Posts in October, 2010

Shipping to Indonesia affected by volcanic disruptions – Service Update – Friday 29th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: UK - UPS can confirm that operations at its East Midlands Airport facility were interrupted following identification of a suspect package. Contingency service measures are being followed. Indonesia - Mount Merapi, 400 kilometres east of Jakarta erupted three times on Tuesday, releasing heat clouds of gas and volcanic [...]

Parcel Delivery in France affected by strikes – Service Update – Thursday 28th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: France – A general strike has been called in France for Thursday 28th October 2010 to demonstrate against the new retirement law. As the strike will also include French Air Traffic Control, delays for both imports and exports can be expected. UPS is doing everything possible [...]

Sending parcels to Suriname – Service Update – Thursday 28th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Suriname -Suriname Customs now requires that all commercial shipments, regardless of value, have a formal entry. This usually requires more time for the clearance process and will require the consignee’s signature in the entry documentation. In addition, the goods will incur warehousing charges. Philippines - Operations are [...]

Parcel Delivery to South Dakota – Service Update- Thursday 28th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: South Dakota - Blizzards and severe winter weather are impacting UPS service in areas of South Dakota. No pickups, deliveries or On-Call pickups are being made in the Postal Codes listed below: 58318 58707 58731 58750 58781-58783 58341 58710-58713 58733-58736 58756 58785 58368 58716 58740-58741 58758-58762 58787-58790 [...]

Civil Unrest in India – Service Update – Monday 25th July

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: India - Service to Srinagar and its adjoining areas have been temporarily suspended until further notice due to civil unrest. Affected postal codes are: 190001 to 190012,  * 190014 to 190015,  * 190017 To send a parcel to India, please visit: https://www.sendingparcels.com/parcel_delivery_quote.php

French service issues and severe weather in the Philippines – Service Update – Friday 22nd October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: France - Please be aware that Marseilles Airport was blocked for a couple of hours, Thursday 21st October 2010, affecting our operations. Blockage has finished, but we will experience some delays in deliveries today in Departments/postcodes starting 13, 83 and 84. Philippines - Due to the severe weather impact [...]

Sending Parcels to China? UPS Service Update – Monday 18th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: China - With effect from 01 July 2010, the General Administration of China Customs (GAC) has implemented new import and export requirements; this affects all modes of transportation into and out of China: * Except for documents and personal effects, all other shipments will require an Importer/Exporter [...]

Service Update – Thursday 14th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Paraguay - Due to current systems problems and regulatory issues within Paraguayan Customs, all goods are being held for inspection, this can result in a 1 work day delay of service for importing goods. Once the situation has been normalize we will advice.

Service Update – Tuesday 12th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: France - A general strike has been called in France for Tuesday 12th October to demonstrate against the new retirement law. As the strike will include French Air Traffic Control, UPS will not be operating any flights into or out of Bordeaux or Toulouse airports. Transborder and [...]

Service Update – Monday 11th October

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Ukraine - Due to changes to customs department in Kiev, Ukraine, delays for imports and exports formal entry and customs clearance which started from Thursday 7th October 2010 will continue until at least Monday 11th October 2010.