49 CFR and UPS 
         
        49 CFR and UPS 
        CFR or UPS? Both! 
        This online guide for our hazardous materials customers will help you comply with the 
        limitations and other requirements (variations) for our service offerings.  However, all 
        hazardous materials must be prepared in accordance with the appropriate federal 
        Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).  These regulations can be found in Title 49 of 
        the code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR).* This guide is not intended to replace the 
        federal regulations but rather is to be used in conjunction with them.**  The HMR 
        changes periodically, and it is your responsibility to comply with the most current 
        standards. 
         
        As a UPS hazardous materials contract customer, you must comply not only with 49 CFR 
        but also with UPS carrier variations for domestic air and ground hazardous materials 
        shipments.  For help meeting package preparation and documentation requirements, and 
        UPS variations, we have trained hazardous materials specialists available by phone.  
        Simply call our Hazardous Materials Support Center at 1-800-554-9964 between 8:00 
        a.m. Monday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday, Eastern Time. 
         
        Restrictions in this UPS guide that exceed governmental regulations are established due 
        to the UPS “conditions incident to transportation.”  Packages not meeting all these 
        standards will not be accepted by UPS. 
         
        This guide is not intended as, nor should it be considered, a statement of safety 
        precautions to be followed by a customer (shipper) or any other person who is handling, 
        stowing, or transporting any hazardous materials. Nor is it to be used as a guide for 
        service commitments.  Please consult the applicable UPS service guides for further 
        information. 
         
        If you have any questions about shipping hazardous materials with UPS, please call the 
        UPS Hazardous Materials Support Center at 1-800-554-9964. 
         
        *The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) enacts and enforces all hazardous 
        materials transportation law in the United States.  It has jurisdiction over all interstate, 
        intrastate, and foreign transportation of hazardous materials on aircraft, railcars, vessels, 
        and highway carrier and shippers in the United States.  49 CFR may be purchased from 
        the Government Printing Office, local Government bookstores, or hazardous materials 
        supply dealers. 
         
        ** Compliance with DOT regulations is a requirement for any person who offers a 
        hazardous materials shipment.  Non-compliance with the federal HMR could result in 
        civil or even criminal penalties by the appropriate federal agencies.  For more 
        information about the DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations, visit 
        http://hazmat.dot.gov. 
         
        Hazardous Materials Service Definition 
         
        Hazardous Materials Service Definition 
        UPS accepts hazardous materials on a contract basis only.  UPS accepts non-bulk 
        quantities of hazardous materials shipments for transport by “highway and rail” or “air” 
        modes when prepared in accordance with the Department of Transportation Hazardous 
        Materials Regulations (HMR).  “Air” modes include UPS Next Day Air, UPS 2nd Day 
        Air and UPS 3 Day Select.  This UPS Guide for Shipping Ground and Air Hazardous 
        Materials should always be used in conjunction with the most current HMR as 
        documented in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR). 
         
        You, as the shipper, may ship specific hazardous materials in specific quantities as 
        outlined in the chemical table as long as you fully comply with all governmental 
        regulations and UPS variations. 
         
        In many cases, UPS requirements are more restrictive than those of the U.S. Department 
        of Transportation (DOT).  UPS “conditions incidents of transportation “differ from those 
        of other systems due to our unique method of sorting, handling, and moving packages.  
        UPS only accepts hazardous materials shipments for customers that follow these 
        variations. 
         
        UPS transports hazardous materials only within and between the 50 United States and 
        Puerto Rico.  Hazardous Materials Contract Service is available for customers with a 
        daily pickup account.  You, as the shipper, must complete all requirements for the 
        hazardous materials shipment before pickup.  Contact your local UPS Business 
        Development Department for qualification and approval information.  UPS does not 
        accept hazardous materials shipments at UPS Customer Counters, Air Service Center, Air 
        Letter Centers, Authorized Shipping Outlets, commercial counters, or using Internet 
        shipping (except for ground shipments of ORM-D material). 
         
        The Hazardous Materials Service handling charge applies to all hazardous materials  
        packages that require a UPS Shipping Paper. 
         
        Time-in-transit guarantees do not apply to hazardous materials packages that are delayed 
        due to causes beyond the carrier’s control or acts of God.  Further, no guarantee applies 
        to hazardous materials packages that are improperly offered for transport. 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
                     UPS Carrier Variations 
                     As a UPS hazardous materials contract customer, you must process your hazardous 
                     materials shipments using a UPS compliant shipping solution in conjunction with 
                     hazardous materials shipment preparation software or another solution to electronically 
                     transmit hazardous materials date to UPS.  Customers who do not comply cannot ship 
                     hazardous materials packages using UPS. 
                      
                     Class 5 hazardous materials (Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides) are not accepted in any 
                     UPS Air Service.  This applies to primary and subsidiary risk. 
                      
                     Hazardous materials shipments authorized for non-specification packaging, that require a 
                     shipping paper, must be in outer packages at the following minimum levels (this also 
                     includes overpacks). 
                      
                         •   All packages must meet the requirements of International Safe Transit 
                             Association (ISTA) Procedure 1A testing 
                         •   Packages weighing no more than 20 lbs. must be in a minimum 200 lbs. Burst 
                             Strength or 32 Edge Crush Test (ECT) certified box 
                         •   Packages weighing over 20 lbs. must be in a minimum 275 lbs.  Burst Strength or 
                             44 ECT certified box 
                         •   Any non-specification package that displays the ISTA seal indicating the package 
                             has been tested and certified to ISTA Procedure 1A is not subject to the minimum 
                             ECT or burst strength requirements. 
                      
                     With the exception of shipments containing dry ice, hazardous materials packages must 
                     not exceed 70 lbs. gross weight.  Lower limits apply to certain materials. 
                      
                     UPS does not accept certain hazardous materials in its Ground or Air Services.  See the 
                     chemical table for details. 
                      
                     UPS will not accept the use of a “TOXIC” or ‘POISON” label on packages containing 
                     Division 6.1, Packing Group III materials.  We require the use of  a Division 6.1 label 
                     with “PG III” on the label and no other text. 
                      
                     UPS may restrict specific hazardous materials to a defined maximum outer package or 
                     inner receptacle capacity. 
                      
                     UPS accepts only “Passenger Aircraft Quantities” of hazardous materials offered for 
                     transport in UPS Air Services.  All air shipments of Classes 4 and 8 packing group (PG) 
                     III must be in packaging tested to PG II when they are in UN packaging. 
                      
                     The DOT’s exceptions for combustible liquids do not apply for any air shipments in the 
                     UPS system. 
                      
        UPS does not permit the use of the exception (49 CFR 173.308) for cigarette lighters or 
        similar devices.  To be transported in the UPS system, these devices must be fully 
        declared.  They require shipping papers, proper packaging, marking, and labeling. 
         
        UPS does not permit “Limited Quantity” exceptions to be used for PG I hazardous 
        materials or materials required to be in “Exemption” packaging. 
         
        UPS requires shippers to affix an authorized UPS Shipping Paper to each hazardous 
        material package and to complete an entry in the UPS Shipper’s Certification of 
        Hazardous Materials for each package.  A hard copy of the Shipper’s Certification must 
        still be given to the UPS driver, even though you electronically submitted the data to 
        UPS. 
         
        UPS requires that all packages, including hazardous materials, be capable of meeting the 
        requirements of the ISTA Procedure 1A testing protocol, as well as the applicable 
        specification and performance requirements of 49 CFR parts 173 and 178. 
         
        UPS requires the proper shipping name and identification number (if one is assigned) be 
        marked on all packages containing hazardous materials. 
         
        Hazardous materials may not be shipped in UPS-provided packaging, such as Letters, 
        Paks, and Tubes. 
         
        UPS accepts only non-bulk packagings of hazardous materials not exceeding the 
        manufacturer’s specifications on the packagings. 
         
        Packages must not be banded, taped or strapped together. 
         
        Shippers must comply with DOT requirements for performance-oriented packaging 
        unless a specific exception in the DOT rules applies.  Hazardous materials offered in 
        authorized single packagings must be overcartoned for safety. 
         
        UPS requires the use of DOT exemption packaging for many materials including all 
        Class 6.1 PG I or II and Division 4.3 materials.  Materials of Class 6.1 PG III must also 
        be shipped in DOT exemption packaging when offered for Air Service.  See the chemical 
        table for specific materials.  A copy of the DOT exemption paperwork must be placed in 
        a resealable pouch on the package(s).  UPS does not allow DOT exemption packaging to 
        be overpacked or overcartoned. 
         
        UPS requires orientation markings on all shipments of liquid hazardous materials 
        regardless of DOT exceptions. 
         
        Packages of materials that are noxious, extremely annoying, or cause discomfort should 
        be offered to UPS only in an acceptable “stench” package as described in this guide.