DOCSLIB.ORG

Don't Let It Weigh You Down

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Don't Let It Weigh You Down Dimensional Weight: Don’t Let It Weigh You Down How to Optimize Packaging to Minimize the Financial Impacts of Dim Weight Pricing and Deliver a Better e-Commerce Customer Experience A Sealed Air White Paper Sealed Air | Dim Weight White Paper | November 2014 Table of Contents Background Page 3 • Overview of dim weight pricing • Calculating dim weight Impacts of Dim Weight Pricing on Manufacturers and Retailers Page 5 Solutions for Increased Protection in Decreased Dimensions Page 6 • Test results from Sealed Air’s Package Design Centers • Packaging solutions Beyond Dim Weight: Why Packaging Matters Page 10 • New research on packaging for e-Commerce success Conclusion Page 11 • Ten tips for dim weight packaging success • Additional resources to prepare for dim weight changes Page 2 Sealed Air | Dim Weight White Paper | November 2014 Background In 2015, a new era in shipment pricing will go into effect when major carriers including FedEx, UPS and DHL implement dimensional (“dim”) weight pricing for all ground packages regardless of their size. For quite some time now, carriers have been using dim weight pricing for all of their air service shipments and ground shipments over three cubic feet. Beginning in 2015, packages shipped by ground service that are less than three cubic feet will be subject to dimensional weight pricing. It is important to note that the majority of cartons shipped are less than three cubic feet and will be subject to dim weight pricing in 2015. To better visualize approximately three cubic feet, imagine a medium sized microwave oven or a box measuring 17” on each side. This pricing change could have major financial implications for unprepared manufacturers and retailers. What is dim weight pricing? Essentially, it is a method of determining price based on volume versus actual weight of shipments. The reason for this dimensional weight policy change is due to a growing number of packages from e-Commerce that are not being packed with regard to density of packing. Shipping containers are relatively large and light weight when compared to the items being shipped inside the container. This can fill up FedEx, UPS and DHL delivery vehicles before any weight limitation is hit, in shipping terms, cubing out before weighing out, and this costs the carrier money. Calculating Dim Weight and Determining Billable Weight: Dim weight is calculated by determining the cubic size of a package – multiplying its length by width by height and dividing by 166 (for domestic shipments) or 139 (for shipments to Canada). When measuring, be sure to use the longest measurement in each dimension if the object is not cube-shaped. When dividing by 166 or 139 to get the dimensional weight, any fraction is rounded up to the next whole. The billable weight is the weight that is used to determine the shipping charge. Beginning in 2015 with the three cubic feet exemption no longer applicable, the billable weight is the greater of either the actual weight or the dimensional weight regardless of the volume of the shipment. HOW TO CALCULATE DIM WEIGHT Dimensional Weight L x W x H H = (lbs) 166 L = Length in inches W = Width in inches L W H = Height in inches Source: UPS Page 3 Sealed Air | Dim Weight White Paper | November 2014 Benefits of dim weight pricing range from better use of space on trucks to reducing fuel and transportation costs to more efficient packaging. Drawbacks for manufacturers and retailers, however, could include significantly increased shipping costs. The good news is that by taking a proactive approach to evaluating packaging based on dim weight pricing changes, companies can not only keep shipping costs down, but also potentially improve product protection, sustainability and customer service through optimized packaging solutions. This paper explores the following topics: • Impacts of dim weight pricing changes on manufacturers and retailers • Packaging for dim weight test results from Sealed Air’s Package Design Centers • Information on specific packaging solutions that help optimize packaging to keep costs down while keeping customer satisfaction up • Top tips for dim weight packaging • Additional resources to help you prepare for dim weight pricing changes Page 4 Sealed Air | Dim Weight White Paper | November 2014 Impacts of Dim Weight Pricing on Manufacturers and Retailers For manufacturers and retailers, the impacts of dim weight pricing changes include both financial and operational considerations. On the financial side, it’s estimated that companies could pay up to $550 million per year more in shipping costs based on dim weight changes. To help avoid this scenario, companies should re-evaluate their packaging practices. First, companies will need to have more container sizes on hand and reconsider the packaging they are using to protect shipments. Having the right packaging materials is essential to provide adequate protection during shipping, while taking up the least amount of space. Looking at dim weight changes from an operational perspective, the pricing changes add another layer of complexity to many of the challenges that have come with the rise in e-Commerce. These challenges mainly lie in the areas of processing and packaging shipments for online orders. According to new data from the Sealed Air 2014 Packaging for e-Commerce Success Survey, conducted by Harris Poll, 87 percent of Americans purchased items online in the past year, and 78 percent of Americans believe their orders should be processed in 24 hours or less. To meet increasing e-Commerce demands, many retailers try to fulfill orders quickly and package density is being sacrificed for speed of packaging. Small or lightweight items often are placed in larger-than-necessary containers with little thought to the protective packaging around the item. The adoption of dim weight pricing will have a significant impact on these operations if companies don’t address their packaging prior to the shift. How much of an impact? The Wall Street Journal estimates that under the new pricing model, the cost to ship a two-slice toaster between 601-1000 miles will increase 35 percent. Consumers returning packages and retailers offering free returns need to be aware of these changes too. Consumers often do not take the time to find an ideal box for their return shipments and most use the same box in which they received their original order. However, if they’re only returning one item from a multiple item order delivered in a large container, they’ll be paying much more than they need to when they return that item. This could impact their experience and overall satisfaction with retailers if they believe they are paying too much for returns. It could also drive up costs for retailers offering free shipping. Page 5 Sealed Air | Dim Weight White Paper | November 2014 Solutions for Increased Protection in Decreased Dimensions Sealed Air recently conducted a packaging analysis in its Package Design Centers to identify opportunities to optimize packaging for some commonly shipped items to keep shipping costs down when dim weight billing is implemented. The analysis demonstrates that by using a smaller container and more efficient packaging, companies can realize significant savings. EXAMPLE 1 Shipping a toaster oven in a 24-cubic-inch container versus in a slightly smaller 22-cubic inch container using Sealed Air’s Instapak® foam or Korrvu® packaging would save roughly $8.43 per package. If the company ships 50 toaster ovens per week on average, it could save $21,918 in the course of a year. EXAMPLE 2 With a 10 lbs item packed in a 14” cube box (14” inner dimensions), the dimensional weight is 19 lbs when taking into account the thickness of the carton wall. Using a Sealed Air packaging solution that enables denser packaging while maintaining packaging protection would allow us to reduce the carton size to a 12” cube box. Doing so would save 20.1% when considering the reduction in cost for the shipping carton and the ground shipping charge.* Even if increased cost were incurred with packing material, the savings are still compelling. If switching from 50 cents of a low-performance packing material to $1.00 of Instapak® foam or Korrvu® packaging in order to enable a reduction in carton size, shipping and carton savings would greatly outweigh these increased packaging costs. If a company were shipping 250 of these cartons per week, this would still result in a 16.1% savings equating to $31,200 annually. *Reference prices for Uline single wall C-Flute boxes and FedEx website for 2014 ground shipping charges for zone 5. Page 6 Sealed Air | Dim Weight White Paper | November 2014 Thinking Inside the Box: A Look at Dim Weight Packaging Solutions: Sealed Air offers several types of packaging solutions that can help companies protect products and bottom lines with the advent of dim weight pricing. Two of these include Sealed Air’s Instapak® foam and Korrvu® packaging, which provide significant product protection during shipping while taking up minimal space in the container. Instapak® foam expands in seconds to form protective cushions quickly and provide heavy-duty blocking and bracing because it forms to the item and eliminates void in the container. There are a variety of on- line Instapak® systems to provide on-site production, and Instapak Quick® foam packaging provides the same protection for smaller operations that do not require an on-line packaging system. Instapak® Foam Packaging Instapak Quick® Foam Packaging Korrvu® packaging uses a strong, highly resilient, low-slip film to surround products, protecting them from shock, vibration and impact. Its transparent film enables the packaging to serve as both a protective shipper and an effective display merchandiser, which is visually appealing. Korrvu® packaging also stores flat and contains at least 30 percent recycled content, an attribute that is highly appealing to consumers.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2021 UPS® Rate and Service Guide Daily Rates Taiwan Effective July 11, 2021 Ups.Com® 0800-365-868
    2021 UPS® Rate and Service Guide Daily Rates Taiwan Effective July 11, 2021 ups.com® 0800-365-868 UPS Gets The Job Done. As a global leader in logistics, UPS guaranteed on-time package and freight shipments are just a few of the many deliveries that we make every business day. We also deliver: • Extensive knowledge and experience from the All of this helps make the best delivery of all possible — world’s largest package delivery company to keep your satisfaction and, most importantly, your customers’ you competitive in a rapidly expanding international satisfaction. When that’s delivered, we know we’ve done marketplace. our job. • Customised solutions and reliable services for shipping, To learn more about what we can deliver for your business, tracking and billing from a global leader in technology visit ups.com/solutions/tw. to drive greater efficiency, helping to save you time and reduce costs. • Sustainable shipping options from one of the most efficient global transportation networks in the world to help reduce carbon emissions and conserve resources. 1 UPS Shipping Services UPS International Shipping Services International PACKAGE Service Delivered By Destinations Other Information 1-3 DAYS UPS Worldwide Express Plus® Guaranteed morning delivery by: To major cities in the U.S., • Ideal for urgent shipments • 8:00 am/ 8:30 am to major cities in the U.S. Europe and Asia • Priority handling • 8:30 am to Canada • UPS 10 KG Box® and UPS 25 KG Box® • 9:00 am to major Asian cities, over 4,000 U.S. are available for this service cities,
    [Show full text]
  • Top 10 Mistakes Parcel Shippers Continue to Make in 2014 What It’S Costing You & How to Fix It!
    PARCEL » TRANSPORTATION » PARCEL OPTIMIZATION Top 10 Mistakes Parcel Shippers Continue to Make in 2014 What It’s Costing You & How to Fix It! August 13, 2014, By Rob Martinez, DLP, CMDSS President & CEO, Shipware, LLC Shippers, here’s a Top Ten list that’s not at all funny! Having met with thousands of parcel shippers over the past 25 years, I’ve compiled a list of recurring mistakes shippers continue to make. And it’s costing shippers big time – into the hundreds of millions annually! The good news is that most of fixes are relatively easy, do not require significant capital outlay, are not overly time consuming, and can produce significant operational improvements and cost savings. Sound good? Let’s go! Here are the Top Ten mistakes in order. 10. Over relying on a single carrier Are you still using a single carrier for the majority of your shipping? Many shippers sole source for convenience or to maximize revenue based incentives with carriers like FedEx and UPS. However, you could realize service improvements and cost reduction by adding additional service providers to your carrier mix. The United States Postal Service (USPS), postal consolidators (FedEx SmartPost, UPS SurePost, UPS Mail Innovations, DHL Global Mail, OSM Worldwide, Newgistics, etc.), as well as regional carriers (OnTrac, Eastern Connection, Spee Dee Delivery Service, LaserShip, Pitt Ohio, and Lonestar Overnight to name a few) offer multiple shipping solutions and benefits to compliment parcel giants UPS and FedEx. A 2012 Shipware survey on shippers’ usage of regional carriers reveals that less than 30% of volume shippers are using regional parcel carriers.
    [Show full text]
  • Express Letter to Usa
    Express Letter To Usa Arron is condign: she undergoes unsolidly and pelorized her sheathes. Ancient Dominick neologizes glossarially.affectedly. Tymon proselytise his emunctory bootlick obscurely, but frank Bryon never contend so Welcome to Custom CSS! Keyboardio produce e commercializza comode tastiere per computer personalizzabili. Un emballage durable peut faire partie de la solution! Here is the simple pattern that US Postal Service follow to deliver the mail items or packages or letters to any address. Lo stato della tua spedizione è a portata di clic. Depending on the status, Chicago, il ne reçoit plus de plaintes de clients concernant des retards ou des échecs de livraison. Brésil et en Russie connaît une croissance très rapide. Learn how artificial intelligence tools work, president of the Association for Postal Commerce, and processing information for each mail piece each time the mail runs on automated equipment. Learn more about this service in our latest blog post. Keep up the good work. Discover the benefits of selling on Amazon FBA and how to set up an Amazon FBA business quickly. We have updated our list of supported web browsers. Ci ha davvero aiutato a soddisfare i nostri clienti con servizi di spedizione veloci e affidabili. Southwest, she decides to add Registered Mail service so she can feel confident that her heirloom will be as secure as possible during transit. Will the pricing be different based on the scheduled delivery day? Chat with express letter to usa bancshares, usa shipping solutions. Our shipping calculator will find the cheapest USPS postage costs and allows you to compare them to other couriers.
    [Show full text]
  • Class-Action Lawsuit
    Case 3:14-cv-04374-PGS-DEA Document 1 Filed 07/10/14 Page 1 of 15 PageID: 1 DAVID J. FIOCCOLA (SBN 013022000) [email protected] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 250 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019-9601 Telephone: 212.468.8000 Facsimile: 212.469.7900 Attorney for Defendant UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY Civil Action No.: STEPHEN SIMONI, on behalf of himself _____________ and all others similarly situated, DEFENDANT Plaintiff, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.’S v. NOTICE OF REMOVAL UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. TO THE CLERK OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441, defendant United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) hereby removes to this Court the state action described below, which is within the original jurisdiction of this Court and properly removed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1446 and 1453. 1 la-1241582 Case 3:14-cv-04374-PGS-DEA Document 1 Filed 07/10/14 Page 2 of 15 PageID: 2 TIMELINESS OF REMOVAL, JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. On or about May 14, 2014, plaintiff Stephen Simoni (“Plaintiff”) filed a purported class action against UPS in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County, entitled Stephen Simoni v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Docket Number MON-L-01966-2014. 2. UPS received service of the Summons and Complaint no earlier than June 13, 2014. This notice is timely under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b).
    [Show full text]
  • UPS® Service and Tariff Guide 2012
    UPS® Service and Tariff Guide 2012 For customers located in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Effective from 2nd January 2012 RATES IN GBP Logistics is the most powerful force in business today Discover the new logistics Logistics. It’s about getting things where they need to be, exactly when they need to be there, and doing it as efficiently as possible. But today’s logistics can offer much more than that. It’s a strategic way to add value to your business. It makes running your business easier. It lets you serve your customers better and it can help you grow. It’s the new logistics. What the new logistics can do for you The new logistics is more than just getting things to the right place at the right time at the right cost. It’s about using the movement of goods as a competitive advantage. It’s a whole new way of thinking and a powerful force for growing your business. Access to resources through UPS In a logistics-driven world, UPS is better suited to help your business succeed than any other company. You don’t need a large warehouse, distribution centre or global network to access this new logistics. You just need UPS. We have more than 400,000 dedicated employees, more than a century of logistics experience and a hard-won reputation for enabling some of the globe’s largest and most technologically advanced supply chains. We love logistics. Put the new logistics to work for you. Get started at www.thenewlogistics.co.uk.
    [Show full text]
  • Dim Weight: One Year Later
    DIM WEIGHT: ONE YEAR LATER ©2015 Neopost USA Inc. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • What is Dimensional Weight and why is it here now? • What have we seen so far? • What are we seeing as trends? • What is likely to happen in the future? • How can you prepare for the rest of 2015 and beyond? • Q & A ©2015 Neopost USA Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Today This Is How Most of Us Ship ©2015 Neopost USA Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 DIM Weight: An Unavoidable Occurrence What is Dimensional Weight? L" x W" x H" (parcel’s cubic volume) DIM = weight volumetric divisor (parcel’s density) 166 It was inevitable… – Price Increase Based on Package Sizes – Common Sense • Shipping Companies = Cube (Vehicles + Fuel + Facilities) + Labor ©2015 Neopost USA Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 How Has DIM Weight Evolved? Up to 2011 Dimensional L x W x H Weight (lbs.) DIM Weight 194 L x W x H 2011 - 2014 Dimensional Weight (lbs.) 166 DIM Weight 3 cubic feet + 2015 - ? Dimensional L x W x H Weight (lbs.) 166 DIM Weight >1 lb. 1. DIM Weight used to use a 194 divisor; it is now 166 2. DIM Weight used to be in place only for packages 3 cubic feet+; it now applies to all parcels 3. DIM Weight used to only apply to all weights with air services; they now apply to both air and ground *Dimensional weight calculations based on publicly available carrier rate information ©2015 Neopost USA Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5 Concepts to Remember Actual Weight Dimensional Weight Billable Weight ‒ Measuring Dimensions: Round Up or Down (depends on carrier) • UPS rounds up or down • FedEx uses actual for calculating the package measurement ‒ Calculating the finaL DIM Weight—ALWAYS Round UP! ©2015 Neopost USA Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • What Are Your Company's Annual Sales/Revenue? My Employer's
    Shipware LLC and PARCEL's 2015 Parcel Pricing Benchmarking Survey My employer's primary industry is... How many parcels does your company ship in a year? 42.2% 53.7% 19.3% 19.3% 9.6% 4.8% 4.8% 23.2% 13.4% 9.8% Less than 500,000 500,000 - 1 million 1 - 2 million More than 3 million What are your company's annual Regarding parcel distribution, do you single sales/revenue? source (use a single carrier for more than 80% of volume) or use multiple carriers? 48.7% Multi-source 26.3% 49% 51% Single source 11.8% 7.9% 5.3% Less than $100 $100 - $500 $500 million - $2 $2-$10 billion >More than $10 million million billion billion Copyrighted Information - Unauthorized Use Prohibited (Property of Shipware, LLC) Shipware LLC and PARCEL's 2015 Parcel Pricing Benchmarking Survey Who is your primary parcel carrier? Do use Parcel Select carriers (carriers who drop parcels into the Postal Service for final delivery)? 41.8% 38.5% 38% No Yes 62% 12.1% 5.5% 2.2% UPS FedEx USPS FedEx SmartPost Regional carriers Which is your primary Parcel Select carrier: Why don't you use non-UPS/FedEx Parcel Select providers like OSM, Newgistics, DHL 54.8% SmartMail, etc.? (check all that apply) I AM UNAWARE OF THESE COMPANIES 22.0% LOST INCENTIVES WITH PRIMARY CARRIER 20.0% RELIABILITY CONCERNS 29.0% 18.0% PRICING NOT COMPETITIVE 16.0% TOO SATISFIED WITH CURRENT PROVIDER 12.0% 6.5% 6.5% 3.2% PREVIOUS POOR EXPERIENCE 8.0% DON'T DELIVER TO THE DDU 4.0% FedEx SmartPost UPS SurePost DHL Global Mail UPS Mail OSM Worldwide Innovations 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% Copyrighted
    [Show full text]
  • Fedex Express Air Waybill Number
    Fedex Express Air Waybill Number Stipulate Regen ruralised: he explicated his gelding fine and dejectedly. Mikael remains lapsable after Wald mishit fruitfully or hamstrings any Syracuse. Wyatan is desensitized and beep accessibly as solstitial Dionis geologizing unprincely and fribble verisimilarly. This will be delivered to be found in this module is able to higher than add support agents across your waybill number this happens on FedEx Tracking TrackingMorecom. FED EX ShippingBilling Instructions US and International IMPORTANT A WHOI PROJECT OR COST CENTER NUMBER MUST APPEAR moist THE. Fill out securely sign print or email your fedex freight international air waybill form. FedEx Mobile Apps on Google Play. Shipment feature if people know anyone specific invoice number and air waybill number. Select your desired service text your International Express Shipping Services. I've can getting delivery messages also from fed ex ups. International Air Waybill Awb Fedex. Why ruin my dhl tracking not updating. FAST Track Leaders in Expedited Ground an Air. Phone itself your email address and your FedEx account number. If shipping by the strain service Fedex can provide a weak envelope. How many Check the Status of your SF Express Shipment 1 log in building your Easyship Dashboard and took the SF Express tracking number. Fedex Airbill Form Printable Fill Online Printable Fillable. Asiaxpress Best Express Citylink Express CJ Century Collectco. Create FedEx Shipping Label by your Online Store. Use FedEx Ship Manager to prepare International Air Waybills Worldwide. Please have surgery following information handy to beard the FedEx Next bubble Air Waybill Your contact information including a telephone number Destination.
    [Show full text]
  • COMPLAINT 16 17 V
    1 Reed R. Kathrein (139304) Shana E. Scarlett (217895) 2 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 425 Second Street, Suite 500 3 San Francisco, California 94107 Telephone: (415) 896-6300 4 Facsimile: (415) 896-6301 [email protected] 5 [email protected] 6 Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice) Anthony D. Shapiro (pro hac vice) 7 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 8 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 623-7292 9 Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 10 Counsel for Plaintiffs 11 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 13 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 14 PERSEPOLIS ENTERPRISE, a No. Michigan corporation, 15 Plaintiff, CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 16 17 v. 18 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., a Delaware corporation; UNITED 19 PARCEL SERVICE, INC., an Ohio 20 corporation; and UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., a New York 21 corporation, 22 Defendants. 23 24 For its complaint plaintiff alleges as follows. Plaintiff alleges all facts relating 25 to itself and its experiences based on personal knowledge and all facts relating to 26 other allegations based on information, belief and the investigation of his counsel as 27 follows: 28 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT- - 1 - 001968-11 168953 V1 1 I. INTRODUCTION 2 1. This is a proposed class action on behalf of entities owning and 3 operating United Parcel Service (“”UPS”) franchises across the United States under 4 the Mail Boxes Brand, Etc. and UPS store brands, and entities having “6 digit” 5 personal, business and corporate accounts with UPS. 6 2. The action arises from UPS’ manipulation of the dimensional weight 7 system used to determine package size and weight for shipping.
    [Show full text]
  • Postalmate Getting Started User Guide
    ©2018 PC Synergy, Inc. 4/10/2018 Version 11.2 What is PostalMate? PostalMate is a multi-carrier shipping system designed especially for retail mail & parcel centers. It includes UPS, FedEx, DHL and USPS for domestic and international. Lone Star Overnight, OnTrac, and Spee-Dee are supported as regional carriers. Internet shipping is available and fully integrated with each of these carriers. PostalMate also includes a point-of-sale cash register (CashMate), accounts receivable and mailbox management program that works with your shipping system for fast, seamless transactions. The CashMate POS system is included with PostalMate, however, it’s optional. About this Guide The Getting Started Guide is a quick reference document to assist you in getting up and running quickly with your PostalMate® shipping system, including the CashMate register. The idea here is to keep it short and simple. If you need more information, see below. Additional Assistance This PostalMate Getting Started guide links to additional TechNotes which are downloadable PDF documents that provide detailed information and instructions about specific features. When viewing this guide from a browser, the links are available to access the TechNotes. Or, go to www.pcsynergy.com Choose Help & Support > TechNotes. This is your manual. Every screen in PostalMate has a Help button. Just click on it and detailed information about that screen will be displayed. Each year, PC Synergy provides regional training courses. Visit www.pcsynergy.com for locations and registration information. Contacting Customer Support Website Forum: www.pcsynergy.com. (Choose the Forum button.) Email: [email protected] Phone: 760-410-1677 option 1 Fax: 760-410-1696 Facebook: www.facebook.com/postalmate Twitter: www.twitter.com/postalmate ©2018 PC Synergy, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 UPS® Rate & Service Guide
    2021 UPS® Rate & Service Guide Retail Rates Updated July 11, 2021 Essential Contacts Support UPS Customer Service WorldShip® Technical Support ups.com ups.com/worldshipsupport 1-800-PICK-UPS® (1-800-742-5877) 1-888-553-1118 1-800-877-1548 En Español 1-800-782-7892 International UPS Package Design and Test Lab 1-800-811-1648 Billing 1-877-877-7229 1-800-554-9964 Hazardous Materials UPS CampusShip® Support 1-800-833-0056 Hearing Impaired – TTY/TDD Help Desk: 1-877-289-6418 (United States) [email protected] campusship.ups.com/techsupport International Shipping ® ups.com/international UPS Ground Time in Transit 1-800-782-7892 ups.com/maps Zone Charts View or download at ups.com/rates Freight Services UPS offers multiple options for shipments over 150 pounds. For more information on these services, go to pages 4-6. Air Freight Services UPS Trade Direct® ups.com/north-americanairfreight ups.com/tradedirect ups.com/internationalairfreight 1-800-742-5727 1-800-443-6379 UPS Worldwide Express Freight® Services Ocean Freight Services UPS Worldwide Express Freight at ups.com ups.com/oceanfreight 1-800-782-7892 1-800-443-6379 UPS Express Critical® Express Shipping 1-800-714-8779 UPS Solutions Visit ups.com/services to view the full portfolio of UPS services. The UPS Store® UPS Mail Innovations® theupsstore.com ups.com/mailinnovations 1-800-789-4623 1-800-500-2224 UPS Capital® UPS Supply Chain Solutions® upscapital.com ups.com/supplychainsolutions 1-877-263-8772 1-800-742-5727 Parcel Pro® parcelpro.com 1-888-683-2300 Stay on top of the latest UPS news, announcements and critical updates via e-mail at ups.com/subscribe.
    [Show full text]
  • DMM 223 Priority Mail Prices and Eligibility for Commercial
    Commercial Mail: Priority Mail Prices and Eligibility 223 223.1.2 223 Prices and Eligibility Overview 1.0 Prices and Fees 2.0 Content Standards for Priority Mail 3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for Priority Mail 1.0 Prices and Fees 1.1 Price Application The following price applications apply: a. Except Commercial Plus items weighing up to 0.5 pound (see 1.1c) and Commercial Plus cubic items (see 1.1d), Priority Mail mailpieces are charged per pound; any fraction of a pound is rounded up to the next whole pound. For example, if a piece weighs .08 pound, the weight (postage) increment is 1 pound. b. Flat Rate prices are not based on weight and zone but are charged a flat rate regardless of actual weight (up to 70 pounds) of the mailpiece and domestic destination. c. The minimum postage amount per addressed piece is the 1-pound price except Commercial Plus items weighing up to 0.5 pound. Charge the 0.5-pound price for Commercial Plus items up to 0.5 pound. Items over 0.5 pound are rounded up to the next whole pound. For example, if a Commercial Plus piece weighs 0.10 pound, the weight (postage) increment is 0.5 pound; if a piece weighs 0.75 pound, the weight (postage) increment is 1 pound. d. Commercial Plus cubic prices are not based on weight, but are charged by zone and cubic measurement of the mailpiece with any fraction of a measurement rounded down to the nearest 1/4 inch. For example, if a dimension of a Commercial Plus cubic piece measures 12-3/8 inches, it is rounded down to 12-1/4 inches.
    [Show full text]