UPS Envelope
Introducing UPS (Envelope)
If you’re sending documents internationally our UPS (Envelope) services offer excellent value for money, with massive savings on delivery rates and reduced transit times. Whether you’re sending a contract to an associate in India, a letter to a relative in Spain, or a certificate to a potential employer in the USA, we’ve negotiated the best possible rates with UPS so we can bring you up to 70% off their standard document delivery tariff.
- Perfect for urgent correspondence
- Fast and fully trackable service
- Express delivery at an excellent price
Transit Times
Since documents are not subject to customs clearance, transit times can often be significantly reduced. With UPS Express Saver® (Envelope) you can benefit from swift transit times between the UK and 200 countries and destinations worldwide, including an estimated 1-3 days to American destinations, 3-4 for Australia and next day delivery to most European gateway cities. With UPS Express® (Envelope), you get all of the benefits of UPS Express Saver®, with the added bonus of guaranteed morning delivery for a small additional fee. Book a UPS Express® (Envelope) service today and your documents could be in Europe tomorrow morning.
How it works
- Get a quote by selecting “Documents” and your destination country and the weight and dimensions of your documents into our simple quote form.
- Enter the weight and dimensions of your consignment. As long as your documents can fit into a 335x240mm UPS envelope and weigh no more than 0.5kg, you’re eligible for this service, and our UPS (Envelope) services will be available for selection on the quote screen.
- Select a UPS (Envelope) service and enter your collection and delivery address and preferred collection date – same day collection is available if you book before the cut-off time for your area.
- Complete your booking, and download and print your automatically generated Shipping Label.
- Place your documents into a UPS envelope, attach your Shipping Label to the envelope and await your collection.
Your UPS driver should be able to provide you with an envelope upon collection. If not, place your documents in a normal envelope and ask for it to be placed in a UPS envelope at the depot. We can also post UPS envelopes to you in advance of your collection, upon request.
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