FedEx, UPS and USPS Shipping Rates are on the Rise
With DHL Express focusing solely on international business, anecdotal evidence is that remaining providers are less inclined to negotiate rate reductions for domestic US shipments, even as they announce increases for the new year.
On January 5 standard list rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery increase by an average of 5.9%, and FedEx Express rates will move up by an average of 6.9% for both domestic and international service. To moderate the FedEx Express increase, the carrier will be adjusting downward by 2% the fuel price at which its surcharge begins.
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