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Peak 2026: demand surcharges week by week
The two carriers’ peak calendars are one day apart and their amounts differ by cents. This view lines them up by week.
Short answer. One Additional Handling package shipped every week from Sept. 21, 2026 to Jan. 18, 2027 would pay about $155.75 in demand surcharges at UPS and $156.05 at FedEx (week midpoints, standard schedule). The highest week-level amounts sit between Thanksgiving week and Christmas at both carriers.
Demand — Additional Handling, per package, by week
Ground residential demand surcharge (standard schedule), by week
Caveats.
- Week values use the amount in effect on each week’s Thursday. Periods start one day apart (UPS Sunday, FedEx Monday), so boundary weeks can differ.
- Shippers above 20,000 qualifying packages a week pay higher tiered residential amounts; see the peak calendar.
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Data notice. Figures are published list amounts we transcribe from public UPS and FedEx documents. They can contain errors and are provided as is; we are not responsible for errors or omissions. Confirm with the carrier before relying on any figure. How we get our data · Disclaimer · Report an error