Uline is a privately held American company offering shipping and business supplies. Founded in 1980 by Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, it has over 7,000 employees and is headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Uline relies on its product catalog and online advertising for marketing. The company maintains a low profile on social media.
Uline’s first Canadian location opened in 2008 to better serve the Canadian market with faster delivery and reduced shipping costs. Orders placed on uline.ca ship from Toronto, Edmonton or Vancouver (Seattle) and are invoiced in Canadian dollars. Uline products are also sold in stores.
Uline accepts most major forms of payment including GSA SmartPay.
- Customers can return merchandise within 30 days by contacting customer service for an authorization number or completing the form on the back of the packing list.
- Setting up a net 30 account with Uline is easy.
- Uline reports to Dun & Bradstreet on the first of each month.
Uline is not publicly traded and ships to residential addresses.
Uline’s top competitors include:
- thyssenkrupp Materials NA
- Veritiv
- Pratt Industries
- Signode Industrial Group
- Essendant
Uline does not have a GSA contract. A GSA number refers to a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract number received when a company is awarded a GSA MAS Schedule Contract.
The General Services Administration (GSA) provides centralized identity management system access to GSA applications. State and local governments have access to GSA sources of supply. In June 2020, GSA announced contracts awarded to Amazon Business, Overstock.com, and Fisher Scientific allowing government users to make purchases directly from electronic marketplaces.
To find out if a company has a GSA contract, look for a status of “GSA Approved” which denotes that a company is allowed to sell products or services to the United States Government through contracts. The GSA handles all purchasing operations within the government. GSA contractors bid on government contracts.