On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Purchasing and Contract Management Office (PCMO) issued an announcement regarding the UPS Credit Card Surcharge Fee. This week, we received updated information indicating that the University’s UPS accounts are not exempt from this surcharge based on the current structure of IPHEC’s agreement with UPS. The IPHEC agreement, which utilizes a Sourcewell contract, permits UPS to apply a credit card surcharge.

In light of this new information, UPS will be issuing credits for all accounts that had surcharges applied to their account for the period of October 2024 through January 31, 2025. However, starting February 1, 2025, any invoice paid via credit card will incur a credit card fee.
To avoid these fees, departments have the option to bill the account at the time of shipment and process payment through Emburse Enterprise (formerly Chrome River).

Contact
If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact the UIUC Purchasing and Contract Management Office at urbanapurchasing@uillinois.edu or 217-333-3505.