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With pricing elements changing throughout the year, it’s harder than ever to keep up with how UPS and FedEx rate increases and surcharges impact your business. Off-cycle adjustments are becoming the norm — not the exception. TransImpact highlights the key 2025 updates you need to know.
Gold = UPS
Purple = Fedex
January 14
Domestic Express & Ground Fuel Surcharge percentages increased by 1% for Domestic Express & 1.75% for Ground and Home Delivery.
January 14
Effective Feb. 10 — Ground Economy DAS will increase from $4.00 to $6.20 & Extended DAS will rise from $5.35 to $8.30 (55% increase, in line with UPS SurePost DAS).
February 24
Applicable zone pricing will change for certain origin/destination ZIP code pairs.
March 6
Fuel surcharge percentages will increase by 0.5% for Domestic Air & Domestic Ground/SurePost.
March 6
A print invoice fee was introduced ($5 per invoice copy). Check/wire fee set at $25 per payment, and the late payment fee rose from 8% to 9.9%.
March 6
Payment Processing Fee announced — 2% of all invoice charges. Credit card surcharge no longer applies.
April 23
A $1.75 Delivery Area Surcharge was added for extended area ZIP codes. A 1.5% late payment fee now applies for Mail Innovations.
May 21
U.S. Ground Domestic, UPS Ground Saver Fuel Surcharge, & U.S. Domestic Air Fuel Surcharge tables will change.
May 29
UPS implemented a surge fee on shipments from the U.S. to Canada ($1.25/lb for Worldwide Economy and $0.49 for other export services). No end date has been announced.
June 3
FedEx announced a domestic & international fuel surcharge, a 2% increase over the previous surcharge amount.
July 14
FedEx international package and express freight shipments that exceed the maximum allowed dimensions and weight will incur the applicable Unauthorized Package or Unauthorized Freight Charge.
July 14
FedEx AHS for zones 5-6 increased — dimensions from $34 to $36, weight from $50.50 to $52.75, and packaging from $30.50 to $31.
July 14
FedEx Oversize: surcharge increased: zone 2 from $205 to $240, zones 3-4 from $225 to $260, zones 5-6 from $240 to $297.50, zones 7+ from $260 to $305. Home Delivery zones 5-6 will increase from $290 to $297.50.
July 14
FedEx Ground Unauthorized package increased from $1,325 to $1,775 per package (UPS charge is $1,775 for Over Maximum Limits)
July 14
Additional Handling Surcharge for international packages: The Weight threshold decreased from 70 lbs. to 55 lbs.
July 18
FedEx will round every fraction of an inch/centimeter up to the next-higher unit. Inbound Processing Fee will increase for U.S. import shipments associated with customs clearance.
August 21
UPS implemented an international processing fee of $2.50 per import shipment.
August 25
UPS implemented an international processing fee of $2.50 per import shipment.
September 5
International Connect Plus will be assessed a U.S. Inbound Processing Fee on U.S. import shipments, with two additional Clearance Entry Fee rate tiers added for International Ground® Canada-to-U.S. shipments.
November 20
UPS announced an update to International Air-Export and International Air-Import fuel surcharges.
November 20
Effective January 5, 2026: UPS will increase its Domestic Ground Fuel Surcharge to 21.75% (from 20.75%) and Domestic Air Fuel Surcharge to 21% (from 20%), a +1% adjustment across domestic services.
December 1
FedEx adjusted domestic fuel indexes effective Dec. 1, 2025, driving a 1.5%+ increase in fuel surcharges across services.