Overview
When orders ship to U.S. territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, they can be treated differently by carriers. Learn how to handle these orders based on the carrier you use.
Ship via UPS
Orders for Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands are considered international by UPS. In Shipbridge, when shipping to US territories via UPS, set the country to Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands and validate customs information:
Ship via USPS
Orders for Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands are considered domestic by USPS. This is controlled by Client Settings, which will mark the order as domestic, which will set the shipping and billing address country as the United States:
Consider Puerto Rico Order as Domestic Order
Consider Guam (GU) Orders as Domestic (Virgin Islands, VI)
Consider Marshall Islands (MH) Orders as Domestic
If these Client Settings are enabled, you will need to manually change the shipping and billing addresses' countries to Puerto Rico to ship via UPS.
In Shipbridge, when shipping to US territories via USPS, set the country code to US, and the state to GU, PR, or VI. When shipping via USPS, customs information is not required: