In the platform, you have the option of scheduling a pickup from USPS. USPS uses a scan form to quickly allow your packages to be processed through a USPS facility. The scan form allows them to update all the shipments added to the manifest with a single scan instead of processing each label, one at a time.
Click the Pickups tab.
If there are shipments with multiple sender Addresses, you can select what address you what to schedule the pickup for. Click the Pick Up Address drop-down option and select the appropriate address.
Select the date range for the shipments you want to select. **You can only schedule a pickup for the next business day and create scan forms for shipments with the current day's date and shipments post-dated up to 28 days in the future.
All shipments within the selected date range will be listed on the screen.
Select the shipments you wish to schedule a pickup for. You can click the box in the header column to check all.
You can also uncheck all and select individual shipments by clicking the box next to each shipment.
After selecting the shipments you wish to schedule a pickup, you’ll see an option above the shipments listed to, “Create Scan Forms & Schedule a Pickup for Selected Shipments” select it to start a pickup.
The Schedule Pickup window will open. Fill out the pickup info and click “Create Scan Form and Schedule Pickup”. Package location is required for USPS pickups, for example, "front lobby".
Note: You cannot schedule a same-day pickup for the shipments, you can only schedule a pickup for the next business day. However, you can create a manifest for future shipments and schedule them at a later time. (See options at the end of this article.)
It will display the pickup details such as the date, carrier, address, and confirmation number, under "Recently Scheduled Pickups" on the right side of the pickups screen. (If you need to cancel, and/or reschedule a pickup, visit the Help Center article: Canceling a Pickup Request)
Next, you will need to print the scan form for the shipments you have scheduled a pickup for. In the “Recent Manifests” section, select the date to view/print the form.
After printing the form, provide it to your local USPS courier along with your packages upon pickup.
Scheduling a Pickup for Previously Created Manifests
If you previously added shipments to a manifest using the “Create a Scan Form without scheduling a Pickup” option, or if you canceled a previously scheduled pickup, and would like to schedule a pickup for the next business day, follow the steps below.
Click the Pickups tab.
In the Recent Manifests area, to the right of the manifest, select the option to “Request Pickup for Manifest”.
Fill out the pickup info (Package location is required for USPS pickups, for example, "front lobby".) and select “Schedule Pickup”.
Scheduling a Pickup for a Future Date
If you need to schedule a USPS pickup for a date further in the future than the next business day, you can also click the link to “Schedule a Pickup on USPS.com” below the Recent Manifests section. You will be taken to the USPS website where you will need to fill out all the information required and schedule a pickup. There will be several screens of information needed and at the bottom of the last page will be the button to Schedule a Pickup. Note: If you schedule using the link it will not display the pickup confirmation in “Recently Scheduled Pickups” since it was done outside of XPS.