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FAQs

Are UPS workers allowed to open packages? ›

Right of Inspection

UPS reserves the right to open and inspect any package tendered to it for transportation.

If you want to pick up your package at a UPS Customer Center, your request must be received by 7 p.m.

(800) 742-5877

United Parcel Service / Customer service

1 Business Day

UPS Next Day Air^® offers guaranteed overnight service for time-sensitive shipments. Ideal for shipments that must arrive earlier in the business day. Guaranteed delivery by 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m. or the end of the day, depending on the destination, with delivery by 12 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

Yes, and it's a felony if you do it on purpose or don't deal with it correctly. So make sure you stay out of legal trouble, plus help people get their mail.

UPS Prohibited Items

Bank bills, notes or currency. Common fireworks. Hazardous waste or hazardous waste service. Human remains, fetal remains, human body parts, human embryos or components thereof.

United Parcel Service, Inc.

(UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.

Start a claim within 60 days of the scheduled delivery for packages that have been lost or damaged, or if a collect on delivery (C.O.D.) payment wasn't received.

A business day refers to any day in which normal business operations are conducted. In Western countries, a business day lasts eight hours and is considered to be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time. Business days do not include weekends and public holidays.

Does Saturday count as a business day for UPS? ›

FedEx, UPS ground, and express are open Monday to Friday. Saturday is only considered a business day when priority Saturday service is chosen. Otherwise, Saturday is not counted when calculating business days. USPS typically delivers shipments Monday to Saturday, so Saturday can be considered as a business day.

Yes, UPS offers Mon-Sat delivery service for residential and commercial packages and offers delivery of residential packages on Sunday.

Using Private Third-Party Carriers. The private carriers, like UPS, FedEx, and DHL, are not federal government agencies and generally do not need a search warrant if they deem the package suspicious.

Intentionally opening, intercepting or hiding someone else's mail is the felony crime of mail theft. It comes with some heavyweight penalties, including five years' incarceration in a federal prison.”

If there is probable cause to believe the contents of a First-Class letter or parcel violate federal law, Postal Inspectors can obtain a search warrant to open the mail piece. Other classes of mail do not contain private correspondence and therefore may be opened without a warrant.

Every package is put through a scanner machine, or an x-ray machine, to verify that the items you are shipping match your customs forms. They will, however, instantly open up a package if it is damaged, has irregularities (a.k.a. is not consistent with your declaration form), or if you are a part of a random checking.