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Does UPS deliver on weekends and Holidays?

UPS Next Day Air, 2nd Day Air, 3-days Select, and ground options offer Saturday deliveries to major metropolitan cities in the United States for residential and commercial packages.

However, this value-added service comes with an extra charge, and you’d have to request it when booking your shipment.

Under normal circumstances, the company does not carry out delivery on Sundays. But for urgent shipments, you can get them to run on Sundays through UPS Express Critical®.

The company is closed on New year (Jan 1), thanksgiving (Nov 25), independence day (July 4), and Christmas day (Dec 25). However, Express critical service is still available for extremely urgent shipments.

Are UPS packages insured?

UPS provides insurance coverage up to $100 for domestic and international shipments at no extra cost. However, if the item is worth more than $100, you’ll need to declare the value when filling out the shipment form to ensure the company is liable when handling your shipment, but you’d have to pay an additional charge, depending on how much the item is worth.

For packages worth $100.01 – $300, UPS charges $3.45 for insurance. If the declared value is above $300, the company charges an additional $1.15 per $100 top-up in value.

Will UPS pick up at my house?

UPS offers pickup from your home or office address. All you have to do is schedule your pickup for today, tomorrow, or a future day (up to five days ahead) on UPS.com or call 1-800-PICK-UPS® (1-800-742-5877), and UPS will come to you.

Is UPS pick up free?

UPS charges $12 for same-day pickup requests and $7 for pickups scheduled for a future day. UPS will pick up every package you want to be delivered in one request and doesn’t charge per package.

Where do I drop off UPS packages?

UPS has everything sorted out for your convenience. You can drop off your package at a UPS access point (local shops in your area), UPS drop box, UPS customer centers, or any UPS store nearby.

Can UPS be dropped off at USPS?

No, you should drop off your package at one of the UPS drop-off locations. UPS and USPS are entirely different businesses, and while USPS sometimes do the last mile delivery for UPS, they won’t accept their packages for shipment.

Can UPS go in a dropbox?

Yes. UPS provides a convenient way to drop off your shipments 24 hours a day, seven days a week through drop boxes. They are allowing you to send packages beyond regular working hours. All UPS service types (including international shipments) are accepted at any UPS drop box location.

Can UPS go in the mailbox?

By law, you and the United States Postal Service (USPS) are the only ones allowed to touch your mailbox. This means that UPS cannot go into your mailbox. However, UPS and USPS have a working relationship where the USPS makes the final delivery to your mailbox since they are the only courier the law permits to do that.

Can UPS deliver to a PO box?

UPS does not deliver to PO Boxes. They’ve made it clear on their website that they only accept shipments with valid and verifiable street addresses. They also stated that if a customer wants to receive deliveries through a PO Box, they’d have to attach a valid phone on the shipping label, which will be used to make arrangements for an alternative delivery address, as the company maintains that PO Boxes won’t be used for delivery.

Will UPS leave a package?

If your shipment does not require a signature and you’re not home, the delivery man can leave it in a safe place out of sight — your garage, back door, etc., or left with a neighbor. If there are instructions for the package to be left with the receiver, you can have them leave it at a local UPS store or access point, and you can get it later at your convenience. Or, if a signature is required on delivery, you can redirect the driver to another address where someone else can receive the delivery and sign on your behalf.

Does UPS require a signature on delivery?

UPS does not require a signature for every package. Most times, shipments that require a signature on delivery are usually packages that contain expensive items, sensitive documents, alcohols, or pharmaceuticals. 

You can tell whether your package requires a signature or not by checking your tracking info; if it does, you’d have to be present to sign, or else they won’t deliver it.

How to return a UPS package?

The process of returning a UPS package is simple. Most times, the first step would be to initiate the return on the seller’s website, then print out a return form and a return label. In most cases, the seller may send you a link with which you can generate and print out a return label. Attach the return label to the package, and drop it off at any UPS store or access point near you. Or, you can arrange for them to pick it up at your place.