What USPS postal class should I use to ship to my APO/FPO location?

Priority Mail®

Priority mail is the USPS Airmail shipping method for package up to 108" Length + Girth and under 70 pounds

Details:

• This is the USPS fastest parcel shipping method to your APO/FPO address.
• Packages will arrive to most locations in under two weeks.
• USPS Priority mail rates can be very expensive for large or heavy packages (often over 30 USD).
• The USPS charges dimensional rate on any box over 1 cubic foot
• Can be used only to ship packages up to 108" LWG and up to 70 pounds.

Pricing:

• Customer pays USPS Priority postage rate based on package size and weight
• Customer pays parcel insurance
• Customer pays APO Box Handling fee (based on weight. See Price Page for more details)

APO Box Direct™

We created the APO Box Direct shipping mail class to give savings and fixed rates for our APO/FPO AE customers by negotiating better rates with the USPS as a Parcel Select APO/FPO bulk shipping consolidator.

Details:

• APO Box Direct flat rate shipping includes USPS postage, handling and $100 insurance
• For packages shipped to APO/FPO AE APO/FPO zip code starting with 09xxx (All AE zip codes).
• Large cost savings for large and heavy packages
• No sticker shock from USPS dimensional rate
• For package up to 130" Length + Girth and under 70 pounds
• APO Box Direct must be sent from our New Jersey Hub to an APO/FPO AE address.
• Packages are sent via USPS Airmail to most AE locations including Iraq, and Afghanistan however are consolidated at the USPS APO/FPO hub before shipment out of the United States.
• Due to the Military Postal Service shipping method, packages sent to Germany, England and Italy may be sent via surface mail by the USPS/MPSA. Surface shipping is a slower parcel shipping method that airmail.

Pricing:

• APO Box Direct flat rate shipping includes postage, handling and $100 insurance on packages shipped to any APO FPO AE location from the APO Box New Jersey Hub.
• $14.95 Flat Rate for regular size packages: 0-40 lbs Size: 0-108" LWG
• $24.95 Flat Rate for large size packages: 40.1-70 lbs Size: 108.1-130" LWG

Parcel Post®

Parcel Post is the USPS surface only method for packages up to 130" Length + Girth and under 70 pounds. This method is good for large and oversize packages, or for lower rates for shipping.

If you have an APO/FPO AE address we recommend you use APO Box Direct instead of Parcel Post

Pricing:

• Customer pays USPS Parcel Post postage rate based on package size and weight
• Customer pays parcel insurance
• Customer pays APO Box Handling fee (based on weight. See Price Page for more details)