Parcel accessorial news
Short, sourced notices of UPS and FedEx accessorial, rule and fuel changes, newest effective date first. Each notice links to the carrier document.
- Takes effect Feb. 1, 2027 · FedEx Verified
FedEx changes zones for select U.S. ZIP pairs
FedEx will change the zone classification for select U.S. domestic origin-destination ZIP code pairs. Details were not published with the notice. FedEx source
- Takes effect Jan. 18, 2027 · FedEx Verified
FedEx adds paper document and paper air waybill fees
A $25 Paper Document Fee per shipment when trade documents are provided non-electronically, and a $5 Paper Air Waybill Fee per shipment for U.S. domestic and export shipments using manual paper airbills. The Residential Delivery Charge also extends to qualifying international shipments. FedEx source
- Takes effect Jan. 17, 2027 · FedEx Verified
FedEx demand surcharges end (as scheduled)
Last day of the published 2026–27 FedEx demand periods. FedEx source
- Takes effect Jan. 16, 2027 · UPS Verified
UPS demand surcharges end (as scheduled)
Last day of the published 2026–27 UPS demand periods. UPS says periods may be extended. UPS source
- Takes effect Jan. 4, 2027 · FedEx Verified
FedEx 2027 surcharge changes and DAS ZIP list update
New surcharge amounts take effect, and the Delivery Area Surcharge and Pickup Area Surcharge ZIP lists change. FedEx source
- Takes effect Jan. 4, 2027 · UPS Verified
UPS discontinues paper shipping documents
Shipments tendered with an Air Shipping Document carry a $5.00 per-package surcharge; with a UPS 3 Day Select or Ground Shipping Document, $10.00 per package. UPS source
- Takes effect Jan. 4, 2027 · FedEx Verified
FedEx Delivery Area and Pickup Area ZIP lists change
New 2027 Delivery Area Surcharge and Pickup Area Surcharge ZIP code lists for FedEx U.S. package services take effect with the 2027 rates. FedEx source
- Takes effect Dec. 21, 2026 · UPS Pending verification
UPS 2027 surcharge amounts take effect
New amounts for Residential, Delivery Area, Additional Handling, Large Package and other charges, from UPS’s preview of 2027 value-added services and other charges. UPS source
- Takes effect Dec. 21, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS 2027 rules change
Daily Rates rise an average net 5.9%. Additional Handling minimum billable weight rises from 40 lb to 50 lb. The Area Surcharge ZIP list and some ZIP-to-zone assignments change. A per-package Surge Fee applies to domestic Ground and Ground Saver shipments from certain origin ZIP codes for qualified customers. UPS source
- Takes effect Nov. 23, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx peak-of-peak demand period
Highest demand amounts through Dec. 27, 2026. FedEx source
- Takes effect Nov. 22, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS peak-of-peak demand period
Highest demand amounts through Dec. 26, 2026. UPS source
- Takes effect Nov. 16, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS Protected Delivery launches
UPS requests a secure PIN at delivery and releases the shipment only after it is confirmed. $10.70 per shipment. UPS source
- Effective Nov. 9, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx updates its domestic fuel surcharge tables
FedEx adjusted its fuel surcharges and updated the tables for domestic services effective Nov. 9, 2026. FedEx source
- Effective Nov. 2, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS changes its domestic fuel surcharge tables
New U.S. Ground Domestic, Ground Saver and Domestic Air fuel surcharge tables took effect Nov. 2, 2026. Surcharges still adjust weekly from the diesel and Gulf Coast jet fuel indexes. UPS source
- Effective Oct. 26, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx service-level demand surcharges begin
Ground Residential and Home Delivery $0.50; Overnight $1.30; 2Day and Express Saver $1.20; Ground Economy $2.55 until Nov. 22. FedEx source
- Effective Oct. 25, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS service-level demand surcharges begin
Ground Residential and Ground Saver $0.50; Air Residential $1.35 per package until Nov. 21. UPS source
- Effective Sept. 28, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx size-based demand surcharges begin
Demand — Additional Handling $8.80, Demand — Oversize $95.75, Demand — Unauthorized $535 per package until Nov. 22. FedEx source
- Effective Sept. 27, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS size-based demand surcharges begin
Additional Handling $8.75, Large Package $96.25, Over Maximum $530 per package until Nov. 21. UPS source
- Effective Sept. 21, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx renames Demand — Unauthorized and extends non-standard demand fees internationally
Demand — Ground Unauthorized Package Charge becomes Demand — Unauthorized Charge; demand non-standard fees also apply to international packages (International Ground excluded). FedEx source
- Effective Aug. 26, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS publishes 2026–27 demand surcharges
Size-based demand charges from Sept. 27, 2026; service demand charges from Oct. 25. Peak-of-peak Nov. 22 – Dec. 26: Additional Handling $11.90, Large Package $117.50, Over Maximum $590. UPS source
- Effective July 20, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx updates Delivery Area Surcharge ZIP lists
New ZIP code lists for the contiguous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Intra-Hawaii took effect. FedEx source
- Effective Jan. 26, 2026 · UPS Verified
UPS adds cubic-size and weight criteria
Additional Handling now applies above 10,368 cubic inches; Large Package Surcharge above 17,280 cubic inches or 110 lb. UPS source
- Effective Jan. 12, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx adds cubic-volume and weight criteria
Additional Handling Surcharge — Dimension now applies above 10,368 cubic inches; Oversize Charge above 17,280 cubic inches or 110 lb actual weight. FedEx source
- Effective Jan. 5, 2026 · FedEx Verified
FedEx 2026 surcharge increases take effect
Residential Delivery Charge (Ground and Home Delivery) rose from $5.95 to $6.45; Delivery Area Surcharge, residential, from $6.20 to $6.60. FedEx source
- Effective Dec. 22, 2025 · UPS Verified
UPS 2026 surcharge increases take effect
New amounts for Additional Handling, Large Package, Residential, Delivery Area and other charges. Additional Handling Weight, zone 2, rose from $43.50 to $46.50. UPS source