What is it
Any article that is not fully encased in a corrugated cardboard shipping container, including tires.
- Any package with an outer shipping container not made of corrugated cardboard, including
but not limited to canvas, leather, metal, wood, hard plastic, soft plastic (e.g., plastic bag) or
expanded polystyrene foam (e.g., styrofoam).
- Any article that is encased in a soft-sided pack (e.g., poly bags and bubble mailers) that exceeds
18 inches along its longest side or 14 inches along its second-longest side or 6 inches in height.
- Any package with an outer shipping container covered in shrink wrap or stretch wrap.
- Any package bound with metal, plastic or cloth banding, or that has wheels, casters, handles
or straps (including packages where the outer surface area is loosely wrapped or where the
contents protrude outside the container surface).
- Any cylindrical-like item, including but not limited to barrels, buckets, cans, drums, mailing tubes or pails.
- Any package routed through UPS’s irregular package sortation process, including but not limited to packages 1 inch or less in height.
- Any other package that requires special handling, as determined by UPS in its sole discretion
Commercial rate
New as of 4.11.2021:
Zone 2: $14.00
Zones 3-4: $15.00
Zones 5+: $16.00
Will it apply to my shipment?
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