Making a choice: Imagine you’ve built an environmentally friendly business. Obviously, you’d want a shipping partner that shares your values and offers services that meet your needs. For eco-paint company Kalklitir, UPS carbon neutral shipping was the natural choice.
“We always make decisions primarily from an environmental standpoint. It’s who we are,” said Viktor Hjartarson at Kalklitir.
Shared values: Kalklitir, a Belgian business with Icelandic roots, produces paint products in powder form that are low emissions, low waste and low toxicity. The company aims to be carbon neutral by 2025, and a shipping option that works toward that goal is critical. With UPS carbon neutral shipping, transport emissions from Kalklitir’s products are offset by supporting projects like reforestation, landfill gas destruction and methane destruction.
At UPS, sustainability isn’t just a promise; it’s an action plan. Our carbon neutral shipping option helps us achieve a lower carbon footprint. We have a responsibility to put sustainability at the core of our operations, and that’s why we’ve committed to 100% carbon neutrality by 2050.
Global success: With the help of UPS’s reliable worldwide shipping, the eco-paint brand has seen its customer base expand beyond Europe to locations around the globe. Our easy cross-border shipping options give Kalklitir’s customers a choice of delivery speeds, anywhere in the world.
“We began shipping with UPS and we’ve never looked back. We had a positive feeling from day one,” said Fanný Hjartardóttir, director of sales at Kalklitir.
Get to know our services: With UPS, importing and exporting can be as simple as shipping domestically.
- UPS Global Checkout simplifies cross-border e-commerce. It offers a guaranteed landed cost – covering all duties, taxes and fees – right at checkout. This transparency allows online shoppers to shop confidently, free from unexpected delivery charges.
- UPS Export Assure generates accurate product descriptions for you – a big deal when you consider that getting these descriptions right can VASTLY decrease the possibility of delays at customs.
- UPS Paperless Invoice allows customers to submit trade and customs documentation electronically, resulting in less manual processing and fewer customs holds. It also removes millions of pieces of paper from the shipping process.
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.
Want to keep your business growing? Request a free, 15 minute consultation with a UPS logistics professional to learn more about finding the right shipping solutions and expanding globally.