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Additional Charges
Below you can find costs and descriptions of additional shipping charges that may be incurred.


Additional Charges
Unless otherwise noted, charges apply on a per-shipment basis.
Item
Cost (£)
Sending Shipments

Oversize Package
25.00
Special Handling of Undeliverable Shipments Surcharge (In Addition to Transportation Cost)
3.10
Address Correction
4.15
Receiver or Third Party Refuses to Pay
7.30
Missing or Invalid Account Number Fee
7.30
Adult Signature Required
1.80
Sending and Receiving Shipments

Extended Area Collection and Delivery Service (per kg/minimum, whichever is greater)
0.25/13.50 for domestic and international shipments
Additional Handling Service
2.20
Residential Delivery Service
1.45
Late Payment Fee (fee of % of the invoiced amount/minimum, whichever is greater)
8%/40.00
Brokerage Services

Duty and Tax Forwarding Charge
11.45
Formal entries exceeding 5 tariff lines
(per additional tariff line)
4.50
Bonded Transfer UPS Guarantee
25.00
Bonded Transfer Handling Fee
11.95
Warehouse Storage
(per package/per day)
11.00
Non Credit Account Handling Fee (of the advanced amount/minimum, whichever is greater)
2.5%/11.00
Post Entry Clearance Services
54.00
Disbursements (fee of % of the advanced amount/minimum, whichever is greater)
2.5%/11.45
Non Routine Formal Entry
20.00
Other Government Agency (OGA) Entry
10.00
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Oversized Package
Packages with an actual weight of more than 70 kg, or that exceed 270 cm in length, or exceed a total of 330 cm in length and girth [(2 x width) + (2 x height)] combined, as measured to determine their billable weight, are not accepted for transportation. If found in the UPS system, they are subject to an oversized package charge in addition to the shipping cost.

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Special Handling of Undeliverable Shipments
When UPS has taken measures to try to deliver any shipments to destinations outside the EU, and for shipments to other countries within the EU using the "Bill Receiver" billing option, but has been unsuccessful, we will process your shipment acting on your instructions. The transportation cost and a surcharge will be charged to the shipper for the processing of each such undeliverable shipment. Please see the Additional Charges table for pricing information.

For all shipments within the EU using billing options other than "Bill Receiver" and for all shipments within your country, we will automatically return your shipment by UPS Standard Service (where available) without any charge.

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Address Correction
If a mistake has been made in the address, we will make every reasonable effort to find the correct address and deliver the shipment if it is within the same destination country. An additional charge for this service will be billed to the shipper. You can view the address correction charges in the Additional Charges table.  

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Receiver or Third Party Refuses to Pay
If the receiver or a third party is selected to pay the transportation charges and the bill-to account is incorrect or missing, UPS searches its records for the correct account number. Whether or not the account number is found, a processing fee per shipment is billed back to the shipper.

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Adult Signature Required
Use "Adult Signature Required" to prevent minors from accepting deliveries of goods for legal or other reasons. This may apply to alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, but also to goods that you prefer an adult to receive.

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Extended Area Collection and Delivery Service
UPS provides a collection and delivery service in extended areas as well as urban areas. An additional charge applies for each shipment that is collected or delivered in an extended area. This charge can be found in the Additional Charges table. For information about whether a specific location is in an extended area, please select Extended Area Surcharge in the area at the left.

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Additional Handling Charge
This service is designed to accommodate customers with irregular shaped packages or shipments that fall outside normal UPS packing guidelines. An additional charge per package applies when shipping any of the following:

  • Any article that is not fully encased in an outside shipping container
  • Any article that is encased in an outside shipping container made of metal or wood
  • Cans or pails that are not fully encased in a shipping container made of corrugated cardboard
  • Any package that exceeds 150cm in length
  • Any article that is enclosed in a plastic wrapping or plastic bag (except UPS Express Pak)
  • Any article that is encased in a cylindrical container


You can calculate additional handling charges using the Additional Charges table.

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Residential Delivery Service
UPS provides delivery service to residential addresses, as well as business addresses. A residential delivery is one made to a home, including a business operation out of a home, which does not have an entrance that is open to the public. For each residential delivery, an additional charge per shipment applies. You can calculate residential delivery service charges using the Additional Charges table.

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Interest on Late Payment
UPS will send you an invoice for the services we have provided. The invoice will stipulate a date for payment. If UPS does not receive payment on or before that date we reserve the right to charge you interest. The rate of interest, which is determined by prevailing rates, will be indicated on the invoice.

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Brokerage Services
UPS Brokerage services are provided at no extra cost for routine customs clearance. Our aim is always to provide the one-step, seamless process and quick customs clearance that is crucial to on-time delivery. Clearance preparation begins while your shipment is still in transit because of the advance notice feature on the UPS network. Government regulations require specific documentation for international shipments, and UPS provides expert services for the preparation of complete and accurate export documentation. We offer optional customs services to help you prevent unpredicted delays to your shipment. Some of these services are subject to additional charges. Please see these charges in the Additional Charges table.

Additional charges that may apply for customs clearance procedures include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Clearance procedures involving a government agency other than customs
  • Transit procedure
  • Storage
  • Customs inspection
  • Border inspection post charges
  • Shipments cleared by a third party

For full details, contact your UPS representative. All supplements and additional charges are exclusive of tax.

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Disbursements
UPS customs brokers are experienced with complex commercial shipments. Electronic transmissions of shipment data helps speed customs clearance. UPS may prepay duties, taxes and other government charges on behalf of the payer. Disbursement charges are noted in the Additional Charges Table.

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Taxes
All our additional charges and optional service charges are exclusive of taxes. Where applicable, value added tax (V.A.T.) will be chargeable at the standard rate.

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Late Payment Fee
UPS will send you an invoice for the services provided. In the event that payment of an invoice is overdue, UPS may charge a late payment fee. The relevant amount will appear on your next UPS bill. This fee is in addition to any interest charges and legal rights and remedies available to UPS.

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Missing or Invalid Account Number 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 charge per shipment will be assessed for domestic (if available) and international shipments with a missing or invalid payer account number. Additionally, if the consignee or third party fails to pay the shipping charges, the original shipper will be billed a refusal fee plus the shipping charges.

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Duty and Tax Forwarding Charge
This charge is for shipments outside the EU, when the payor of duties and taxes is not located in the destination country. It is billed to the party who pays the transportation charges.

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