What are brokerage services? When shipping internationally, regulations must be followed, and duties and taxes paid. This can be challenging for small businesses that lack the resources or expertise to manage all the paperwork or understand the requirements.
That is where UPS’ next generation of brokerage services comes in. They are technology-driven tools that make it easier to ship parcels across borders. With our brokerage tools, UPS customers can focus more on what matters … running the business!
‘With UPS, importing and exporting can be as simple as shipping domestically’, said Chris Rubio, UPS head of customs brokerage strategy. ‘Cross-border e-commerce is expected to soon surpass $1 trillion, and opportunity for small businesses to export is clear.’
Level up! Get to know our brokerage-tech services:
These solutions help reduce errors and customs clearance delays, saving businesses money and time, while improving their customer experience. UPS online shipping tools help our customers navigate the ins and outs of customs duties, taxes, trade agreements and duty-free thresholds, so they can expand their business internationally.
AI helps ship to the EU: Our AI-powered shipping assistant makes exporting to the European Union easier with automatically generated Harmonized System (HS) codes. And the tool is built for ICS2 – the EU's new advanced cargo information system – which cuts down errors and saves time.