What is USPS SCAN Forms?

A USPS SCAN form, or Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice, is a single form containing a master barcode. The barcode links all the labels you have printed for packages that are ready for drop-off or pick-up service.

· USPS SCAN Forms in ShippingEasy Available For Specific Plans

The option to create a USPS SCAN form, from within ShippingEasy, is available to paid plans: including Basic, Plus, Select, Premium, and Enterprise.

Paid Starters or any other ShippingEasy subscriber with a USPS postage account can create a USPS SCAN form by logging into your postage provider account. Learn how to print a USPS Scan form on Stamps.com.



Why should I use a USPS SCAN form?

If you ship multiple packages a day, USPS SCAN forms will save you time. The USPS requires that each package be scanned into the mail stream. With the master barcode, all the packages can be scanned at once rather than one by one.



How do I create a USPS SCAN form?

Follow our step-by-step guide.

Once the SCAN form begins processing, it can take up to 10 minutes to complete. If there is any issue with completing the process, the SCAN form will attempt to re-process and the status will show "Retrying". If a SCAN form does not complete, the status will show "Failed".

When to create USPS SCAN forms:


	

	
After purchasing your labels for the day.

	
While you can create multiple USPS SCAN forms each day, waiting until you finish processing your shipments makes for less paperwork.
	
	

	
On or before a labels' ship dates.

	
Only labels with a ship date on or after the day that you're creating the USPS SCAN form will be eligible to be included on a USPS SCAN form. This means that any labels with a ship date prior to SCAN form creation will not be eligible for inclusion on a SCAN form.
	
	

	
Before your scheduled pick-up or drop-off time.

	
You will need to have the USPS SCAN form in hand at package pick-up or drop-off.
	




· Time Cutoff

In almost all cases, the USPS is no longer accepting shipments with the current date’s postmark by 9 pm based on the ship from address time zone for the label. For customers who want to create SCAN forms at this late hour, the best approach is to postdate the shipments.

 

Which shipments are eligible for a USPS SCAN Form?

Shipments that meet the following conditions will be visible on the USPS SCAN Forms page, and are eligible to be added to a USPS SCAN Form:


	

	
Purchased USPS labels.
	
	

	
Labels with Ship Date on or after today, which match the Ship Date filter.
	
	

	
Labels with the same Ship From address that matches the Origin Zip Code filter.
	
	

	
Labels for orders from the store that match the Store filter.
	


· Cancelled Labels and SCAN Forms

If USPS labels are cancelled before you create a SCAN Form, they will not appear on the USPS SCAN Form page and will no longer be eligible to be added to the SCAN Form.

If USPS labels are cancelled after you create a SCAN Form, the entire SCAN Form is no longer valid.

Why are some of my shipments missing from the USPS SCAN form?

A count of shipments is displayed at the bottom of the USPS SCAN form page. If you are missing shipments, take a look at our troubleshooting guide.

Amazon Prime shipments will not appear on your USPS SCAN forms.

Because Amazon does not provide an equivalent SCAN form feature for USPS shipments, all Amazon Prime shipments sent via USPS will not be listed on any SCAN form.



What do I do with the USPS SCAN form?

All packages must be shipped the same day the shipping labels are printed.  When dropping off your packages at the USPS Post Office or upon the carrier's arrival to pick up your packages, present the USPS SCAN form and included packages to the USPS Post Office clerk/carrier.



How many labels can be included on a SCAN Form?

USPS SCAN Forms created via a ShippingEasy One Balance account may include up to 200 labels.

Can a label be included on multiple USPS SCAN forms?

Once a label is on a USPS SCAN Form, it cannot be included on another USPS SCAN Form.



Can I create more than one USPS SCAN form in a day?

Yes, you can create more than one USPS SCAN form per day. This is especially helpful if you have more than one pick up time per day. Keep in mind that you will need at least two shipments in order to create a USPS SCAN form.

Why did I receive multiple USPS SCAN forms?

A unique USPS SCAN form will be created for each ship date and each ship from location.

If you ship from multiple locations, you'll need to generate a SCAN form for each Origin Zipcode.

Also, you will receive additional USPS SCAN forms for each ship date selected.



Can I cancel a label once it's been included on a SCAN form?

Yes, but the label will need to be cancelled via your USPS postage account.

A label can be cancelled as long as the package has not moved past "Accepted" in the tracking details. Once a label has moved past "Accepted" it cannot be cancelled. Learn how to cancel a USPS label.

A scan form, however, cannot be canceled once generated.