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$158.6MTransportation & LogisticsPaper Trail research
UPS
A global logistics company providing package delivery and supply chain services to government agencies.
At a Glance
Highlights from available records. Missing information does not mean an activity did not occur.
Tracked federal obligations
$158.6M
2025-09-23–2026-09-22. Commitments to spend, not cash paid.
Inspect records →Largest tracked awarding agency
Department of Defense
2025-09-23–2026-09-22 · $68.6M · 43.2% of tracked obligations
Inspect records →Industry
Transportation & Logistics
Organization classification recorded by Paper Trail.
Inspect records →Federal spending
Total federal obligations
$158.6M
Obligations recorded from September 23, 2025 through September 22, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.
As of
September 22, 2026
Paper Trail overview
About This Organization
A global logistics company providing package delivery and supply chain services to government agencies.
Editorial context
Why It Is Included
Included because this organization appears in federal spending records and is part of The Paper Trail Project's public-interest research directory.
Paper Trail research
Why you may have heard of it
Known as one of the world's largest package delivery companies.
Direct public money received
Public Money Profile
Federal obligations are shown by award type and kept separate from tax incentives or workforce public-benefit research. These categories should not be added into a generic “subsidy” figure.
Federal grants
$0Direct payments
$0Federal loans
$0Other assistance
$0No published source-backed estimate linked unless shown elsewhere on this profile.
Not included without attributable official records.
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Spending Over Time
Prime-award transaction obligations attributed to this USAspending recipient. Negative totals can reflect deobligations or corrections.
$50.4MFY2017
$260.4MFY2018
$333.6MFY2019
$235.6MFY2020
$267.4MFY2021
$238.1MFY2022
$230.4MFY2023
$345MFY2024
$198MFY2025
$131.4MFY2026To date
The current fiscal year is partial and will change as USAspending publishes additional transactions.
Federal data
Who funds UPS?
The federal agencies and offices responsible for the organization’s recorded obligations.
1Department of Defense$68,587,38243.2% of total2Department of Veterans Affairs$62,026,51839.1% of total3Department of the Treasury$15,365,6249.7% of total4Social Security Administration$3,879,1002.4% of total5Department of Agriculture$1,902,4681.2% of total6Department of Justice$1,622,0181.0% of total7Department of Commerce$1,309,1700.8% of total8Environmental Protection Agency$1,115,7720.7% of total9Department of Homeland Security$922,6960.6% of total10Department of Energy$450,2440.3% of total11Department of Transportation$413,0000.3% of total12Securities and Exchange Commission$380,5630.2% of total13Department of Health and Human Services$213,2310.1% of total14National Transportation Safety Board$88,4630.1% of total15National Aeronautics and Space Administration$79,1440.0% of total16Department of Education$66,6410.0% of total17Department of State$62,0920.0% of total18International Trade Commission$61,6160.0% of total19Federal Communications Commission$60,0000.0% of total20Peace Corps$47,7820.0% of total
ConnectedLast refreshed September 22, 2026
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-23 through 2026-09-22, grouped by top-tier awarding agency.
Federal data
What Federal Agencies Bought or Funded From UPS
USAspending classifies federal obligations using product and service codes for contracts and assistance-listing categories for grants and other assistance. These records describe federal awards to the organization—not the organization’s own operating expenses.
Products and services
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: AIR FREIGHT
PSC V111
$87,836,78155.4% of total
SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: MAILING/DISTRIBUTION
PSC R604
$45,759,35028.8% of total
SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: COURIER/MESSENGER
PSC R602
$10,433,0106.6% of total
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: MOTOR FREIGHT
PSC V112
$7,151,6234.5% of total
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: AIR CHARTER
PSC V121
$4,772,4893.0% of total
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT
PSC R408
$1,000,0000.6% of total
SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: LOGISTICS SUPPORT
PSC R706
$624,2860.4% of total
SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: POST OFFICE
PSC R613
$604,1350.4% of total
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- OTHER: OTHER
PSC V999
$391,8960.2% of total
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: OTHER
PSC V119
$69,7130.0% of total
REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS
PSC Z2AZ
$65,0000.0% of total
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: STEVEDORING
PSC V114
$47,7820.0% of total
TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; BASIC RESEARCH
PSC AS11
$43,2220.0% of total
SPECIALIZED SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINERS
PSC 8145
$33,2630.0% of total
SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER
PSC R699
$28,0000.0% of total
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-23 through 2026-09-22. Categories can be broad and reflect federal coding, not Paper Trail editorial conclusions. View USAspending source ↗
Corporate structure
What does UPS control?
Business segments, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and acquired companies connected to the parent organization.
Legal-subsidiary lists are drawn from reviewed SEC Exhibit 21 filings. Companies may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC reporting rules, so these lists are not necessarily exhaustive.
Legal subsidiaries36
Advance Acquistion Holdings LP
Canada
SEC filing source ↗Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc
Canada
SEC filing source ↗BT Property Holdings, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗BT Realty II, Inc
Maryland
SEC filing source ↗BT Realty, Inc
Maryland
SEC filing source ↗C.C. & E. I, L.L.C
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗FT Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH
Germany
SEC filing source ↗Marken Limited
United Kingdom
SEC filing source ↗Marken LLP
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗MNX Global Intermediate Holdings, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗MNX GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORP
California
SEC filing source ↗Roadie, Inc
California
SEC filing source ↗The UPS Store, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service Canada Ltd
Canada
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service Co
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à.r.l. & Co. OHG
Germany
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service France SAS
France
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service General Services Co
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service Italia SRL
Italy
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service LLC & Co. OHG
Germany
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service Nederlands B.V
Netherlands
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service Oasis Supply Corporation
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service of America, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗United Parcel Service, Inc
Ohio
SEC filing source ↗UPICO Corporation
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗UPS Asia Group Pte. Ltd
Singapore
SEC filing source ↗UPS DIGITAL, INC
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗UPS Expedited Mail Services, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗UPS Global Treasury Plc
United Kingdom
SEC filing source ↗UPS Grundstucksverwaltungs GmbH
Germany
SEC filing source ↗UPS International, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗UPS Limited
United Kingdom
SEC filing source ↗UPS Parcel Delivery (Guangdong) Co., Ltd
China
SEC filing source ↗UPS SCS, Inc
Canada
SEC filing source ↗UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Acquisitions10
Bomi Group and Delivery SolutionsSEC filing source ↗
Bomi Group. During 2023SEC filing source ↗
Delivery SolutionsSEC filing source ↗
EstafetaSEC filing source ↗
Frigo-TransSEC filing source ↗
Happy ReturnsSEC filing source ↗
MNX Global LogisticsSEC filing source ↗
MNX Global Logistics and Happy ReturnsSEC filing source ↗
RoadieSEC filing source ↗
Federal disclosures
Federal Lobbying
In-house lobbying expenses · 2026 YTD
$0
Expenses reported on filings where the organization registers and lobbies on its own behalf.
Outside lobbying-firm income · 2026 YTD
$0
Income reported by outside registrants for work on behalf of this client.
These categories are shown separately and are not added together. An organization’s expense estimate may already include payments to outside firms, depending on its reporting method.
Lobbying over time
| Year | In-house expenses | Outside-firm income |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0 | $20K |
| 2016 | $0 | $0 |
| 2019 | $0 | $67.3K |
| 2020 | $0 | $13.1K |
| 2021 | $0 | $0 |
What they lobbied on
Retirement · 6
Outside lobbying firms
| Firm / registrant | Active filings | Reported income |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY | 3 | $80.5K |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 2 | $20K |
Only the latest filing in each registrant/client/quarter series contributes to these totals.
Lobbyists listed on disclosures
MARK ALAGNA
Filing-level audit trail
Superseded filings remain visible for auditability but are excluded from every total above.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2021 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- de8bb129-5031-4de3-98fc-4f3cc2599457
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Termination (No Activity) (2TY)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Jul 7, 2021
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2021 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- f551c4cd-ac76-47d5-952e-8f2938a83dd4
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Termination (No Activity) (1TY)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Mar 31, 2021
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- f42c7ba5-7052-437f-832e-e9ab30099246
- Filing type
- 4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Dec 29, 2020
Retirement
Advocated to protect Multiemployer pensions
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- 0002f85e-ce58-420a-acf0-fd858bedb5ad
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Nov 4, 2020
Retirement
Advocated to protect Multiemployer pensions
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2020 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- d38db785-712d-4e6a-aa85-f7aedba67e24
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Jun 30, 2020
Retirement
S3548, CARES Act advocated to protect multiemployer pensions
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · $13.1K · Active
- Filing ID
- b7928544-41f6-4142-8c94-4e306f226c8f
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Mar 31, 2020
Retirement
S 2254,Butch Lewis Act, advocated to protect multiemployer pensions
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2019 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · $33.3K · Active
- Filing ID
- c6fa2642-ffcd-4c2e-bbf0-e3114f512712
- Filing type
- 4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jan 9, 2020
Retirement
S 2254,Butch Lewis Act, advocated to protect multiemployer pensions
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2019 · SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY · $34K · Active
- Filing ID
- 28d5f5f4-9f37-4609-8c06-1602bfbf6c27
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
- Registrant
- SOUTH RIVER ADVOCACY
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Oct 9, 2019
Retirement
HR 397 Butch Lewis Act, advocated to protect multiemployer pensions and Senate companion bill S 2254
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2016 · HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- f0e8cd6c-e59a-4b75-a34f-b08f7741d1d2
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Termination (No Activity) (1TY)
- Registrant
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Apr 12, 2016
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2015 · HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- d8e33411-0d8b-491f-b4c1-bf778bc46abc
- Filing type
- 4th Quarter - Report (No Activity) (Q4Y)
- Registrant
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Jan 14, 2016
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2015 · HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP · Amount not reported · Active
- Filing ID
- 339f1c57-739d-49da-a18e-1fa8903b33a5
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (No Activity) (Q3Y)
- Registrant
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- No amount reported
- Filed
- Oct 6, 2015
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2015 · HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP · $10K · Active
- Filing ID
- 2a649831-a194-4b10-99dd-a9adf15e1492
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (No Activity) (Q2Y)
- Registrant
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jul 10, 2015
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015 · HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP · $10K · Active
- Filing ID
- 3500e50b-38fd-4486-916d-d06b9f82c9de
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Report (No Activity) (Q1Y)
- Registrant
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
- Client
- UPS
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Apr 13, 2015
Source: U.S. House and Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database / LDA.gov. Data last retrieved Sep 3, 2026. The Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
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Important Documents
Selected filings, reports, contracts, court records, and other documents useful for understanding this organization.
SEC Exhibit 21Company filing
UPS Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries
UPS · Feb 17, 2026
Company-filed list of significant subsidiaries. The filing may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC rules.
Documentation
Sources
- Original source ↗
Federal data refreshed September 22, 2026.
For researchers
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The Paper Trail Project. “UPS.” Accessed September 24, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/profiles/ups
Record last updated 2026-09-22. Sources: Linked public records. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.