Posts in March, 2011

Service update for Japan

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Due to an increase in imports of Potassium Iodide into Japan, please note the below import requirements (Please also see commodity information under Medicine): For Mail Order deliveries to Individuals, only 1 month’s supply will be allowed to be imported by individuals, without any additional documentation. [...]

Service delays in and out of Delhi – India

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Service delays in and out of Delhi is expected as around 300 trucks were waiting in the parking area for entering in the airport Export premises and all shipment clearance has come to halt due to this backlog situation. The reason for such situation is due [...]

Japan: importing community update

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: FDA is updating the importing community on its activities related to the ongoing crisis in Japan and have stopped certain items from being exported such as milk, spinach and kakina (a local Japanese vegetable) for further information please find link below. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_621.html Follow us on Twitter for [...]

Service update for Japan:

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: UPS has resumed its pick-up and delivery services in east Japan, except for Iwate, Fukushima and Miyagi. Affected Prefectures and Postal Code Range Iwate 020xxxx-029xxxx Fukushima 960xxxx-976xxxx & 979xxxx Miyagi 980xxxx-989xxxx Although some delays can still be expected, the UPS Service Guarantee has been reinstated in [...]

Service update for Japan:

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Due to extensive damage to the transportation infrastructure, UPS has temporarily suspended its services to and from northern Japan. UPS will not be making any pickups or deliveries in these areas. Affected Prefectures and Postal Code Range Hokkaido 001xxxx-007xxxx & 040xxxx-099xxxx Aomori 018xxxx & 030xxxx-039xxxx Akita [...]

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Civil unrest

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Due to civil unrest and airspace closure in Libya, service to and from Libya has been temporarily suspended. Follow us on Twitter for regular updates.

Service update for Japan:

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Due to extensive damage to the transportation infrastructure, UPS has suspended its services to and from northern and eastern Japan from March 14, 2011. Please refer to the list below for Pickup and Delivery Service Suspended Prefectures and Postal Code Range. Affected Prefectures and Postal Code [...]

Services update for Japan:

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Due to extensive damage to the transportation infrastructure, UPS has suspended its services to and from the most severely affected areas of northern Japan – Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Yamagata, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki. · UPS continues to provide services in all other areas of East [...]

A major earthquake struck Sendai on the main island of Honshu in Japan

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: A major 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Sendai on the main island of Honshu in Japan on Friday, generating tsunami waves along parts of the country’s coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake was issued. Export volumes out of Tokyo [...]

Affected pickup and deliveries in Greece

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UPS have advised SendingParcels.com of the following service updates: Today pickup and deliveries will be affected in the area of Northern Athens because of snow and bad weather conditions throughout the country. No volume has been forwarded to the Greek islands, due to the snow. Several areas on the major highways linking Greece have been [...]