Upcoming Changes to UPS Rates and Zones Effective March 24, 2025

As UPS continues to address operational costs and maintain service quality, several important changes will take effect starting March 24, 2025. These adjustments are designed to optimize shipping services, but they also come with impacts to your rates, surcharges, and zone classifications. Here’s a breakdown of what you need to know about these changes.

🔍 1. Revised Zone Classifications

Starting on March 24, 2025, UPS will implement updates to its zone charts. These changes will impact certain origin and destination ZIP code pairs. The adjustments will impact how shipments are classified into different zones and will influence shipping costs.

Action Step:

Shippers are encouraged to review the revised zone charts, which will be available on the UPS website starting March 24, 2025, to better understand how these changes might impact your shipping operations.

Source: UPS New Rate Announcements

⛽ 2. Fuel Surcharge

Starting March 24, 2025, the fuel surcharge for UPS Ground Domestic and UPS SurePost will also apply to weekly scheduled pickup fees. This change may impact your overall shipping costs.

Action Step:

Shippers are encouraged to review the revised list of accessorial, value-added, and other charges affected by the fuel surcharge in the “Services Affected” section, starting March 24, 2025.

Source: UPS Fuel Surcharge

⚠️ Preparing for the Changes

To ensure your business is ready for these changes, consider taking the following steps:

✅ Review the revised zone charts: Understand how destinations will be impacted.

✅ Update pricing models: Adjust your cost to accommodate the rate increases.

By proactively addressing these changes, you can minimize disruptions and continue providing reliable shipping services to your customers.

UPS will not be releasing details about the actual changes until the day they happen. One thing is for certain, you can expect that your rates will increase. The ongoing lack of transparency for UPS shippers is, once again, disappointing so be prepared for cost increases if shipping via UPS.

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