Terms and Conditions of Ground Service
Terms and Conditions of Ground Service
The following paragraphs contain the general rules and regulations under which United Parcel Service ('UPS') is engaged in the
transportation of small packages in its own territory and jointly through interchange with an affiliated United Parcel Service company.
Commodities Handled and Restrictions on Service
UPS holds itself out to transport general commodities, as usually defined, subject to the following restrictions:
a. No service shall be rendered in the transportation of articles of unusual value. Articles having a value or declared value of more than
$50,000 (U.S.) - $500 (U.S.) for packages containing jewelry - will not be accepted for transportation. The maximum liability assumed by
UPS shall not exceed $100 (U.S.) regardless of the declaration of value in excess of $100 (U.S), provided that the shipper complies with
the terms and conditions of the services hereby established. The maximum liability per package assumed by the applicable insurance
company shall not exceed $50,000(U.S.) - $500 (U.S.) for packages containing jewelry - regardless ofthe value in excessof the maximum,
except for packages containing jewelry, in which case the maximum value or declared value per package is $500 (U.S.) per package and
the maximum carrier liability per package is $500 (U.S.).
b. No service shall be rendered in the tran sportation of any package or article weighing more than 150 pounds, or exceed ing 108
inches in length, or exceed ing a total of 130 inches in length and girth combined. Each pa ckage or article shall be considered as a
separate and distinct shipment.
c. No service shall be rendered by UPS in the transportation of any shipment which is prohibited by law or regulations of any federal,
state, provincial or local government.
d. The maximum weight for a hazardous materials package is 70 pounds unless further restr icted in the UPS Guide for Shipping
Ground and Air Hazardous Materials.
e. UPS does not provide a protective service for the transportation of perishable commodities or of commodities requiring protection
from heat or cold. Such commodities will be accepted for transportation solely at the shipper's risk for damage occasioned by exposure
to heat or cold.
Right of Inspection
UPS reserves the right to open and inspect any package tendered to it for transportation.
Refusal of Unsafe Packages
UPS reserves the right to refuse any package which by reason of the dangerous or other character of its contents is liable, in the
judgment of UPS, to soil, taint, or otherwise damage other merchandise or equipment, or wh ich is economically or operationally
impracticable to transport, or which i s improperly packed or wrapped .
Packages must be so packed or wrapped as to pass the tests set forth in Internati onal Safe Transit Association Projects 1 & 1A.
Common fireworks will not be acc epted by UPS for transportation.
Hazardous Materials
UPS offers transportation of hazardous materials (1) in passenger aircraft quantities prepared according to the requirements set forth in
the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 and the UPS Guide for Shipping Ground and Air Hazardous Materials, and (2) hazardous materials
which comply with the requirements set forth in the of Federal Regulations Title 49 and the UPS Guide for Shipping Ground and Air
Hazardous Materials (Only Other Regulated Materials (ORMs) are accepted in Hundredweight Ground Service.)
For each hazardous materials package requiring shipping papers under 49 C.F.R. Section 172.200, an additional charge, as stated on
the current rate chart, will be asse ssed.
If a hazardous materials package is refused by the consignee or is damaged, it will be returned to the shipper, if possible. UPS
reserves the right to charge the shipper for all costs resulting from improperly packed hazardous materials, or the cost of disposal if
the shipper refuses to accept a returned it em.
C.O.D. Packages
C.O.D. means, for all purposes, Collect On Delivery.
Preparation and Listing of C.O.D. Packages: C.O.D.s are accepted for amounts up to US$50,000 per packag e. The shipper will prepare
and attach to each C.O.D. package a UPS C.O.D. Tag showing the amount to be collected and will enter such amount on the UPS
shipping record in the space provided for that purpose. Eac h package in a Hundredweight shipment should carry a C.O.D. Tag f or the
value of goods contained in that pac kage.
Responsibility for C.O.D.s: UPS will collect for C.O.D. merchandise the amount shown on the C.O.D. Tag attached to the package and
be responsible for and promptly transmit to the shipper the amount so collected or, if collection cannot be made, will return the
package to the shipper. The shipper must notify UP S within 45 days from the date of shipment of C.O.D. shipments if the shipper has
not received payment of the C.O.D. amounts.
Consignee’s Checks in Payment ofC.O.D.s: Unless instructions to collect a money order orcashier's checkonly are shown on the C.O.D. tag,
UPS willaccept a check or other negotiable instrument issued by or on behalf of the consignee in conformity with the instructions on the tag.
When instructions to collect cashier's check or money order only are clearly indicated on the C.O.D. Tag, UPS reserves the right to accept
cashier's check, moneyorder, or official bankchecks or other similar instrument issued by oron behalf of theconsignee. Allchecks (including
cashier's checks and official bank checks) and money orders tendered in payment of C.O.D.s will be accepted by UPS at the shipper's risk
including, but not limited to, risk of nonpayment and forgery, and UPS shall not be liable upon any such instrument. All checks and money
orders will be transmitted to the shipper together with UPS's own check if consignee check(s) collected are for less than the C.O.D. amount.
Payment for any C.O.D. package of $10,000 or more must be received in a single check or monetary instrument such as a cashier's check,
