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 ![Calendar icon used to display blog post dates on Lojistic’s website](/images/pages/blog/icon-calendar.svg)July 10, 2025

On June 23, 2025, [FedEx released updated Demand Surcharge rates](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/rate-changes/demand-surcharges.html) for U.S. international services, followed by new domestic Demand Surcharges on July 8, 2025. These charges apply during peak volume periods and are designed to offset network costs amid heightened shipping demand. UPS details are still pending for 2025.

What’s Changing
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### 1. U.S. International Demand Surcharge (Announced June 23, 2025)

Effective June 2, 2025, FedEx modified its international surcharges for U.S. export/import shipments¹:

- **Parcel minimum**: $1 per shipment
- **Freight minimum**: $15–$50 per shipment (depending on service)
- **Per-pound origin-destination charges**:

    - E.g., U.S.–Canada: $0.49/lb
    - U.S.–Israel: $0.22–$0.73/lb
    - FedEx International Ground to Canada: $0.49/package

### 2. U.S. Domestic Demand Surcharges (Announced July 8, 2025)

FedEx announced peak‑season Demand Surcharges spanning late 2025 to early 2026 for U.S. ground and express shipments²:

#### **Periods: Sept 29–Nov 23 / Nov 24–Dec 28 / Dec 29–Jan 18** 

- **Additional Handling**: $8.25 / $10.90 / $8.25
- **Oversize Charge**: $90 / $108.50 / $90
- **Ground Unauthorized Package**: $490 / $545 / $490
- **Express Package Demand Surcharge** (e.g. Priority Overnight): $1.05 / $2.10 / $1.05
- **Ground residential & Home Delivery**: $0.40 / $0.65 / $0.40
- **FedEx Ground Economy** (contract-only): $2.20 / $3.55 / $2.20
- **Residential Delivery Charge**: dynamically calculated weekly for enterprise shippers (>20k residential packages), billed 2 weeks after volume spike

**Surcharge Periods Summary:**

Period

Start

End

Early peak

Sept 29, 2025

Nov 23, 2025

Holiday peak

Nov 24, 2025

Dec 28, 2025

Extended peak

Dec 29, 2025

Jan 18, 2026

Why It Matters
--------------

- **Higher cost pressure**: This year’s surcharges, especially for oversize and residential deliveries, are substantial—e.g., $545 for an unauthorized package—not just modest rate increases.
- **Planning essential**: These surcharges spike during the busiest weeks. Shippers running high-volume programs during these windows—especially Black Friday through mid-January—must build them into rate projections.
- **Contract impact**: Dynamically priced residential delivery charges add uncertainty, particularly for large enterprise shippers.

What Shippers Should Do
-----------------------

- **Review peak-shipping strategies**: Optimize dimensioning, residential vs. commercial delivery, and Ground Economy vs. standard Ground.
- **Negotiate with carriers**: High-volume shippers should consider tier exceptions or revised terms to mitigate peak surcharges.
- **Monitor ongoing changes**: UPS hasn’t released its peak-season surcharge structure; it typically follows in August. Watch for those details to complete 2025 planning.

How Lojistic Can Help
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FedEx’s 2025–2026 Demand Surcharges reflect a strategic effort to manage capacity and costs over the holiday peak. These fees—covering size, handling, residential delivery, and unauthorized packages—can significantly affect shipper pricing and contract structures.

[Lojistic](https://www.lojistic.com/) helps businesses prepare by providing visibility into carrier activity, surcharges, and invoice trends. With our platform, users can simulate peak scenarios, monitor fee changes, and proactively adapt to carrier pricing shifts.

### Sources

1. [https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fedex/us-united-states/services/6-23-25\_US-Export-Demand-Surcharges.pdf](https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fedex/us-united-states/services/6-23-25_US-Export-Demand-Surcharges.pdf)
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Prior to joining Lojistic in 2015, Bryan enjoyed a 26-year career with UPS where his roles included Pricing, Field Sales and Director-level Sales Management of some of UPS’s largest customers.

At Lojistic, Bryan leverages his wealth of experience/expertise to identify and execute supply chain cost management solutions for parcel shippers of all sizes. Bryan has helped his customers reduce their shipping spend by tens of millions of dollars.

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