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Key Points
The 2024 Canadian holiday shipping season starts in late September and extends into mid-January 2025. And the resulting uptick of volumes causes courier’s to apply surcharges to shipments. So what can be done to avoid those extra costs? Aside from shipping presents in August, not much; however, this blog explains the reasons for shipping’s seasonal increase, provides some examples and scale of the resulting surcharges by FedEx, and introduces you to Secureship. But regardless of the time of year, this Canadian-based shipping broker can find you the cheapest shipping options to anywhere in Canada or across the globe.
Table of Contents
In North America from late-September until mid-January of the new year sees an increase of shipping volumes. It is easy to point to Christmas gift sending as the culprit, but it is only one factor of several that coalesce to spike volumes and delivery surcharges.
For starters, shipping volumes have increased year round because of the convenience of e-commerce, which the pandemic exacerbated and made permanent. But as well, other cultural events and practices have contributed to this phenomenon, among them:
Regardless of the reasons, as volumes peak during this time so do courier’s prices and surcharges as is shown in the next topic.
Type of Surcharge | Base* Surcharge Amount | Total Surcharge Amount (CAD) | Effective Dates |
---|---|---|---|
Oversize | $102 | $152 | Sep. 30, 2024 - Jan. 19, 2025 |
Additional Handling | $21 - 27 | $27 - 33 | Sep. 30, 2024 - Jan. 19, 2025 |
Residential Delivery | Varies depending on volume | $2 - 2.50 | Oct. 28, 2024 - Jan. 19, 2025 |
Unauthorised Package Fee | $1,120 | $1,570 | Sep. 30, 2024 - Jan. 19, 2025 |
*FedEx applies a base surcharge for these services all year round; the total reflects the seasonal increase
Firstly, Canadian-born Secureship reduces your shipping costs in two main ways. Firstly, as a shipping broker, Secureship’s online shipping calculator can find you the best shipping option with FedEx, Purolator, or UPS that will surely fit your budget and time requirements. And that could lead to a savings of up to 50% of a courier’s retail shipping price.
Secondly, Secureship’s website provides shipping information on a variety of topics, and in its Learning Centre you will find articles that explain non-monetary or indirect ways of limiting costs such as:
Unfortunately, few of us are well enough organised to ship Christmas, Diwali, or Hanukkah presents in August, but shipping earlier than normal will help get your parcels delivered on time. And there is also Secureship, a Canadian-based shipping broker whose bulk buying power with FedEx, Purolator, and UPS can find shipping options that could save you up to 50% of your shipping costs compared to the courier’s retail price.
Feb 11, 2025 • by Sandy Ahluwalia
Canada-U.S. Trade War and its Impacts on Shipping
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