[Nhcoll-l] Special Provision A180

[Gregory Schneider]

Nope. Never. What did UPS say when you called them?

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> On May 2, 2022, at 6:02 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu> wrote:
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> Cody
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> There is no such requirement in the dangerous good regs but that does not mean that UPS or others do not have other rules regarding labeling.  I have never had a package returned or delayed due to this in the past although we rarely send anything UPS – usually FedEx.  I can reach out to my UPS contact to see if this is indeed something we should be doing in future and will let you know what I hear.
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> Andy
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> From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Cody Thompson <cwthomp at umich.edu>
> Date: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 3:45 PM
> To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Special Provision A180
>  
> Colleagues:
> 
> I recently had a package kicked back from me by UPS.  The specimens were ethanol-preserved vouchers that were packed according to special provision A180.  The box was also labeled as follows:
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> Scientific research specimens not restricted, special provision A180 applies.
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> However, UPS rejected the package for the following reason:
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> Package marking says "Scientific research specimens not restricted, special provision A180 applies", however the same information is not presented on the thermal label.
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> This is the first time I have had this problem in 9 years.  In fact, I had another package with fluid-preserved specimens sent the next day that is enroute to the same recipient.
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> Has anyone had a similar experience with UPS or any other courier?  If so, any potential solutions would be helpful.
> 
> Thanks,
> Cody
> 
> Cody W. Thompson, PhD
> Mammal Collections Manager
> & Assistant Research Scientist
> University of Michigan
> Museum of Zoology
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