- Service now available in 117 countries and
territories.
- New countries include: Myanmar, Albania and Dominican Republic.
- Guaranteed delivery on the next business day by 10:30 a.m., noon or 2
p.m. depending on the destination.
MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 18, 2016 /CNW/
- UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today
announced the expansion of its UPS Worldwide Express package
service to reach 117 countries and territories, providing an
earlier delivery option for customers to more locations. UPS
delivers more packages internationally than any other carrier.
The UPS Worldwide Express service offers guaranteed delivery on
the next business day by 10:30 a.m.,
noon or 2 p.m. depending on the
destination. In 2016, UPS has introduced the service to 52
additional countries and territories.
"UPS invests in capabilities to expand our connections to global
markets to help our customers. This service offers superior global
reach for the most urgent shipments," said Jim Barber, president, UPS International. "With
this latest expansion, the coverage area totals 117 countries,
which comprise nearly 95 per cent of the global gross domestic
product, and 96 per cent of real imports."
Companies in the retail, high-tech, industrial manufacturing and
healthcare industries, along with consumers, use the service for
urgent global shipments. Businesses with products that have a short
shelf life, and companies producing goods for special events
requiring last minute order changes, find the speed and reliability
of the service especially useful.
World Trade Organization economists predict continued trade
growth this year and have even higher expectations for next year.
The UPS Worldwide Express service helps facilitate this growth in
global trade by giving customers more options for important
deliveries.
The Dominican Republic has
recently become a strong market for U.S. exporters with a Free
Trade Agreement between the two countries. Adding Albania and seven additional countries in
Europe provides businesses more
options and demonstrates UPS's commitment to facilitate growth in
the region.
Myanmar, with a unique
geographical position between India and China, has benefitted from improved
accessibility to the global marketplace. Average economic growth
was boosted by increased trade and investments by more than seven
per cent annually, as the market has the potential to become a much
larger player in the global economy.1
Making the UPS Worldwide Express Service available in more
countries is part of the company's $2
billion investment in European operations through 2019 to
expand destinations, improve time and transit and increase overall
capacity.
UPS Worldwide Express is part of the broader UPS
Express™ portfolio, which offers the most
international guaranteed time-of-day delivery options that include
routine customs clearance.
The UPS Express portfolio features:
- UPS Express Plus® for early-morning delivery to 27
countries.
- UPS Express for midday delivery to 117 countries and
territories.
- UPS Express Saver® for end-of-day delivery to 220
countries and territories.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in
logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including
transporting packages and freight; facilitating international
trade, and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage
the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries
and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web
at ups.com® and its corporate blog can be
found at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news direct,
visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS
and follow @UPS_Canada.
1 The World Bank, 2016
The following table shows the countries and territories where
the service is available. For transit times, visit ups.com/ctc.
UPS Worldwide Express™ package
service reaches 117 countries and
territories
|
Americas
|
Indian Subcontinent, Middle
East,
Africa
|
Europe
|
Asia
Pacific
|
Argentina
|
Bahrain
|
Albania
|
American
Samoa
|
Bahamas
|
Egypt
|
Andorra
|
Australia
|
Barbados
|
India
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
Bermuda
|
Jordan
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
Belarus
|
Cambodia
|
Canada
|
Kuwait
|
Belgium
|
China
|
Chile
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bosnia
|
Fiji
|
Colombia
|
Lebanon
|
Bulgaria
|
Hong
Kong
|
Costa
Rica
|
Maldives
|
Croatia
|
Indonesia
|
Dominican
Republic
|
Malta
|
Cyprus
|
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
Czech
Republic
|
Korea,
South
|
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
Denmark
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
Oman
|
Estonia
|
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
Pakistan
|
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
France
|
Micronesia
|
Peru
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
Georgia
|
Myanmar
|
St. Kitts and
Nevis
|
South
Africa
|
Germany
|
New
Caledonia
|
St.
Lucia
|
Sri
Lanka
|
Greece
|
New
Zealand
|
Trinidad and
Tobago
|
Tunisia
|
Guernsey
|
Papua New
Guinea
|
|
United Arab
Emirates
|
Hungary
|
Saipan
|
|
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Iceland
|
Singapore
|
|
|
Ireland
|
Solomon
Islands
|
|
|
Israel
|
Tahiti
|
|
|
Italy
|
Taiwan
|
|
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
|
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Kosovo
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
Wallis and Futuna
Islands
|
|
|
Lithuania
|
Samoa
|
|
|
Luxembourg
|
|
|
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Macedonia
|
|
|
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Moldova
|
|
|
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Monaco
|
|
|
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Montenegro
|
|
|
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
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Norway
|
|
|
|
Poland
|
|
|
|
Portugal
|
|
|
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Romania
|
|
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Russia
|
|
|
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Serbia
|
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Slovakia
|
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Slovenia
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Spain
|
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Sweden
|
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Switzerland
|
|
|
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Turkey
|
|
|
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Ukraine
|
|
|
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United
Kingdom
|
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SOURCE UPS Canada Ltd.