2008 Service Enhancements

LTL Now Guaranteed
New guarantee assures your LTL freight will arrive on time.
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Global Trade Simplified
UPS is the first to offer a paperless commercial invoice and a returns capability to 98 countries and territories.
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Dangerous Goods
UPS now accepts 49 CFR and IATA compliant hazardous materials.
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Shipping in Dry Ice
UPS accepts dry ice shipments without a contract.
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Easier Online Shipping
See how we're improving shipping on ups.com.
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2008 Rate Change Information

To help you plan for the coming year, we want you to know about new UPS rates and services effective December 31, 2007.

Package

UPS published small package Daily and Retail rates have changed as follows*:

  • UPS Ground and UPS Standard to Canada services have increased 4.9%. 
  • Air and International express services have increased a net 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in rates and a 2% reduction in the air and international fuel surcharge.

View 2008 Surcharge Changes

Select your rate type below to access a downloadable copy of the 2008 UPS Rate and Service Guide as well as the Area Surcharge Listing. UPS Hundredweight Service® rates and UPS ExpressSM Freight rates are also available for download.

Daily
Retail
Alaska/Hawaii
Alaska/Hawaii Retail
UPS Hundredweight Service
UPS Express Freight

Select your shipping origin location to access the latest UPS zone charts.

Continental US Zone Charts
Alaska/Hawaii Zone Charts

UPS Freight

Rates for UPS Freight (LTL) will increase in 2008 by 5.4%. The new rates will be effective February 4, 2008. The rate increase will apply to all non-contractual, minimum-charges, less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload (TL) rates, and accessorials. The impact may vary based on a specific lane or shipment characteristic such as weight or class.


*The net impact of these changes on your shipping costs will vary according to your shipping characteristics and the terms of your agreement with UPS, if applicable.