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GLOBAL PACKAGE DELIVERY
Today, UPS is the worldwide leader in package
delivery with 15.6 million packages delivered daily.
This includes guaranteed international express
delivery to more than 200 countries and territories,
along with three daily time-defi nite delivery options
for shipments between the United States and
major trading markets around the world. Within
the United States, UPS offers a variety of time- or
day-defi nite delivery options including guaranteed
ground delivery; next-day, second-day, and three-
day delivery; and same-day service.
GLOBAL FREIGHT
By road, rail, ocean, or air, UPS can move goods
of any size around the world. Our tracking and
visibility tools are tightly linked to our global
multimodal transportation network. Global air
freight services, combined with truckload and less-
than-truckload services, offer customers multiple
transportation modes and
time- or day-defi nite
options to meet their needs.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
UPS’s portfolio also includes supply chain, fi nancial,
retail, and mail solutions that allow customers of all
sizes to leverage our global transportation network
to improve their bottom line and customer service.
Logistics Management, Distribution, and Post-Sales
Support — UPS provides logistics and distribution
services such as warehousing and order fulfi llment,
and post-sales support through returns, repairs,
recycling management, and same-day delivery of
critical parts.
Supplier Management — Companies that need
help reaching overseas markets can rely on UPS
to manage vendors, products, orders, shipment
details, and customs documentation.
Brokerage Services — UPS offers international
trade consulting along with customs brokerage
services in more than 60 countries, plus automated
import and export tools that assist with
compliance, classifi cation, documentation, and
other requirements of global trade.
Technology Solutions — UPS has sophisticated tools
to help customers track their shipments, orders, and
inventory via the Web, wireless devices, or third-
party applications. Proactive e-mail notifi cation of
shipping events and online payment and visibility of
invoices are additional benefi ts of UPS technology.
Retail Solutions — Accessing UPS is easy through
40,000 drop boxes and over 5,800 The UPS Store®
and Mail Boxes Etc.® locations worldwide.
Competing in the worldwide market is becoming
more of a necessity for companies large and small.
Through a broad portfolio of service offerings, UPS
helps its customers simplify global commerce.
UPS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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