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2017 Shipping Rates for UPS, FedEx, and CanadaPost
Every year, the published shipping rates for the major carrier changes. Find how much the Shipping Rates for UPS, FedEx, Purolator, and CanadaPost are expected to rise for 2017.
by Sandy Ahluwalia
Dec 2, 2016
Key Points
- UPS and FedEx rates will increase by 4.0% and 3.9%, respectively, with changes in dim divisor and FedEx adjusting fuel surcharges weekly from Feb 6th, 2017.
- CanadaPost raises domestic rates by 4.0% and US/International rates by 3% in 2017.
- Secureship users will see a slight rate increase as carriers implement a hike of 4.0% for UPS and 3.9% for FedEx in 2017.
2017 Shipping Rates for UPS, FedEx, and CanadaPost
Every year, the published shipping rates for the major carrier changes. On December 26th, 2016, UPS will increase its rates on average by 4.0%1 for ground services and international services and 6.0%1 for domestic air services. FedEx will be increasing its shipping rates on average by 3.9%2,4 effective January 2nd, 2017.
CanadaPost will increase their domestic shipping rates on average by 4.0% and their US/International rates by 3%3.
The notable changes this year
FedEx and UPS will both have dim divisor of 139 instead of 166 (ie. if your shipments are currently charged based on package dimensions, expect a pretty significant increase in pricing).
Effective Feb 6th, 2017, FedEx will adjust its fuel surcharges for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground on a weekly basis (instead of monthly)
What does this mean for me?
Since Secureship offers you a percentage savings based on the tariff prices of these carriers, it means you will see a small increase in your shipping rates when the carrier raises their rates.
References:
1. Letter sent out to UPS customers within Canada
2. http://www.fedex.com/us/shipping-rates/
3. https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/assets/pdf/business/parcel-rate-action-overview-2017_en.pdf
4. http://www.fedex.com/ca_english/news/ratechanges.html
About the author
For the last 18 years, Sandy Ahluwalia has been heavily involved in the shipping industry. He has helped businesses with all their shipping needs from light weight courier packages to 100,000 lbs freight requiring multi-mode transportation. In his spare time, he likes to eat, read, play squash, visit friends, travel, and simply enjoy life.
About Secureship
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Providing instant price shopping across multiple carriers, Secureship is the best choice for reduced rate shipping. In addition, Secureship offers benefits such as a consolidated shipping system regardless of the carrier you choose, built-in address book, convenient invoicing and shipment management.
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