Shipping and Receiving

Receiving receives all incoming material for the Laboratory at building 69 Central Receiving Department.

Shipping handles all materials being shipped out from the Lab to others. Shipping is at building 69.

Frequently Asked Questions

LBNL Shipping Address & Contacts

Shipping Address:

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Attn to: [Insert Your Name]
One Cyclotron Road[Insert Your Delivery Location, e.g. 69-100]

[Insert PO# if applicable]

Berkeley, CA 94720

Receiving Department Contacts: For incoming materials receiving@lbl.gov| Ph: (510) 486-4935 | Hours: 7:00am to 3:30pm

Shipping Department Contacts: For outgoing shipments shipping@lbl.gov| Ph: (510) 486-5084 | Hours: 7:30am to 4:00pm

All international shipment except printed materials

We cannot ship any international packages until they are reviewed and approved by Export Control. Please contact ExportControl@lbl.gov prior to dropping the package off.

Shipping large items or material requiring packaging

Please contact shipping@lbl.gov or x5084 to coordinate.

Material already in packaging requiring next day delivery in the U.S. must be dropped off at Building 69 before 2 p.m.
All non-printed materials being shipped must be handled through the Shipping Department

Large and/or fragile shipments

The Laboratory uses several freight forwarders depending on time frame, destination, and special handling requirements.

For international shipments, the Laboratory utilizes a customs brokerage for both outgoing and incoming non-domestic freight. Chemicals may be shipped with proper documentation. LBNL Shipping is available to help prepare outgoing shipments and to provide cost effective solutions for all of your shipping needs.

Shipping high dollar value items

When shipping items of high dollar value, consult Shipping for coverage options in case of loss or damage.

Shipment of radioactive materials

Please contact the EH&S Radiation Protection Group at x6228.

Receiving

Looking for a package coming into the Lab? Go to https://trackit.lbl.gov to search. Click Advanced Search. Expand Item Information Filters on the left hand side. Enter the PO number and hit enter or enter the package tracking number as * plus last 5 digits in the Tracking Number field. Hit apply search for results.

All materials received in Central Receiving are processed into the IBox/Trackit package tracking software which communicates with FMS to complete the procurement cycle.

Purchase order and materials requiring DOE tagging are then tagged by Receiving personnel and the numbers captured in Trackit, and transferred to FMS Property Management system.