Contact Information

To request a price quote, email or call +1-301-881-0666 or 800-227-8772.

To apply for credit terms with USP, please complete this form (94KB), including your signature, and fax it to USP at +1-301-998-6806, or scan the completed form with your signature and email it to for processing. If you have any questions about your credit application, please email or call +1-301-881-0666, ext. 8171.

Payment and Billing for USP Orders

USP Provides Price Quotes on Request

Before placing any orders, you may request an official price quote from USP.

Call +1–301–881–0666 or 800–227–8772 or email , specifying the items for which you want to get a quote. Prices on an official quote provided by USP are good through the date specified on the quote.

USP strongly recommends that you obtain a price quote if you intend to pay by wire transfer. When ordering controlled substances, you must get a price quote from USP as it is required for necessary official paperwork and permits.

When you order based on a USP price quote, please provide the quote number on all checks, wires, and/or credit card orders. This will improve accuracy and shorten order–processing time.

How to Pay

Choose one of the options below

Credit card: USP accepts valid Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. Your credit card will not be billed until your order has shipped.
Credit terms with USP: If you have an open credit account with USP, you may order by providing a purchase order number. Payment terms are net 30 days, unless otherwise noted via contractual agreement. USP will extend an automatic credit limit of U.S. $2,000 for all customers in good standing in the USA, Canada and certain European countries. To apply for credit terms with USP, please complete this form (94KB), including your signature, and fax it to USP Customer Service at +1–301–816–8148, or scan the completed form with your signature and email it to for processing. Please allow 2 business days for processing. If you have any questions about your credit application, please email or call +1–301–881–0666, ext. 8171
Checks: Checks must be made payable to USP, in U.S. dollars, and drawn on a U.S. bank.
Wire transfer: If you choose to pay via wire transfer, please include your USP Quote number or invoice number and your customer number on the wire transmission information. Please fax a copy of your wire receipt and order to USP once the wire has been sent so we know to expect it. Customers are responsible for paying all bank fees for wire transfers.

Discounts

You are entitled to a 5% discount for 5 to 24 units of any one Reference Standard in a single order, and a 10% discount for 25 or more units of any one Reference Standard in a single order. These discounts are subject to change without notice. Please note, these discounts are not available to those who distribute or resell USP Reference Standards.

Sales Tax

If your shipping address is within the state of Maryland, then your order will be subject to Maryland State sales tax unless we have a current, exemption form on file. USP is not licensed to collect sales tax in any other state in the United States or in any country outside the United States.

Invoices from USP

You will be sent an invoice for your USP purchases regardless of which payment method you select.

Credit Hold

If your order is put on credit hold by USP, you will be informed of the same and must clear the hold within 14 days. Otherwise, your order will automatically be cancelled and you must reorder.