We all know that the holiday season is fraught with anxiety. And making sure your orders get to their destinations on time can be stressful for even the calmest among us – especially when the shipment is being sent internationally. Well, the U.S. Postal Service^® and Endicia just may have the solution to help calm your holiday season shipping nerves. It’s called Global Express Guaranteed or GXG.

GXG is the fastest USPS^® international shipping service available, which means you can extend your international holiday shipping deadlines by as much as 8 days¹. depending on the destination So, you can now take orders from those procrastinators who waited until the last minute to do their shopping, but who still expect their gifts to arrive in time for the holidays.

GXG provides date-certain delivery, in 1-3 business days, to more than 180 countries and provides a money-back guarantee to all destinations². Transportation and delivery for GXG is provided by FedEx Express^®3 with end-to-end tracking and visibility available through USPS.com.

Global Express Guaranteed Features:

• Money-back guarantee to all destinations⁴
• Advanced tracking with full shipment visibility
• Qualifies for free package pickup
• Delivery in 1-3 business days⁵
• Ships to over 190 countries
• Includes tracking information with USPS Track & Confirm tool
• Includes $100 in insurance coverage (additional insurance up to $2,499 available)

Endicia is the only electronic postage provider to offer this fast delivery option. It is available to most customers who use the Endicia Professional6 software. It’s fast and it’s efficient. The software walks you through the simple label creation process and, when done, it will print out a multipage label which is ready to be inserted into a label pouch and applied to your package – that’s it - no more manual completion of GXG forms! And since the postage is pre-paid, your package is ready to be dropped off at USPS retail counters, Approved Shipper locations, drop boxes or picked up by Package Pickup Service, or Pickup on Demand Service.

For more information on the GXG service visit: http://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_005.htm

1. Based on GXG holiday deadline shipping dates to Central and South American destinations vs. Priority Mail Express International holiday deadlines. Most deadlines are extended by a range of 2 to 4 days for the rest of the world.
2. GXG does not take into account the time it takes for customs clearance
3. FedEx and the FedEx Express Logo are registered trademarks of Federal Express Corporation and are used by permission.
4. Some restrictions apply. See usps.com/gxg for additional information
5. For many major markets. Average number of days may vary. See usps.com/international for more information.
6. GXG is only supported by certain configurations of Endicia Professional – contact support@endicia.com for more information.

2013 International Holiday Mailing Dates – GXG vs other USPS Services

***GXG Notes:
1. Cutoff date does not take into account time needed for customs clearance.
2. Should allocate extra transit day(s) for delivery outside major cities.

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