UPS is targeting importers and international shippers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with anew shipping service.
The company has launched UPS Import Control, which it describes as “the most comprehensiveinbound shipping solution available”.
With UPS Import Control, businesses in the UAE are able to initiate shipments and UPS packagecollection in another country, with delivery anywhere in the 100+ countries and territories coveredby the service, whether this is to their own business, or to a third party.
These “self-shippers” can also manage the creation of shipping labels, commercial invoices andbilling information through UPS’s industry-leading WorldShip shipping software.
“With Import Control, UPS is helping businesses in the UAE to take control of their imports,enabling them to ensure accuracy and compliance, and thereby preventing delays,” said John Tansey,General Manager, UPS UAE LLC.
“With fewer paperwork errors, less time in transit, and enhanced shipment visibility through UPSQuantum View, UAE businesses can increase their reach in a global marketplace, whilst reducingtheir bottom line costs.”
For UAE customers organising shipments to third party receivers, the Commercial Invoice Removaloption means the value of the goods can be kept confidential.
Importers can also coordinate shipments between two other countries and yet have costs billed toa central point. For example, a UAE-based company can initiate a shipment in the US, route it toChina and have the costs billed to the UAE.
Tansey added: “UPS understands the importance of shipment visibility in staying responsive tocustomers. The features of Import Control are fully complemented by UPS’s industry-leading QuantumView suite of tracking tools, so the importer can monitor the progress of shipments fromscheduling, through transit, right up to delivery.”
