UPS Can Now Rush Deliver Your Package to More Places Than Ever - 177 Countries to be Exact

UPS (NYSE:UPS) has announced a major expansion of its UPS Worldwide Express that will see the world's largest package delivery company provide customers with next day shipping to 117 countries across the globe.

Over 50 countries and territories have been added to the UPS Worldwide Express service, which guarantees delivery on the next business day by 10:30 a.m., noon or 2 p.m. depending upon destination.

According to UPS, the service expansion will be particularly crucial for companies that operate in retail, industrial manufacturing and businesses that offer products with a short shelf life. Smaller companies that ship products for special occasions  are also expected to benefit from the service's speed and reliability.

“UPS invests in capabilities to expand our connections to global markets to help our customers. This service offers superior global reach for the most urgent shipments,” UPS International President Jim Barber said in a statement. “With this latest expansion, the coverage area totals 117 countries, which comprise nearly 95 percent of the global gross domestic product, and 96 percent of real imports.”

The UPS Worldwide Express is available in three tiers. UPS Express Plus offers early-morning delivery in 27 countries. UPS Express provides midday delivery to 117 countries and territories. Meanwhile UPS Express Saver carries out end-of-day delivery to 220 countries and territories.

Some of the key 2016 additions to UPS Worldwide Express include the Dominican Republic, which is currently part of a wider free trade agreement the United States maintains with five other Central American nations. Last year, the deal generated $53 billion worth of total trade. The U.S. goods surplus for the agreement came in at $5 billion.

Key Asian additions to the UPS service include Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. With its unique geographical position and ever-liberalising economy, Myanmar is poised to become one of the region's key players in terms of non-agricultural economic activity. Last year, an influx of new trading opportunities and foreign direct investment generated a seven percent rise in economic growth.

In Europe, seven more countries including Cyprus, Georgia and Albania have been added to UPS Worldwide Express service. African and Middle Eastern additions include Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Tunisia.

This impending expansion is a part of a wider corporate investment to improve UPS operations in Europe. By 2019, the company expects to spend around $2 billion expanding service destinations, working to cut down transit times and increasing overall capacity.

For reference, here is a full list of the 117 countries and territories you can now ship to using the UPS Worldwide Express service:

UPS Worldwide Express Delivery Markets

Americas	Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, Africa	Europe	Asia Pacific	United States
Argentina	Bahrain	Albania*	American Samoa*	United States
Bahamas*	Egypt	Andorra*	Australia
Barbados*	India	Armenia*	Bhutan*
Bermuda*	Jordan	Austria	Brunei*
Brazil	Kazakhstan	Belarus*	Cambodia*
Canada	Kuwait	Belgium	China
Chile	Kyrgyzstan*	Bosnia	Fiji*
Colombia*	Lebanon	Bulgaria	Hong Kong
Costa Rica	Maldives*	Croatia	Indonesia
Dominican Republic*	Malta*	Cyprus*	Japan
Ecuador*	Morocco*	Czech Republic	Korea, South
Guatemala*	Nepal*	Denmark	Laos*
Honduras*	Oman*	Estonia	Macau*
Jamaica*	Pakistan	Finland	Malaysia
Mexico	Qatar	France	Micronesia*
Peru	Saudi Arabia*	Georgia*	Myanmar*
St. Kitts and Nevis*	South Africa	Germany	New Caledonia*
St. Lucia*	Sri Lanka*	Greece	New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago*	Tunisia*	Guernsey*	Papua New Guinea*
	United Arab Emirates	Hungary	Saipan*
		Iceland	Singapore
		Ireland	Solomon Islands*
		Israel	Tahiti*
		Italy	Taiwan
		Jersey*	Thailand
		Kosovo*	Vanuatu*
		Latvia	Vietnam*
		Liechtenstein	Wallis and Futuna Islands*
		Lithuania	Samoa*
		Luxembourg
		Macedonia
		Moldova*
		Monaco
		Montenegro*
		Netherlands
		Norway
		Poland
		Portugal
		Romania
		Russia
		Serbia*
		Slovakia
		Slovenia
		Spain
		Sweden
		Switzerland
		Turkey
		Ukraine*
		United Kingdom

 

* 2016 expansion country

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