2011 Rate Change Information

To help you plan for the coming year, we want you to know about new UPS rate and service enhancements that will take effect January 5, 2011.

Package
UPS published small package Daily and Retail rates will change as follows*:

• UPS Ground rates will increase an average of 5.9%. 
• Air and International services will increase an average net of 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in rates and a 2% reduction in the Air and International Fuel Surcharge index as published on ups.com

• 2011 Surcharges and Accessorials

  The following changes will be made to small package surcharges and accessorials:
  
  

• Delivery Area Surcharges for commercial and residential addresses will increase $0.10.  The Retail Rate will increase $0.05.  A new $0.25 premium will apply to residential destinations designated as Extended.  The Delivery Area Surcharge for UPS Hundredweight services will increase $0.50.
• Residential Surcharges will increase $0.10*. The Hundredweight Residential Surcharge will increase $1.00.
• The Daily Rate charge for Declared Value will increase $0.05 per $100 of Declared Value with a minimum charge of $1.95.
• The Additional Handling Charge will increase $1.00 and will apply to US Export Services.
• The Address Correction charge for UPS Ground packages will increase $2.00.*
• The charges for Delivery Confirmation*, Delivery Confirmation – Signature Required and Delivery Confirmation – Adult Signature Required will increase $0.25.
• The Automatic Daily Pickup charge will increase $1.00.*
• The charge for Saturday Pickup will increase $2.50.*
• The charge for Saturday Delivery will increase $2.50.  The Retail Rate will increase $0.50.
• The Hazardous Materials charge applied to UPS Ground and Air Services will increase $2.50.
• The surcharge applied to UPS Next Day Early AM will increase $2.50.*
• The minimum billable weight for UPS Hundredweight Services will change.  Refer to the Hundredweight published materials for more information.
• The Disbursement Fee Minimum and Entry Preparation Charges for imports will increase $0.50.
• UPS Freight^®
  Published rates for UPS Freight^® service will increase 5.9%*. The rate increase applies to the current UPS Freight 560 Tariff.

General Shipping & Handling Rates Can be provide at checkout - or call Customer Service

General Shipping & Handling Rates 

We ship via UPS & USPS 

• Standard Ground Contiguous US is 2-10 business days
• Second Day Air Contiguous US is 1-2 business days
• Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands via USPS or UPS

The cost for shipping is based upon your total order amount. 

Use the table below as a quick reference for calculating your shipping charge.

(For shipments to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,

& US Virgin Islands select shipping method AK/HI/PR/VA.)

• UPS has accelerated there ground network to save a day or more on ground
  deliveries to many destinations. AlihamsGiftOutlet.com cannot guarantee exact UPS delivery dates
  on ground packages. Click Here to view UPS Map for ground shipments.