Procurement Card Versus Travel Card: When to Use?

Not sure whether you can use the Procurement Card or Travel Card for your transaction? The reference table below can help!

NOTE: This table is not an exhaustive list of all expense types. If you have a question on what a card can/cannot be used for, please contact cardprogramhelp@ucdavis.edu for assistance.

Procurement Card	Travel Card
Allowable Expenses Check the e-procurement catalogs in Aggie Enterprise first. If they do not have the item(s) you need, the P-Card can be used for the following: Gift Cards (if not available in Aggie Enterprise) Published Materials/Books CDs/DVDs Office Furniture (up to $500.00) Utility Payments Conference Registration (only if no travel involved, e.g., online or virtual conference) Memberships Food for Research Purposes (NOT catering or entertainment purposes) Repairs or services citing a Purchase Agreement or Purchase Order	Allowable Expenses Travel: Lodging, Airfare, Car Rentals Entertainment: Food/Catering related to Allowable Entertainment Events Conference Registration
*Procurement Card* Unallowable Expenses Capital Assets (purchases can be made in e-procurement catalogs in Aggie Enterprise) Food related to Entertainment Event Postage Stamps/Mail Services (available in AggieSupply catalog, Mail Services in Aggie Enterprise) Repairs or services NOT citing a Purchase Agreement or Purchase Order Travel (should be processed on Travel Card) Entertainment (should be processed on Travel Card) Software (unless purchase is against an existing university software purchasing agreement)	*Travel Card* Unallowable Expenses Non-Travel and Entertainment Related Expenses

Procurement Card

Travel Card

Allowable Expenses

Check the e-procurement catalogs in Aggie Enterprise first. If they do not have the item(s) you need, the P-Card can be used for the following:
- Gift Cards (if not available in Aggie Enterprise)
- Published Materials/Books
- CDs/DVDs
- Office Furniture (up to $500.00)
Utility Payments
Conference Registration (only if no travel involved, e.g., online or virtual conference)
Memberships
Food for Research Purposes (NOT catering or entertainment purposes)
Repairs or services citing a Purchase Agreement or Purchase Order

Allowable Expenses

Travel: Lodging, Airfare, Car Rentals
Entertainment: Food/Catering related to Allowable Entertainment Events
Conference Registration

Procurement Card

Unallowable Expenses

Capital Assets (purchases can be made in e-procurement catalogs in Aggie Enterprise)
Food related to Entertainment Event
Postage Stamps/Mail Services (available in AggieSupply catalog, Mail Services in Aggie Enterprise)
Repairs or services NOT citing a Purchase Agreement or Purchase Order
Travel (should be processed on Travel Card)
Entertainment (should be processed on Travel Card)
Software (unless purchase is against an existing university software purchasing agreement)

Travel Card

Unallowable Expenses

Non-Travel and Entertainment Related Expenses