UCSD Receiving Delivery Address

When you place an order with an outside vendor, in most cases the package is delivered to UCSD Receiving. Read this page to determine what delivery information you need to give the vendor.

In the right place? If you order radioactive materials for your department, see Department Order for Radioactive Materials and follow the addressing instructions.

UCSD's Receiving Department is the primary delivery location for incoming packages as required by UCSD policy. The Receiving Department protects UCSD customers from damages and shortages, and deals with any freight claims. In most cases:

• Shipments should not be delivered directly to campus locations.
  (See Exceptions below)

Packages are delivered to you the day after they are received by the Receiving Department. Note: Items that need to be uncrated or assembled require additional delivery time.

When you place an order with an outside vendor, give the vendor the following address information:

• UCSD and phone number of contact person or person receiving goods
• Name of contact person or person receiving goods and Mail Code
• Building name and room number
• Purchase order number, if any
• 7835 Trade St., Suite 100
• San Diego, CA   92121

Sample:

If you use FinancialLink to enter a Department Order or High Value PurchaseRequisition, this address is identified by your Ship To code. See Ship To Codes for more information.

Exceptions:

• Perishable goods requiring storage below -20 F (dry ice)
• Perishables or dry ice scheduled for delivery on a Friday or a day preceding a holiday
• Same-day or next-day deliveries
• Deliveries requiring special equipment and handling
• Deliveries to remote locations away from the main campus, such as Elliott Field, medical clinics, special facilities throughout the community (Scripps Institution of Oceanography is considered part of the main campus.)

If your package meets the criteria above, ask your vendor to send the packagedirectly to you and address the package with the following information:

• Name of contact person or person receiving goods
• Department and phone number
• Room number and building name
• Purchase order number, if any
• University of California, San Diego
• 9500 Gilman Dr., Dept. plus Mail Code
• La Jolla, CA   92093 plus Mail Code

Sample:

Facilities & Services

Receiving & Distribution

• Location and Directions
• UCSD Delivery Address
  • Vendors: Addressing Packages
  • Vendors: Address Same-Day Packages
  • Vendors: Address Next-Day Delivery
• Perishable Packages
• Large Freight Delivery
• How to Pick Up a Package
• Tracking Packages From Outside Vendors
• Damaged Package or Shipment
• Lost Package or Shipment