Usps Package Intercept

As long as the item is not showing as out for delivery or delivered, USPS Package Intercept® will prevent delivery to the addressee. Based on your request, the item is redirected as either: Return to sender, or. At the Delivery Post Office™ as Hold for Pickup (but not to a PO Box)

Can I intercept a USPS package in transit?

For a fee, USPS Package Intercept® lets the sender or recipient stop delivery or redirect a package, letter, or flat that is not out for delivery or already delivered. Most domestic mailings with a tracking or extra services barcode are eligible for Package Intercept. You can only request a Package Intercept online.

How much does it cost to intercept a package with USPS?

How does USPS Package Intercept work? There is a Package Intercept fee of $15.95 that applies to all intercepted shipments. Commercial customers who purchase postage online can also submit their Package Intercept request online.

How reliable is USPS package intercept?

USPS package intercept service is nonrefundable and not guaranteed. You also understand that the intercepted mail will be redirected back to the return address, may be redirected to a new address, or may be held at a post office for pickup.

What happens if USPS finds drugs in a package?

If drugs are found, a “controlled delivery” of the package will be conducted by undercover officers. Basically, a controlled delivery is simply an undercover cop dressing up as a mailman, driving the mail truck to the address, and even delivering mail to neighbors to make the delivery seem more believable.

Can I pick my package up from USPS?

Customers may go to the Post Office to pickup the item on or after the date and time indicated on the PS Form 3849 delivery notice. When an item is looked up via the USPS Tracking® feature, the Post Office® information may not be provided immediately after an attempted delivery.

Can you get a package back from USPS?

The USPS Package Intercept service allows a domestic shipment that hasn’t been delivered or released for delivery to be held at a Post Office, as a Hold For Pickup, or sent to a different domestic address. For more information and to use the USPS Package Intercept service,go to the USPS Package Intercept page.

Can you track an intercepted package?

Automated customer notification on the status of the service request is available through email, the USPS Package Intercept application status report online at Business Customer Gateway or customer extract file through the Product Tracking System.

What happens if someone sends you drugs in the mail?

At LEAST 10 years of imprisonment, and up to a 10 Million dollar fine (for first offense). At LEAST 20 years of imprisonment, and up to a 20 Millon dollar fine (for second offense). Other penalties depending on drug type and quantity transported.

Does USPS scan packages for drugs?

Postal inspectors can screen packages to check for drugs like marijuana and other substances. Some people may attempt to send drugs through the mail because they believe the Fourth Amendment protects them from having their packages searched.

Does USPS XRAY every package?

Is Mail X-Rayed? Some of the mail that is sent through the United States Postal Service will pass through an X-Ray machine. There are no specific guidelines as to what may or may not be x-rayed, though mail sent to or through larger cities is likely to pass through an X-Ray machine.