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UPS: Overview of the connection with Shipcloud

Integrated UPS shipping methods and additional services

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Written by Ina Kahl
Updated over a week ago

Shipcloud supports you in shipping your UPS packages internationally from Germany - via Shipcloud business rates or your own UPS contract.


In this article you will learn which integrated services and additional services are available to you with your UPS shipping via Shipcloud business rates as well as via your own contract.

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Integrated UPS shipping methods

After your registration, we will provide you with UPS for shipping immediately at our business rates. If you already have your own contract with UPS, you can easily add it to Shipcloud from our Professional subscription. You can read how this works here.

The following information applies to shipments from Germany. If you want to ship with your own UPS contract from a country outside of Germany, this is also possible. In this case, please contact sales@shipcloud.io.

Shipcloud business rates

Own carrier contract

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International

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National

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UPS Returns

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¹UPS Standard

Standard service for less urgent domestic and international shipments without modifier to speed up the shipping time.

Domestic: delivery by the end of the business day with a standard transit time of 1-2 business days.

International: delivery by the end of the next business day with a standard transit time of 1-5 business days.

²UPS Expedited

Standard service for less urgent international shipments to destinations outside Europe without modifier to speed up shipping time.

National: No UPS service available.

International: Delivery by the end of the business day with a standard transit time of 2-5 business days.

³UPS Express Saver

Express service for urgent national and international shipments.

National: delivery by the end of the working day with a standard transit time of one working day.

International: delivery by the end of the working day with a standard transit time of 1-5 working days.

⁴UPS Express

Express service for particularly urgent national and international shipments.

National: next business day delivery by 10:30 a.m. with a standard transit time of one day.

International: delivery normally by 10:30 or 12:00 with a standard transit time of 1-3 business days.

UPS Express 12:00

Express service for particularly urgent national shipments.

National: delivery by 12:00 noon with a standard transit time of 1 business day.

International: no UPS service available.

⁶UPS Returns

Returns service for domestic and international returns.

You can easily generate UPS return labels for international shipments yourself via plugin/API or Shipcloud WebUI and add them as enclosures to your shipments. In addition, you can give your customers access to our Return Portal, where they can request and print return labels on their own. Returns generated via the Return Portal can only be used within Germany

📌 Please note that the standard transit times indicated by UPS are time specifications that may vary depending on the destination. UPS does not provide any general guarantees, however, for certain service types and select destinations, UPS offers a money-back guarantee on shipping rates. You can check the UPS website for estimated delivery times.

Integrated additional services for UPS

The following information applies to shipping from Germany.

Shipcloud business rates

Own carrier contract

Tracking¹

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Commercial invoice²

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Incoterms³

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One-time pickup at the touch of a button

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Drop-off at UPS Access Points

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Delivery to UPS Access Points

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UPS Access Point Notification

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International

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UPS Adult Signature Required

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UPS Billing Options

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UPS Carbon Neutral

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UPS Declared Value

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UPS Direct Delivery Only

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UPS Express Saturday Delivery

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UPS Cash On Delivery (C.O.D.)

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UPS Signature Required

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¹Tracking

Multi-carrier tracking solution including individual and multilingual tracking page and emails in your own shop design. For more information about this feature and the benefits, please visit our website. Information about individual tracking settings can be found here.

²Commercial invoice

With Shipcloud you can also create a commercial invoice together with your shipping label. You can read how this works here.

³Incoterms

With Shipcloud, you can also transmit the arrival clauses DAP and DDP to UPS via API request when shipping via your own UPS business rates and thus clarify the responsibility regarding the transport and customs costs as well as the shipping risk.

⁴One-time pickup at the touch of a button
Service for UPS Standard shipments. For more information on how to order one-time pickups, please click here. If you would like a regular collection, please arrange this directly with UPS.

⁵Drop-off at / Delivery to UPS Access Points
Provided you are shipping by using your own UPS business rates, please check with your UPS account manager if these services is available to you as part of your contract.

You can also find more information about the individual additional services and booking here.


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