This is a list of the questions we get most often, please review here, and if your question isn't addressed here, call us at 1-800-803-2352

Shipping:

Q: How long will it take to fill my order?

We try to fill most orders within 24 hours of when we get them on Business Days (Monday - Friday excluding holidays).  If you put in an order before 2 pm central time Monday  - Friday, and the item is in stock, it goes into the mail by the end of the next day, usually though we try very hard to get it into the mail the same day.  If you ask for an express shipment (overnight or 2nd day), please keep in mind that we have to receive your order before 2 pm central time in order to process it in time for the express pick up.

If the item is not in stock we will try to ask the manufacturer to send it to you directly, or if the item is on backorder we will let you know when we expect to get it.

If you put an order in after 2 pm on Friday it will ship on Monday.  Orders placed on Saturday or Sunday we try very hard to get out on Monday, but ground shipments may go out on Tuesday if things are really busy. EXPRESS orders placed after 2 pm on Friday, or on Saturday or Sunday will go out on Monday.

 

Q: What are the usual shipping costs?

 

Ground Shipping within the US- $5.95  Allow up to 10 business days shipping. 

  • We use priority and first class mail through the US Post office to keep your costs down.  Usually shipments will arrive within 3 - 6 business days but the Postal Service has a 3 - 10 business day ground shipment policy. 

2nd Day within the US- Federal Express - Allow 2 business shipping days - $20

  • If an order is placed after 2 pm Central time, then it will be processed and shipped the following business day.
  • If this is a Friday, then it will be done on Monday.
  • Please Note, Federal Express will NOT ship to PO Boxes, if you give us one to ship to, then we cannot send the order until we have reached you to get a deliverable address, this causes delays in shipping your item.

Overnight within the US - Federal Express - Allow 1 business shipping day - $30

  • If an order is placed after 2 pm Central time, then it will be processed and shipped the following business day.
  • If this is a Friday, then it will be done on Monday.

Overweight items

  • If you ask for express shipping on a particularly heavy order, there will be an additional cost, however we won't know what that estimated cost is until we have processed your order and weighed it.  If there is an additional cost we will contact you to verify you are willing to accept the additional charges before we ship the order out.

For International Orders :

  • We ship Airmail through the US Postal Service unless you ask us to do it differently. We CANNOT track packages that are shipped Airmail, the Postal Service doesn't offer the option, we can only tell you when we shipped it.
  • General Shipping costs break down as follows:

Canada

$10
United Kingdom and Europe $20
Other countries, please call for estimate  
  • Please note that we do NOT cover any additional duty or fees that your customs offices may require. We do our best to anticipate what the cost of the shipping will be, but occasionally there is an additional tax.  This will be the responsibility of the recipient as we cannot anticipate these costs.

 

For International Express Orders :

  • We can ship Internationally using DHL, usually with an arrival date of 3 - 4 Days from when your order is placed. We cannot ship Overnight or 2nd day outside the US.
  • We CANNOT ship to a post box using DHL.
  • General Shipping costs break down as follows:
     

    Canada

    $30
    United Kingdom $40
    Europe and Other countries please call for estimate  
  • The same timelines and notes as for shipping inside the US apply, please review above to understand when your package is going to arrive.
  • Occasionally there are additional taxes or duty fees on a package.  This is always the responsibility of the recipient.

Q: What are normal business days?

Business days are Monday through Friday except holidays.  

Q: Can I have a tracking number for a shipment sent ground?

Our ability to track packages using the US postal service is limited and in some cases we just can't. If you need to track a package, you will need to use one of the express services.  We ask for delivery confirmation on our packages, but that only tells us that it arrived in  your mailbox, we cannot tell how long it will take to get there, or who received it.

We can't send tracking numbers on packages shipped ground. We will be happy to look it up for you if a reasonable amount of time has passed (i.e. 10 days or more) and you haven't gotten it, but the process to get the number out of the system is too labor intensive to do for every package we ship.

Q: It has been more than 10 days and I haven't received my ground package - what happens now?

When you call us to let us know that you haven't gotten your order, please have the name of the person that the package was shipped to and your invoice number (sent to you on your receipt by email).  This makes it MUCH easier for us to find your order.  We will look up to see if the package was delivered according to the service used. If it has not been confirmed as delivered 10 days after we sent it, then we will reship it for you at our cost.  However, if it has been confirmed as delivered, we cannot consider the item lost.

 

Q: My International order hasn't arrived, and it has been more than 2 weeks from when I placed the order.

Before you call us, check with your local post office.  Almost all of the items we ship Internationally that are "not received" are actually being held by customs, and need to be picked up at your local post office. Even if you have not received a notice from the post office, please check with them before you call us.  If it has been more than 45 days and you have not received your order, we will attempt to confirm from our end, and if necessary re-ship to you.

 

Q: I have picked up my package from customs and there were additional customs fees - Will you reimburse me?

We are sorry, but no.  When we ship a package outside the US, there are occasionally extra charges we aren't aware of at the point of arrival, depending on exchange rates, tariffs or taxes that aren't applied here in the US, so we cant anticipate when we send them to you. 

 

Q: Why does it cost more to send outside the US if it is not going express?

When we ship a package outside the US, the weight charges alone are much more than it would be for shipping domestically.  In some cases for heavier packages,  our shipping fee doesn't cover the actual charges.  In addition, we have to use different packaging  than domestic boxes that go priority mail, there are customs forms that have to be filled out, and Homeland Security now requires that all international packages have to be verified in person at the post office, they cannot be dropped with the domestic mail. We certainly don't mind taking extra care for our International customers, but we do have extra costs involved. 

Q: Is shipping to an APO or FPO or other military postal code considered International shipping?

No, while these orders are handled as if they were International shipments, out of respect for those serving in the Armed forces, the standard ground shipping is applied.  We regret that we cannot send these items express however. (Please note that the USPS does not offer delivery confirmation on APO or FPO boxes, and that this applies only to those serving in the US Armed forces.)

 

 

Q: The package was not picked up in time and was returned to Supports USA.  How do I get it?

If for some reason your package is returned to us  (most often because either the delivery service couldn't reach you, or you didn't pick it up at the place you asked us to deliver it) we will let you know that we got it back. We verify all addresses before we send it through the USPS database, and if there are any questions on your address we will contact you for an alternate address. If your package was attempted to be delivered but sent back to us, don't worry, we will hold onto it for you, however if you want us to send it again, we will have to bill you for shipping again.  If you decide you want a refund instead, we will refund the item MINUS the cost of the shipping.   If it has been more than 30 days since the item has been returned to us, and we have not been able to reach you, then we will return the item to stock. You can still get the item sent out with additional shipping costs, but if it was a non-stocked item, we will need to reorder it.

 

 

Q: I would like to return an item, what do I do?

We will exchange for size, provided you meet the following conditions:

 

Please note, sometimes we ask the manufacturers to drop ship an item to you directly so you get it faster, but they are doing this as a courtesy to us as their distributors, and they bill us, we do not give them your information.  Please do not return items directly to the manufacturer.  They will not notify us, most of them refuse the shipments, and if they do accept it, they cannot credit your account because they don't have your order information and they have no way of knowing to notify us that you sent it back.  If it is not received by SupportsUSA, we cannot credit you.

If you are returning an item for a reason other than to exchange for size, please note:

Q: If I am returning or exchanging an item, who pays the return shipping?

You will be responsible for the shipping to return the item to us, and if applicable, for the shipping of the new item to you.  The only exceptions here are if somehow we made a mistake in the shipping, in which case we will cover the shipping costs.