaller$8.90
Legal Flat Rate Envelope$10.10
Padded Flat Rate Envelope$10.20
Small Flat Rate Box$9.80
Medium Flat Rate Boxes$18.50
Large Flat Rate Box$25.70
APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate Box$27.40

As mentioned in previous posts, the USPS has discontinued the Regional Rate Boxes and recommends that shippers use Priority Mail Cubic which now has the following pricing (discounted rates for Teapplix customers are shown in bold):

ZoneL/123456789
Cubic Ft. Range Up To:
0.1$7.43$7.66$7.98$8.61$10.68$12.05$12.62$12.72$30.64
0.2$7.47$7.70$8.02$8.85$10.85$12.58$13.38$13.43$32.35
0.3$7.99$8.09$8.79$10.13$13.58$15.52$16.97$17.31$40.66
0.4$9.20$9.40$10.33$12.19$16.59$20.42$22.35$22.40$53.96
0.5$9.74$9.89$10.96$13.14$18.30$22.37$24.81$25.22$60.40
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Support for GoFo Ground Service

We added support for GoFo Ground Service. This is their service where you can ship packages for up to 150 pounds, at substantially lower rates compared to other carriers. Teapplix is working with GoFo to add more and more zip codes to the delivery area every week.

The pickup area is more limited than standard GoFo delivery. So best to check with Teapplix support first.

In addition, GoFo do not allow using credit cards to pay for their postage and fees. Please make sure you use ACH or other non credit card means to cover at least your monthly spend on GoFo in your Teapplix account. At end of month reconcile, if we discover that your GoFo postage is paid by credit card, we reserve the right to charge a 3.75% fee to cover credit card costs.

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