2005 UPS Rate and Service Guide

Other Charges
Domestic
The following information applies
to all levels of UPS domestic service
except UPS SonicAir ® , unless otherwise
indicated.
Additional Handling
An Additional Handling charge of $5
may be applied to the following:
– Any article that is encased in an
outside shipping container made
of metal or wood.
– Any item, such as a barrel, drum,
pail or tire, that is not fully encased
in a corrugated cardboard shipping
container.
– Any package with the longest side
exceeding 60 inches or its secondlongest
side exceeding 30 inches.
– Any package qualifying as a Large
Air Package.
– An Additional Handling charge
will not be assessed to packages
qualifying for a Large Package
Surcharge.
UPS also reserves the right to assess
the charge for any package that,
in UPS’s sole discretion, requires
special handling.
Address Correction
If UPS is unable to deliver any
package as addressed by the shipper
or if the package has an incorrect
or incomplete address, UPS will
determine and make reasonable
efforts to secure the correct or
complete address. An address
validated by UPS may be incorrect
or incomplete for purposes of
completing delivery, and may
be corrected by UPS. If the correct
or complete address is secured, UPS
will attempt delivery, the shipper
will be provided with the correct
address and an Address Correction
charge will be assessed:
– $10 for UPS Next Day Air ® Early
A.M. ® , UPS Next Day Air ® , UPS
Next Day Air Saver ® , UPS 2nd Day
Air A.M. ® , UPS 2nd Day Air ®
and UPS 3 Day SelectSM .
– $5 for UPS Ground.
For customers using UPS
WorldShip ® , UPS Internet Shipping
or UPS CampusShip TM , city, state
and ZIP Code combinations are
automatically validated within each
system. UPS Internet Shipping and
UPS CampusShip can validate your
address against our street level
address database.
Destination Outside Service Area
If delivery of a UPS Next Day Air
Early A.M. shipment is requested to
a destination outside the Early A.M.
service area, UPS reserves the right
to assess a billing adjustment fee
of $10 per shipment.
Hazardous Materials
UPS accepts Hazardous Materials
only from customers with UPS
Hazardous Materials contracts
and automatic daily pickups,
and then for transport only within
and between all 50 United States
and Puerto Rico. No domestic
contract is required for “Other
Regulated Materials” (ORM-D)
ground shipments, some dry ice
shipments, materials prepared
in accordance with Title 49 C.F.R.
173.4 and Excepted Quantities
as defined in International Air
Transport Association (IATA) 2.7.
The Hazardous Materials charge
per package requiring shipping
papers under Title 49 C.F.R. Section
172.200 is $20 for UPS Ground
shipments and $30 for all other
domestic services. Refer to the UPS
Guide for Shipping Ground and Air
Hazardous Materials at UPS.com ®
for carrier requirements, restrictions
and updates, or call the UPS
Hazardous Materials Support Center
at 1-800-554-9964 for details.
PROCESS YOUR SHIPMENT
Missing/Invalid Account
Number or Refusal Fee
An account number is invalid if it
is not the correct account number
for the bill-to party, or if it is the
account number for a consignee
or third party who fails to pay the
shipping charges:
– A $10 charge per package will be
assessed for shipments with a
missing or invalid account number.
Additionally, if the consignee or
third party fails to pay the shipping
charges, the original shipper will
be billed the shipping charges.
Over Maximum Limits
Packages with an actual weight
of more than 150 pounds, or that
exceed 108 inches in length, or
exceed a total of 165 inches in
length and girth combined, as
measured to determine their billable
weight, are not accepted for
transportation. If found in the UPS
system, they are subject to one
of the following additional charges:
– Over Maximum Weight: $50
– Over Maximum Length: $50
– Over Maximum Size: $50
Refer to the “Terms and Conditions”
beginning on page 140 and the UPS
Tariff at UPS.com for details.
Pickup of Return
Service Shipments
A Pickup charge of $10 will be
assessed when a pickup is requested
for a UPS 3 Day Select or a UPS
Ground Return Service package when
no other packages are shipped.
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