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UPS Peak Surcharges for the 2024 Holiday Season
UPS Peak Surcharges for the 2024 Holiday Season

UPS is temporarily increasing certain surcharges and imposing surcharges on all domestic shipments from November 3rd to January 18th

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Starting November 3rd, UPS is imposing surcharges on all domestic shipments. The surcharges will last until January 18th, 2025, and will vary depending on when you buy your label and the UPS service you use.

  • Domestic UPS Services Only: The following peak surcharges only apply to domestic UPS services. International UPS services such as UPS Standard, UPS Worldwide Expedited, UPS Worldwide Saver, and UPS Worldwide Express won't be affected.

Peak surcharges for domestic UPS services

Service Level

Nov 3 - Nov 24

Nov 24 - Dec 28

Dec 29 - Jan 18

UPS Ground Saver

$0.25 per package

$0.50 per package

$0.25 per package

UPS Ground

$0.25 per package

$0.50 per package

$0.25 per package

UPS Air* services

$1.00 per package

$2.00 per package

$1.00 per package

*Note: UPS Air services include UPS 3 Day Select, UPS 2nd Day Air, and UPS Next Day Air.

Surcharge increases for the 2024 peak season

  • Additional Surcharge Increases: On top of imposing surcharges on domestic shipments between November 3rd and January 18th, UPS is also increasing the amount for the following surcharges:

    • Additional Handling

    • Large Package Surcharge

    • Over Maximum Limits

Here's a table displaying the increases in those three surcharges:

UPS Surcharges

Nov 3 - Nov 24

Nov 24 - Dec 28

Dec 29 - Jan 18

Additional Handling

$7.75 per package

$9.95 per package

$7.75 per package

Large Package Surcharge

$84.75

per package

$99.00

per package

$84.75

per package

Over Maximum Limits

$445.00

per package

$495.00

per package

$445.00

per package

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