Parcel Select: USPS Delivery Time and What It Is Now
Parcel Select is a USPS business service: shippers carry parcels to a USPS facility near the recipient and pay Commercial prices. It is not sold at the Post Office counter.
By Hamdi Saidani.
No published delivery standard. USPS does not publish delivery days for Parcel Select, so this page gives none. For a package you send yourself, use USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 days).
Delivery Time for the Services USPS Publishes Standards For
The calculator shows the USPS standard for your ZIP pair for Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and the other retail services. It does not cover Parcel Select, because USPS publishes no standard for it.
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Parcel Select Delivery Time
USPS publishes no delivery-days standard for Parcel Select: its Service Standards Directory has no Parcel Select column. The old Parcel Select Ground service was retired on July 9, 2023, when USPS Ground Advantage replaced it.
What is USPS Parcel Select?
USPS Parcel Select is a ground service for business mailers.
The shipper carries the parcels to a USPS facility near the recipient, a destination delivery unit (DDU), a destination hub (DHub) or a destination sectional center facility (DSCF), and pays Commercial prices by weight and entry point, for parcels up to 70 lb.
USPS retired the related Parcel Select Ground service on July 9, 2023, when it launched USPS Ground Advantage.
Business-Focused Service
Destination-entry pieces must be part of a mailing of at least 50 (Domestic Mail Manual 253). For a few packages, use USPS Ground Advantage, sold at every Post Office and online.
Parcel Select Pros & Cons
- Commercial prices, from $6.05 for a 4 oz parcel entered at the delivery unit (July 12, 2026 prices; USPS holiday prices from October 4, 2026 through January 16, 2027 are higher)
- USPS Tracking included
- Parcels up to 70 lb
- Three entry points: delivery unit (DDU), hub (DHub) or sectional center (DSCF)
- Destination-entry pieces must be part of a mailing of at least 50
- The shipper takes the parcels to the USPS facility
- No insurance included
- No published delivery-days standard and no guarantee
When to Use Parcel Select
- E-commerce shippers and consolidators with large volumes
- Shippers who already move parcels close to the recipient
Parcel Select Pro Tips
- 1Sending a few packages? Use USPS Ground Advantage: it is sold at the counter and online and has a 2-5 day standard
- 2The rules are in the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, section 253
Frequently Asked Questions
What is USPS Parcel Select?
Parcel Select is a USPS business service in which shippers carry parcels to a USPS facility near the recipient (a delivery unit, hub or sectional center) and pay Commercial prices.
It is a ground product for parcels up to 70 lb, and destination-entry pieces must be part of a mailing of at least 50. It is not the old Parcel Select Ground, which USPS retired on July 9, 2023.
How long does Parcel Select take to deliver?
USPS does not publish a delivery-days standard for Parcel Select, and its Service Standards Directory has no Parcel Select column, so no calculator can give an official number for it.
What's the difference between Parcel Select and Ground Advantage?
USPS Ground Advantage is sold to everyone, at the counter and online, for packages up to 70 lb, with tracking, up to $100 of insurance and a 2-5 day standard.
Parcel Select is only for business mailings entered at a USPS facility near the recipient, with no included insurance and no published delivery-days standard. In July 2023 Ground Advantage replaced Parcel Select Ground.
Does Parcel Select include tracking?
Yes. USPS Notice 123 lists USPS Tracking as included with Parcel Select.