Ups And Fedex Rates Going Through The Roof

There are changes to shipping surcharges and fees that may apply to your shipment and affect your total shipping rate.

Ups and fedex rates going through the roof.

Zone 2 rates between the two carriers though they only differ by 1 cent in 2018 both ups and fedex will be charging 7 85 in 2019 for this key metric. Is following united parcel service inc. Moreover the fedex increase applies to all services excluding smartpost and fedex one rate including express ups relegated increases to ground products. With plans to raise delivery prices for residential and large packages as the coronavirus lockdown spurs people to order more online.

Fedex express fedex ground fedex home delivery fedex smartpost and fedex freight rates increased. On the ground front after several years of varying minimums 1 lb. Unlike ups that applies its fee when weekly package counts are 25 000 incremental above the feb average the fedex fee will be triggered on more businesses. Below is a comparison of the carriers 2019 rate increases by service.

The rest of their domestic ground rates match this pattern as well as prices between the two carriers vary by a few cents at the most for each weight and zone. Fedex retail rates increased. The largest disparities between fedex and ups are seen in ups surepost fedex smartpost 1lb with surepost increasing 52 higher than its fedex counterpart and ups s 2 nd day air a m.