Breaking Down the 2025 FedEx General Rate Increase – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You - TransImpact

Is ignorance bliss? If your goal is to remain unaware of the real impact of the 2025 FedEx GRI on your parcel shipping budget, then don’t worry about the details and keep believing your costs are ONLY going up the headline 5.9% average. But if your goal is to make informed decisions (and we both know it should be), keep reading to learn the most important details of the carrier’s GRI announcement.

The experts at TransImpact have published the industry’s most complete analysis that explains in detail what you need to know and do to mitigate the cost increases.

As a preview, here’s a recap of some of the most impactful changes in the GRI.

• Many of the largest increases will impact bulky packages.
• The average increase to the most-used surcharges is 12.4% (but some go up to 27%)!
• Two Day/Express Saver has its highest increases at Zones 5 to 8.
• Ground will face the highest increases at higher zone distances and for heavier-weight packages.

The report contains over a dozen charts and illustrations that will quickly put you in the know and set your parcel operation up for success in 2025.

Click here to download our 2025 FedEx GRI report.