UCSD Shipping provides daily service for domestic and foreign shipments, advises on U.S. Customs documentation for import and export shipments, and processes hazardous materials shipments.

Domestic shipments

If you plan to ship a package (non-hazardous materials) within the United States, follow these instructions:

• How to Ship a Package within the United States

International/ foreign shipments

If you plan to ship a package (non-hazardous materials) outside the United States, check these resources:

• How to Ship a Package Outside the United States
• When Extra Export Documentation is Required
• Air Sea Forwarders, Inc., UCSD's customs broker
• How to Complete an International Shipment Summary

Shipping charges and insurance

Estimate and check your costs:

• Shipping Charges
• Shipping Rate Quote (PDF)
• How to Check Your Shipping Charges

UCSD Risk Management provides transit insurance:

• Shipping: Transit Insurance
• Contact Kathleen Johnson, (858) 246-0369.

Lost or damaged

• How to Process a Damaged Package or Shipment
• How to Process a Lost Package or Shipment

Hazardous materials

UCSD conforms to strict government regulations when transporting hazardous materials. All outgoing shipments of infectious substances, diagnostic specimens, and other hazardous materials must be processed by the Shipping Department.

• Check these important descriptions to determine if your shipment contains hazardous materials:
  • Diagnostic specimen/ biological substance
  • Hazardous material
  • Infectious substance
• If your package contains hazardous materials, carefully follow the instructions on:
  • How to Ship Hazardous Materials
  • How to Transfer Radioactive Materials

Forms

• Domestic Transit Risk Program Prior Approval Form (PDF)
• Foreign Shipment Insurance Form (PDF)
• International Shipment Summary (PDF)
• Shipping Memo
  • How to Complete a Shipping Memo
• Shipping Rate Quote (PDF)
• Export forms
  • Certificate of Registration sample (PDF)
  • Container Packing Certificate or Vehicle Packing Declaration sample (PDF)
  • North American Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin sample (PDF)
  • Shipper's Declaration of Dangerous Goods sample (PDF)
  • Shipper's Export Declaration (Commerce form 7525-V sample (PDF)
  • U.S. Certificate of Origin sample (PDF)

Contacts

• UCSD Shipping, Tom Pugh, (858) 536-3225, ext. 244 or Scottie Profitt, (858) 536-3225, ext. 244
• UCSD Distribution, John Rossi, (858) 534-7467, ext. 237
• UCSD Receiving, Claude Gooding, (858) 534-7467, ext. 238
• STORE, Customer Service Representative, 534-SHOP (7467)
• UCSD Mail Services, Jorge Espinoza, (858) 534-1164
• UCSD Risk Management, Kathleen Johnson, (858) 246-0369
• UCSD's customs broker, Air Sea Forwarders, Inc.