Source: FranopolisThe UPS Store®
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Marketing & Advertising2.5% of STRSources
FDD Edition2026Sources
What It Costs
SourcesKey Franchise Fees
- Marketing & Advertising
- 2.5% of STR
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Fees And Payment Terms
| Fee | Disclosed Terms | Source |
|---|---|---|
| TUPSS 2000 Design Fee | TUPSS 2000 design - $925 (plus $475 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| Initial franchise fee — first Center | You must pay us an initial franchise fee of $39,950 if this is your first Center | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 19 |
| Non-Compliance Fee maximum | Currently $250, but we may charge up to $1,000 | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 32 |
| Blue Horizon design change fee | Blue Horizon design - $1,025 (plus $575 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| Finder's Fee — percent of Center sales price | The greater of $15,980 or 10% of your Center’s sales price | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| Audit Non-Prepared Fee — per document type | $500 per type of document (as specified in Operations Manual) not supplied upon auditor’s request but in no event greater than $2,500 per occurrence | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 30 |
| 2026 Veterans incentive — waived initial franchise fee for first 10 qualifying veterans | Under an incentive program for 2026, we will waive the Initial Franchise Fee in its entirety for the first 10 Veterans who commit to develop a new Traditional Center and submit a complete application packet along with the Initial Application Fee (for a Center under the VetFran Program). | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 21 |
| NAF cap — December monthly | January through November $2,135 per month December $4,249 per month ANNUAL NAF CAP $27,734 | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 34 |
| Laser Lite Design Fee — standard | Laser Lite design - $3,275 or $1,025 (plus $575 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| Believe Program initial franchise fee | First-time purchasers of a The UPS Store Center franchise are eligible to pay a $29,950 Initial Franchise Fee for their first Center (reduced from $39,950). | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 20 |
| Finder's Fee — minimum amount | The greater of $15,980 or 10% of your Center’s sales price | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| First Responder Program initial franchise fee | First-time purchasers of a The UPS Store Center franchise who have served as a “First Responder” are eligible to pay a $19,950 Initial Franchise Fee for their first Center (reduced from $39,950). | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 21 |
| Annual Technology Development and Support Fee — Rural/second or greater Center | $2,748 (Rural Center) $2,748 per Center if you are purchasing your 2 nd or greater franchise | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Initial application fee — existing franchise owner | and $4,000 if you do own an interest, as described in the previous paragraph) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 19 |
| Audit fee minimum | Cost of audit ($475 minimum) plus 18% interest or the highest rate allowed by law on underpayment. | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Non-Compliance Fee current | Currently $250, but we may charge up to $1,000 | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 32 |
| Processing Fee — no Finder's Fee paid | Our current Processing Fee is $6,000 if no Finder’s Fee is paid to us and $1,500 if a Finder’s Fee is paid to us (we periodically may increase this fee) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| NAF annual cap | January through November $2,135 per month December $4,249 per month ANNUAL NAF CAP $27,734 | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 34 |
| Renewal Fee | 25% of our then-current initial franchise fee | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| The UPS Store Marketing Fee | 1% of STR | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Collaborative dues — lower end | Range is $100 to $500 Monthly | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Processing Fee — Finder's Fee paid | Our current Processing Fee is $6,000 if no Finder’s Fee is paid to us and $1,500 if a Finder’s Fee is paid to us (we periodically may increase this fee) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Rural Program initial franchise fee | The Initial Franchise Fee under the Rural Program is $14,950 and is not refundable. | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 20 |
| Late Payment Fee — monthly minimum | $35 per month or 10%, whichever is greater | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 30 |
| Annual Technology Development and Support Fee — new Center/transfers | $2,868 (new Center franchise and transfers) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| NAF cap — January through November monthly | January through November $2,135 per month December $4,249 per month ANNUAL NAF CAP $27,734 | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 34 |
| Collaborative fee maximum | Also, if 51% or more of the franchisees in your DMA Advertising Collaborative vote to increase the fee to more than 0.5% of STR, they may do so up to a cap of 3% of STR. | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 34 |
| Audit Non-Prepared Fee — maximum per occurrence | $500 per type of document (as specified in Operations Manual) not supplied upon auditor’s request but in no event greater than $2,500 per occurrence | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 30 |
| VetFran initial franchise fee — first Center | The Initial Franchise Fee (non-Rural Program) for your first Center will be reduced from $39,950 to $19,950 ($20,000 reduction). | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 20 |
| Transfer Fee | Our current Transfer Fee is $6,000 (we periodically may increase this fee) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Initial application fee — no current franchise ownership | pay an Initial Application Fee ($8,000 if you do not currently own any interest in one of our franchises | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 19 |
| Royalty — percentage of subject-to-royalty sales | 5% of Subject to Royalty (“ STR ”) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 28 |
| Initial franchise fee — second or subsequent Center | and $19,950 if this is your 2nd or subsequent Center. | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 19 |
| Audit underpayment interest rate | Cost of audit ($475 minimum) plus 18% interest or the highest rate allowed by law on underpayment. | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Late Payment Fee — percent alternative | $35 per month or 10%, whichever is greater | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 30 |
| National Advertising Fee | 2.5% of STR | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Collaborative dues — upper end | Range is $100 to $500 Monthly | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Laser Lite design change fee | Laser Lite design - $3,275 or $1,025 (plus $575 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| TUPSS 2000 design change fee | TUPSS 2000 design - $925 (plus $475 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| iShip Processing Fee per transaction | $0.22 per transaction | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| Laser Lite Design Fee — alternative listed amount | Design Fee 1, 1 5 Laser Lite design - $3,275 or $1,025 (plus $575 in the event of a change) Blue Horizon design - $1,025 (plus $575 in the event of a change) TUPSS 2000 design - $925 (plus $475 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
| Collaborative fee as percent of Center STR | Also, we may require DMA Advertising Collaborative fees of 0.5% of your Center’s STR (if this is more than the fixed-dollar amount). | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 34 |
| Audit late fee | You also must pay us a late fee of $25 per week | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 29 |
| Blue Horizon Design Fee | Blue Horizon design - $1,025 (plus $575 in the event of a change) | 2026 FDD · PDF Page 31 |
Some fees apply only to a specific event or service. These are not all monthly expenses.
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