Origin Labeling capability
UPS has announced the addition of origin labeling capability for UPS Trade Direct Air and Ocean services. This will mean that shippers looking to speed up transportation of goods from Asia can now deliver shipments to their customers faster.
UPS Trade Direct solution allows importers and manufacturers to bypass distribution centres by adding the final destination label to individual packages for immediate last mile delivery.
UPS Trade Direct tools provide consolidation of international freight, air, ocean and ground transportation, customs clearance and direct delivery to multiple addresses within the destination country, all through a single source.
“Origin labeling provides greater flexibility to both importers and exporters,” said Keith Andrey, Global Freight Forwarding vice president of Air and Ocean Products. “Labeling at origin reduces transit time by roughly one day and allows customers to use in-transit goods as a ‘floating warehouse’ during transoceanic voyages.”
UPS Trade Direct origin labeling is available to all UPS customers and can be monitored using Flex Global View. This service is initially available on select Asia to US trade lanes. Further capability expansion will be rolled out in the near future according to market demand.
