# Pirate Ship

> Pirate Ship is a US-focused web shipping platform that lets businesses and individuals compare discounted USPS and UPS services, purchase labels, and manage shipments without subscription fees or postage markups. Carrier partnership income supports its free software.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Jackson, United States
- **Founders:** Bjorn Borstelmann (Co-founder and CEO), Jameson Morris (Co-founder; former shareholder)
- **Products:** Pirate Ship shipping software, Store integrations and spreadsheet shipping, Priority Mail Cubic access, Simple Export Rate, InsureShield shipping insurance
- **Notable:** Operating since 2014., Licensed USPS Connect eCommerce Platform., Offers discounted USPS and UPS labels with no monthly software fee or shipping-volume minimum.

## Products & services

- **Pirate Ship shipping software** — Browser-based USPS and UPS label purchasing, rate comparison, batch printing, tracking, presets, and shipment reports.
- **Store integrations and spreadsheet shipping** — Imports orders from supported ecommerce platforms or CSV, XLS, XLSX, and ODS files; supported integrations return fulfillment and tracking information.
- **Priority Mail Cubic access** — Access to USPS pricing based on eligible parcel volume and distance, within size and weight limits.
- **Simple Export Rate** — International parcel service entered through USPS and forwarded for delivery by destination postal operators; weight, size, value, and destination restrictions apply.
- **InsureShield shipping insurance** — Optional paid shipment protection, advertised at $1 per $100 declared value, with different UPS and USPS coverage limits and exclusions.
- **Paperless QR labels** — Beta option documented August 2026: carrier clerks print eligible domestic labels from a code, without an additional printing charge.

## Achievements

- Operating since 2014.
- Licensed USPS Connect eCommerce Platform.
- Offers discounted USPS and UPS labels with no monthly software fee or shipping-volume minimum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Help documentation dated August 19 describes beta paperless QR labels, with domestic-only and return-label restrictions.
- **2026-06** — June 9 support documentation describes InsureShield protection up to $10,000 for UPS and $5,000 for USPS, subject to exclusions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pirateship.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pirate-ship/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pirateship/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pirateship/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pirateship.com

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Last updated: 2026-10-24