# Perishable Commodities · UPS — Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category

For Perishable Commodities · UPS, item category is Perishable Commodities; carrier is UPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is United States; conditions is UPS shall not be liable to Shippers or any third parties for, any damage arising from the transportation of Perishable Commodities, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **Item category:** Perishable Commodities _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** UPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** United States _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** UPS shall not be liable to Shippers or any third parties for, any damage arising from the transportation of Perishable Commodities _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> UPS does not provide a protective service for the transportation of Perishable Commodities.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Scope

> UPS® Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service – United States

### Conditions

> Shippers shall not file claims for, and UPS shall not be liable to Shippers or any third parties for, any damage arising from the transportation of Perishable Commodities arising from exposure to heat or cold or the perishable nature of the item,

## Source

- https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/webcontent/en_US/terms-service-us.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).