FedEx Rate Changes
FedEx announced a series of rate and surcharge increases for 2025.
Fuel surcharge – Effective February 10, 2025.
FedEx will adjust the fuel surcharges and update the tables for domestic package and express freight services, FedEx Ground®, FedEx Home Delivery®, and FedEx International Ground® services.
Domestic Express Services: Increase 1.0 %
Ground and Home Delivery Service: Increase 1.75%
Similiar to UPS SurePost DAS increase.Source: FedEx domestic fuel surcharge tables
Surcharges – Effective Jan. 13, 2025
Standard Ground Economy Delivery Area Surcharge (DAS): 55% Increase to $6.20
Extended Delivery Area Surcharge (DAS): 55% Increase to $8.30
All U.S. and international packages that meet the criteria of Additional Handling Surcharge – Dimension will be subject to a 40-lb. minimum billable weight. International packages that meet the criteria of both the Additional Handling Surcharge – Dimension and Oversize Charge will be subject to a 40-lb. minimum billable weight. Other Additional Handling Surcharge/Oversize Charge assessment criteria currently used to determine the applicability of these surcharges remain unchanged
A U.S. Inbound Processing Fee will be assessed on U.S. import shipments in connection with the processing of those shipments for clearance.
A Duty and Tax Forwarding Fee will apply if the shipper selects a third party billing option in which duties and taxes are to be paid outside of the destination country. This fee will be assessed in lieu of the Disbursement Fee.
Additional surcharges will be included on the list of fuel-applicable surcharges for U.S. export and import package services.
Source: Additional information section of the fuel surcharge page
There will be changes to the Delivery Area Surcharge ZIP code lists for FedEx U.S. package services.
Source: View the 2025 Delivery Area Surcharge ZIP code changes PDF.
View 2025 Delivery Area Surcharge ZIP code lists:
Source: Contiguous U.S., Contiguous U.S. Extended, Contiguous U.S. Remote, Alaska, Hawaii, and Intra-Hawaii (PDF)
Source: Contiguous U.S., Contiguous U.S. Extended, Contiguous U.S. Remote, Alaska, Hawaii, and Intra-Hawaii (XLS)
The specific impact on shippers will vary based on dimensions, weight, distance, services used, and individual shipping agreements.
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