Additional Handling Charge: An Additional Handling charge will be assessed for any Package that requires special handling, as determined by UPS in its sole and unlimited discretion, including, but not limited to:
- Any article that is not fully encased in a corrugated cardboard shipping container, including tires
- Any Package with an outer shipping container not made of corrugated cardboard, including but not limited to canvas, leather, metal, wood, hard plastic, soft plastic (e.g., plastic bag), or expanded polystyrene foam (e.g., Styrofoam)
- Any article that is encased in a soft-sided pack (e.g., poly bag or bubble mailer) that exceeds 18 inches along its longest side or 14 inches along its second-longest side or 6 inches in height
- Any Package with an outer shipping container covered in shrink wrap or stretch wrap; – Any Package bound with metal, plastic or cloth banding, or that has wheels, casters, handles, or straps (including Packages where the outer surface area is loosely wrapped or where the contents protrude outside the container surface)
- Any cylindrical-like item, including but not limited to barrels, buckets, drums, mailing tubes, or pails
- Any Package routed through UPS's irregular package sortation process, including but not limited to Packages 1 inch or less in height
- Any Package with its longest side exceeding 48 inches or its second-longest side exceeding 30 inches
- Any Package with its length (longest side of the package) plus girth [(2 x width) + (2 x height)] combined exceeding 105 inches
- Any domestic Package with an actual weight greater than 50 pounds
- Any international Package with an actual weight greater than 70 pounds
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