UPS introduces paperless international shipping system

In January 2008, UPS will launch a new service called “UPS Paperless Invoice”.
 
UPS says the new system will transmit a shipment’s commercial-invoice data to customs offices “electronically”, eliminating the need for paper invoices and making it the first international carrier to offer a paperless commercial invoice process for international shipping.
Instead of filling out a paper invoice, customers using UPS’ [...]

eBay.com Shipping Calculator

Here is a useful video about how the eBay shipping calculator works and how to figure the shipping rates.

New look and feel for ShipPal.com

 
Hi ShipPal users,
We are happy to announce that our site went through a site design change.
We have now created a neat looking navigation bar in the ShipPal colors. We have also added some other useful features, like the bookmark button, nifty shipment icons and fixes to the shipper registration flow.Give us your honnest feedback [...]

eBay sellers can save up to 31% on UPS shipping

UPS is currently offering eBay sellers the opportunity to save up to 31% on US outbound ground, air, and international shipping. The rates are based on the UPS “Daily Rate”, meaning the rates they give to businesses who have enough volume to warrant a daily pick-up. To benefit from the promotion, eBay sellers need to [...]

“ShipPal Search” on homepage

Dear users,
We are proud to release v2.0 of ShipPal.com.
With this new release, getting in contact with different shipping companies is now much easier. Here is how it works: if you have an item to ship or have a household move, you can now directly provide the shipment route of your goods on the homepage. Once [...]

Amazon offers shipping for independent retailers

 
In a remarkable push to go beyond its own user base, Amazon.com is expanding its shipment program, called “Fulfillment by Amazon“, to allow independent sellers (including sellers selling on eBay, Yahoo auctions and Google base) to use its network of distribution centers to store and ship their products.
Participants in the program can sign up on Amazon.com and [...]

Welcome to the ShipPal blog

Dear reader,
Welcome to our new blog.
On this blog, we will keep you up-to-date about new feature releases on our shipping site, ShipPal.com. This will give you an opportunity to try out our new features first hand and share with us your direct feedback. Here, we will also share with you news about shipping companies and solutions that affect [...]