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A shipment reference is an identifier that you define by completing the "reference" fields during the shipping process. This reference could be a purchase order (PO) number, a customer number, a company name, a Bill of Lading number, or a phrase that identifies that shipment -- such as "10 crates" or "gift for Mom." Shipment references can be any combination of letters and numbers up to 35 characters.
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More than one shipper may use a particular purchase order number or the phrase "10 widgets" as a reference. When you track by reference, you can narrow the search for your particular shipment using additional qualifiers.
- Shipment Type: Select whether the shipment is a package or freight.
- Ship Date Range: By entering more restrictive from and to dates, you narrow the search to dates closer to your shipment. The default is four weeks before today's date.
- UPS Account Number: Adding the shipper's UPS Account Number defines the shipment.
- Origin Country: You can enter the origin country by selecting it from the drop-down list (available for freight shipments only).
- Origin Postal/ZIP Code: Inserting a specific ZIP Code (U.S.) or postal code (international destination) also narrows the search (available for freight shipments only).
- Destination Country: Select the destination country from the drop-down list.
- Destination Postal/ZIP Code: Inserting a specific ZIP Code (U.S.) or postal code (international destination) also narrows the search.
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Yes. Registered users who are logged in to My UPS can select the Preferences link on the left side of the Track by Reference page to set their preferences.
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Setting your preferences allows you to save up to five UPS Account Numbers and select a ship date range for packages or freight that you have shipped.
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Yes. You may also track your shipments by their UPS tracking number -- either online or by e-mail. If you are a registered My UPS user, you can import tracking numbers from a spreadsheet application and UPS will e-mail you the results or save them to a data file.
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What is a shipment reference?