Question about Express Mail International - boxes

[filtered vanilla]

Just a quick question, I'm about to send an item from the US -> Canada via Express Mail International. Does the USPS provide a box for that or is it okay if I just any kind of box?

 

[kimalee]

you can use any kind of box!

 

[CynthiaNYC]

Well, the answer is yes to both. Yes you can provide your own box OR you can use the boxes USPS provides--which, confusingly, say Priority Mail on them. They recently (within the past year or so) began allowing use of Priority Mail boxes for express shipments internationally; this happened when "surface" international shipments stopped being offered.

 

[Babyjlo]

I got told off for that in my PO! I couldn't even use the address label with Priority Mail on it!

 

[emald37]

I was told I could use the boxes for global priority but not express.

 

[lawgirl07]

They have express boxes at my PO (used one today) and I shipped internationally with it.

 

[CynthiaNYC]

I have to correct what I said!!! They DO have specific Express boxes, which are free, but you can NOT use Priority boxes for Global Express. Sorry for the misinformation! I was only half on the right page there.