Ship cards

Select the shipping speed for your card.

Stripe offers two options for how to ship your cards: individual and bulk.

Individual: Each card is affixed to a carrier and shipped in an envelope addressed to the cardholder.
Bulk: All cards issued to the same shipping address and shipment recipient name on a given day are batched together into a single box and are shipped without carriers or envelopes. There is a maximum of 2,000 cards per box. The recipient of a bulk issuance must meet all applicable PCI certification requirements. For more details, see Bulk issuance.

Select service type

Stripe offers a variety of shipping services with different cost points, shipping speeds, and tracking capabilities.

Cards created are batched and sent to our printer for fulfillment at 6 am (UTC) the next day.
Card orders have tracking numbers where indicated. These are available in the Dashboard 24 hours after card creation.
You can ship card orders to any non-restricted country.
After your card order ships, we deduct associated card fees directly from your Stripe balance. You can see all of your account’s card fees in the Dashboard.

The following shipping options and pricing apply to shipments originating from the US:

Use the shipping service parameter to set the delivery service: standard, express, or priority.
Use the shipping type parameter to set your shipment packaging: individual or bulk.
Use the require_signature shipping parameter to set the signature preference. Not all shipping methods support signatures on delivery.
Use the shipping phone_number to specify a phone number our courier partners can use to contact the shipping recipient in the event of a card delivery issue. For individual shipments to the EU or UK, if a phone number isn’t provided, we provide the carrier with the phone number of the cardholder.

You can only send shipments without tracking numbers to addresses in the US or Canada.

Destination	Service	Estimated arrival time	Individual cost	Bulk cost	Signature on delivery¹
Domestic	Standard (USPS)	5-8 business days	0.63² USD
	Express	4-5 business days	13 USD	27 USD	+3
	Priority	2-3 business days	27 USD	45 USD	+3
International	Standard (Canada only)	8-12 business days	1.50³ USD
	Express	4-9 business days	30 USD	50 USD	+4
	Priority	3-6 business days	40 USD	60 USD	+4

¹No signature is the default setting. The above charges apply when signature on delivery is selected.
²The Domestic Standard Individual rate is based on the current metered letter rate as set by USPS and prices are subject to change.
³The International Standard Individual rate is based on the current first-class mail international rate as set by USPS and prices are subject to change.

Best practices for shipping cards

To make sure we successfully deliver your cards, follow the below recommendations. We also offer address validation features to avoid unsuccessful delivery attempts.

Business name inclusion: Include the business name as part of address line 1 or line 2 when delivering to business addresses, especially when multiple businesses share a building.
Apartment numbers: Always provide apartment numbers when applicable for residential addresses.
Consignee phone number: When placing Express and Priority card orders, include a local phone number. In the event of delivery issues, the courier contacts you through this number.
Shipping to an APO, FPO, or PO Box: When sending shipments to an army post office (APO), fleet post office (FPO), or PO Box, shipping must be through USPS.
EORI numbers for UK and EU shipments: To expedite customs when shipping to the UK or European Union, provide an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) reference number. The format is typically a two-letter country code followed by 12-15 numbers (for example, GB123456789123456). For bulk issuance, the EORI reference number is mandatory. For more information, see the shipping.customs.eori_number field.
Canadian postal codes: Don’t include a space. For example, enter M5V 3L9 as M5V3L9.
Validate the address: Use the address validation API to make sure your shipping address is deliverable.

Shipping country restrictions

You can ship a card to any country except for the following:

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Cote d’Ivoire
Cuba
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
North Korea
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Update or cancel card shipments

You can update your card’s shipment even after issuing your card, including the shipping service and address, through the Dashboard and Update a card API. After the card is submitted to the third-party printer for fulfillment, you can no longer update your shipment.

You can cancel a card at any time to make it inactive and unusable. If it’s submitted to the vendor before the cancellation occurs, it’s still billed and shipped.