The international marketplace is UPS’s most significant current growth opportunity. Aggressively extending its brand around the world, the company delivers to over 200 countries and territories. UPS has built a massive infrastructure now delivering over 1.1 million packages daily internationally. In 2000, this translated to an international operating profit increase of 18.1 percent, while total international volume increased 13.8 percent.

UPS expanded its global presence through enhanced service offerings in Europe, increased visibility in Latin America, and its newly designated rights to China. Due to its innovation and growth, UPS was named by a survey in Fortune magazine the “World’s Most Admired Mail, Package, and Freight Delivery Company” for the third consecutive year.