With fewer than two months left in 2023, there is no denying that the Holiday Season is in full swing. For most businesses, these final weeks mean increased volume, increased sales, and ideally increased profits.

Along with that, however, one must be mindful of the fact that the Holiday Season is still firmly in the middle of peak season, which can mean increased challenges, and potentially increased shipping costs.

While we discussed strategies for navigating this year’s peak season recently, having a quick reference to any potential surcharges you may be faced with is a helpful way to keep your shipping costs in check this holiday season.

With that in mind, here are the surcharges being implemented by Freightcom’s carrier partners this holiday season. We hope this resource can help you stay efficient and on-track into 2024.

Source: Retail Insider

UPS - Domestic

UPS - Export/Import

UPS - US to Canada

FedEx Express (Domestic/Export)

* Additional Handling: Dimension: longest side measures greater than 48" / 2nd longest side greater than 30" / measures greater than 105" in length & girth (2 times the height plus 2 times the width) Weight: Has an actual weight greater than 70 lbs Packaging: a) is not fully encased in an outer shipping container b) is encased in an outer shipping container not made of corrugated cardboard including but not limited to metal, wood canvas, leather, hard & soft plastic (eg plastic bags) or styrofoam c) is encased in an outer shipping charges covered in shrink wrap d) is encased in a soft sided pack (bubble mailers, poly bags etc) that exceed 18" along its shortest side or 13" along its 2nd shortest side or 5" in height e) is cylindrical, including mailing tubes, cans, buckets, barrels, drums or pails f) is bound with metal, plastic or cloth banding, or has wheels, casters, handles or straps (including packages where the outer surface area is loosely wrapped or where the contents protrude outside the surface area g) could be entangled in or cause damage to other packages of the carriers sortation system i) has fragile / handle with care stickers j) cannot be put on the carriers conveyor belts in their sortation facilities.

FedEx Ground & IG

Canpar

GLS

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Contact one of our shipping experts today and let Freightcom help you ship smarter through the holidays and beyond.