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# Ship a Card

> Choose a shipping method for physical cards, meet the address and name requirements, and personalize what's embossed on the card.

Physical cards ship to the cardholder after you [create the card](/docs/issuing-cards). Include a `shipping` object with the recipient's address and phone number when you create it.

## Choose a shipping method

Set the `method` in the `shipping` object based on speed, cost, and whether you need tracking:

* **Tracked methods** provide real-time tracking: `express` (FedEx), `international` (DHL), and `apcTracked` (APC).
* **Untracked methods** are more economical: `standard` and `uspsInternational` (USPS), and `apc` (APC).

The method must match the destination country:

| Destination | Methods |
| - | - |
| US addresses | `standard`, `express` |
| Non-US addresses | `international`, `apc`, `apcTracked`, `uspsInternational` |

When you omit `method`, Rain ships US cards `standard` and non-US cards `international`. For prices and delivery times by method, see [Shipping costs](/docs/physical-card-shipping).

## Address requirements

* Shipping addresses must use Latin characters, numbers, and basic punctuation (`. , # ' / & ( ) ° -`). Romanize addresses that contain other characters, such as Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic, or accented letters like é or ñ, before you submit them.
* The postal code can be at most 9 characters.
* A shipping address can't be changed once the order is submitted. If a card was ordered with the wrong address, cancel it and issue a new card with the corrected address.

## Personalize the card

Set the name embossed on the card with `displayName` (26 characters maximum; letters, numbers, spaces, periods, and hyphens). By default, Rain uses the cardholder's full name.

<Warning>
  The cardholder's first and last name must contain only Latin characters (A-Z, a-z, spaces, and hyphens) for physical card personalization. Names with non-Latin characters are not supported on the embossed card.
</Warning>

## What's next

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Shipping costs" icon="receipt" href="/docs/physical-card-shipping">
    Prices and delivery times for each shipping method.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Ship cards in bulk" icon="boxes-stacked" href="/docs/bulk-shipping">
    Send many cards to one address in a single shipment.
  </Card>
</Columns>