Setting up a USPS account with your own USPS rates in ShipAccel

If you have been set up to use your own USPS rates instead of Pitney Bowes’ rates, follow this process to finish setting up your USPS account by authorizing it and connecting it to your account in ShipAccel.

Products affected: ShipAccel

If you have been set up to use your own USPS rates instead of Pitney Bowes’ rates, follow this process to finish setting up your USPS account by authorizing it and connecting it to your account in ShipAccel.

  1. Select Settings > Carriers.
  2. Select Add Carrier > More Carriers.
  3. From the Select Carrier menu, select USPS Authorization.
    Select USPS Authorization
  4. In the Carrier Auth Account Name field, enter a unique name for the account.
    Enter a unique name for the account
  5. Select Go To Carrier Auth Portal.
    Select Go To Carrier Auth Portal
  6. On the next screen, select Yes, I’ve completed the registration and click Next.
  7. Enter your USPS Customer Registration ID.
    Enter your Customer Registration ID
  8. Click Confirm & Submit. This will take you to the USPS Sign in page.
  9. Sign in to your USPS account.USPS Sign in page
  10. Select the box to agree to the terms and click Authorize & Continue. You will be returned to the Carrier Auth Portal.
  11. Complete the form and click Confirm and submit. You will br returned to ShipAccel.
    Complete the form and click Confirm and submit
  12. Click Close to close the "Auth account created successfully" message.
  13. Repeat steps 1-13 for any additional USPS accounts you wish to set up.
  14. In ShipAccel, go to Settings > Carriers.
  15. Click the edit icon next to the USPS account you wish to update.
  16. From the Select a Carrier Authorization Account menu, select the USPS account you wish to use for that USPS account.
    Select the account you wish to use
  17. Click Save and Close.
    Note: If you have many USPS accounts in ShipAccel and wish to set the same USPS Authorization account for all of them, contact your PB administrator.

The features and options you see may vary depending upon your role and subscription. If you have any questions regarding your permissions, please contact your administrator.

UPDATED: May 19, 2026