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FedEx has announced peak surcharges that will impact both FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. These rates kick into effect on September 5th and are expected to remain until January 2023.
FedEx has announced peak surcharges that will impact both FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. These rates kick into effect on September 5th and are expected to remain until January 2023. Many of these surcharges have been incremental increases and are higher than the previous year.
Over the past three years, freight charges have remained on the higher side, and these additional charges further burden the shippers. Many factors have resulted in this situation – from the pandemic to restricted container availability and the boom in ecommerce related shipping. These revised rates mirror the market conditions of supply and demand that are expected during this period.
The 2022 surcharges predominantly impact large-scale shippers who have increased cargo during the holiday season and those who ship bulky or oversized goods. FedEx’s approach has been to increase the profit margin per delivery, and hence, even though there has been a dip in shipping volumes, it has not translated into a reduction in surcharges.
ShipStation offers discounted shipping rates that help you avoid these surcharges. Our UPS rates are discounted and do not come with all the surcharges you would get with a standalone UPS or FedEx account. Similarly, our USPS rates offer affordable options for light parcels and envelopes.
Our USPS rates are already among the lowest available to anyone. Furthermore, USPS doesn’t apply surcharges to their rates in the same way that FedEx and UPS do.
UPS from ShipStation offers affordable UPS shipping rates for both Ground and Express shipping options. Like our USPS rates, these rates are available to all ShipStation customers upon signup.
Our discounts can save you big over retail shipping rates:
Sign up for ShipStation today to start saving time and money on your ecommerce orders.
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