minimum billable weight (domestic and international ground are still subject to the 90 lb.

Oversize will now apply to express US international shipments but will not have a 90 lb.

Additional Handling – Freight will now apply to express shipments with a handling unit measuring greater than 62 inches along its longest side (previously 70 inches).

actual weight is the threshold for imports/weight)

Additional Handling – Dimension, Packaging and Weight will now apply to US imports (greater than 70 lb.is still the threshold for international export and international ground. Additional Handling – Weight will now apply for domestic express and ground for packages with an actual weight greater than 50 lbs.Some are likely to impact many shippers and further emphasize FedEx’s stance on large packages. This table shows assessorial increases for FedEx’s most commonly assessed charges:Įffective Jan. The following table shows the average increases by domestic service and the associated minimum charge increases: the other services (increases across weights are similar): Note the increases as displayed by weight vs. Three-day shipping has a larger increase than other services: Three-day shipping is often distributed on the same two-day/express network and is likely close for FedEx in cost-to-serve, but with lower revenue. This discrepancy can be seen on the chart below: Longer zones have larger increases than shorter zones for express services: This will generally affect shippers with one distribution center more significantly. list rate) has increased by 4.84% to $8.23: Commercial ground increases are similar across weights and zones: The ground minimum package charge (zone 2, 1 lb. Note that DAS/Extended DAS zip codes have changed.Extended DAS increases range from 16.1% – 27.8%.Standard DAS increases range from 4.7% – 9.6%.Refer to the full table below for the full breakdown of the increases. Express and Commercial Ground packages will increase by 11.1% to $100, but home delivery will increase by 33.3% to $120įedEx has placed a new emphasis on “Extended” Delivery Area Surcharges (DAS): Zip codes designated as extended delivery area will incur a much larger increase than their non-extended DAS counterparts. Oversize packages have now been broken out by service type.Additional handling – Weight will increase by 20% to $24.Additional handling – Dimensions will increase by 11.1% to $15.Our team at Shipware will perform a detailed analysis of the announced increases over the next week, but in the interim, here are some areas which will likely have the most impact:įedEx continues its emphasis on penalizing large packages in its networks: Notably, additional handling (dimensions and weight) and oversize packages will see large increases.

Fedex international zone chart 2017