Learn about the different international shipping carriers.
There are many international shipping carriers. Learn about their services and offerings, and how you can use them to better navigate cross-border shipping.
Depending on the destination, UPS, FedEx, and DHL are integrated carriers. Other providers may offer express services, but an actual integrator uses and owns its trucks, equipment, and aircraft from pickup to delivery.
Mail and international consolidators are commonly-used services, offering low-cost prices to your international customers. USPS does not have volume requirements; however, many of the providers below require a minimum amount of daily volume to ship with them.
International service levels and transit time by carrier.
UPS
Service type↕
Countries↕
Transit↕
UPS Worldwide Express
115
1-3 days
UPS Worldwide Express Saver
220
1-3 days
UPS Worldwide Expedited
220
2-5 days
UPS Standard
CA, MX
1-8 days
ABS for UPS Standard
CA
1-8 days
UPS Mail Innovations
Service type↕
Countries↕
Transit↕
Max wt.↕
Tracking↕
Priority
200+
4-8 days
66 lbs.
Limited
Economy
200+
7-14 days
4 lbs. (64 oz.)
No Tracking
FedEx Express
Service type↕
Countries↕
Transit↕
FedEx International Connect Plus (FICP)
28
1-5 days
FedEx International Economy
215
2-5 days
FedEx International First
60
1-3 days (early delivery)
FedEx International Ground
CA and US
2-7 days
FedEx International Ground Distribution (IGD)
CA
1-5 days from CA hub
FedEx International Priority
220
1-3 days
FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution (IPD)
65
1-4 days
FedEx International Priority Express
28
1-3 days
FedEx International Mail
Service type↕
Countries↕
Transit↕
Max wt.↕
Tracking↕
Premium
190
4-7 days
50 lbs.
Limited
Standard
190
7-11 days
50 lbs.
No Tracking
DHL International
Below are some of the DHL International services that we support from a US origin. In-country fulfillment, shipping calculations from additional countries, and kilos for metric countries are all supported.
Carriers
International shipping carriers
Learn about the different international shipping carriers.There are many international shipping carriers. Learn about their services and offerings, and how you can use them to better navigate cross-border shipping.
DHL Express
Learn how to connect your DHL account to Zonos.
Learn how to download your DHL customs shipping documents and dispute DHL charges.
See supported DDP countries for DHL and DHL Ecommerce.
FedEx
Learn how to connect your FedEx account to Zonos.
Learn how to download your customs shipping documents and dispute charges with FedEx.
Learn how Zonos provides enhanced solutions for FedEx shippers through the FedEx Compatible Solutions Program.
See supported DDP countries for FedEx.
UPS
Learn how to connect your UPS account to Zonos.
Learn how to download your customs shipping documents and dispute charges with UPS.
See supported DDP countries for UPS.
APC
Learn how to connect your APC account to Zonos.
See supported DDP countries for APC.
Other carriers
Learn how to connect your USPS account to Zonos.
See supported DDP countries for Point to Point.
See supported DDP countries for Landmark.
Other guides
Learn the supported service levels for the Landed Cost API.
Get up-to-date information on each carrier's COVID shipping disruptions.
International express shippers
Depending on the destination, UPS, FedEx, and DHL are integrated carriers. Other providers may offer express services, but an actual integrator uses and owns its trucks, equipment, and aircraft from pickup to delivery.
International parcel mail
Mail and international consolidators are commonly-used services, offering low-cost prices to your international customers. USPS does not have volume requirements; however, many of the providers below require a minimum amount of daily volume to ship with them.
Service levels
International service levels and transit time by carrier.
UPS
UPS Mail Innovations
FedEx Express
FedEx International Mail
DHL International
Below are some of the DHL International services that we support from a US origin. In-country fulfillment, shipping calculations from additional countries, and kilos for metric countries are all supported.
DHL Express
DHL eCommerce
USPS
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