Due to the recent termination of a contract between UPS and the U.S. Postal Service, there are changes to how certain packages, last mile packages are delivered.

UPS SurePost packages will no longer be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Instead, these packages will be handled exclusively by UPS drivers.

This change impacts customers who have post office boxes, as well as those with addresses on Army posts or Navy fleets. The Postal Service is the only carrier authorized to deliver to these locations.UPS shippers are scrambling to service their customers with PO Boxes, APO / FPO / DPO and now the WildFires impact in Southern California,

If you do not have a valid street address, we recommend that you have your packages sent to a UPS store. Any package addressed to a P.O. Box or military address and shipped through UPS will be refused and returned to the sender. UPS “My Choice” option

UPS access points program may be a good option. The end customer may have to go retrieve their package from a UPS Store, Staples, Best Buy, Walgreens and many other Retail locations that work with UPS as an official “Access Point.”

Please see and refer to the UPS web link with more information for shippers to integrate into their shopping carts and to communicate info to their customers:

Let AFMS help you with this and many other solutions to your shipping challenges.