Service Enhancements

Decision GreenSM
UPS pursues a wide range of socially responsible and sustainable business practices designed to reduce our impact on the environment and improve communities.

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UPS Freight® Lane Enhancements
UPS Freight now delivers LTL shipments faster than ever. We’ve accelerated our network in more than 4,000 lanes to save you a day on deliveries to and from metropolitan areas all across the U.S.

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UPS On-Call Pickup®
UPS now provides later pickup times from more businesses than anyone to give you more time to prepare critical shipments and meet important deadlines.

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2009 Surcharges and Accessorials

The following changes have been made to small package surcharges and accessorials:

  • Delivery Area Surcharges for commercial and residential addresses have increased $0.10.  The Retail Rate has increased $0.05.  A new $0.25 premium applies to residential destinations designated as Extended.  The Delivery Area Surcharge for UPS Hundredweight Services® has increased $0.50.
  • Residential Surcharges have increased $0.10*. The Hundredweight Residential Surcharge has increased $1.00.
  • The Daily Rate charge for Declared Value has increased $0.05 per $100 of Declared Value with a minimum charge of $1.95.
  • The Additional Handling Charge has increased $1.00 and applies to U.S. Export Services.**
  • The Address Correction charge for UPS Ground packages has increased $2.00.*
  • The charges for Delivery Confirmation*, Delivery Confirmation – Signature Required and Delivery Confirmation – Adult Signature Required have increased $0.25.
  • The Automatic Daily Pickup charge has increased $1.00.*
  • The charge for Saturday Pickup has increased $2.50.*
  • The charge for Saturday Delivery has increased $2.50.  The Retail Rate has increased $0.50.
  • The Hazardous Materials charge applied to UPS Ground and Air Services has increased $2.50.
  • The surcharge applied to UPS Next Day Air® Early A.M.® has increased $2.50.*
  • The minimum billable weight for UPS Hundredweight Services has changed.  Refer to the Hundredweight published materials for more information.
  • The Disbursement Fee Minimum and Entry Preparation Charges for imports have increased $0.50.
  • The divisor used to calculate dimensional weight for U.S. Import Freight Collect shipments has changed from 166 to 139.***

Return to 2009 Rate Change Information

* Increase also applies to the Retail Rate.
**Packages receiving an Additional Handling Charge or Large Package   Surcharge are not eligible to receive the Guaranteed Service Refund.
***Applies to imports from all countries and territories except Canada,   Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.