Every year small package carriers FedEx and UPS evaluate their shipping rates and make adjustments that can have a substantial effect on you and your business. The UPS rate increases take effect on December 26, 2016, while the new FedEx rates take effect on January 2, 2017. As always, how much more expensive your particular small package shipments will be in the new year largely depends on many factors, including shipment volumes, sizes, weights, and modes.
Here are some quick facts:
- FedEx Express and International rates are increasing an average of 3.9%
- UPS Air and International rates are increasing an average of 4.9%
- FedEx Ground and Home Delivery® rates are increasing an average of 4.9%
- UPS Ground rates are increasing an average of 4.9%
- The dimensional divisor for FedEx is changing from 166 to 139
- FedEx SmartPost®, FedEx One Rate®, and UPS SurePost® rates will be changing
The important takeaway when thinking about your shipping expenses in 2017 is that the announced average increases paint an inaccurate picture of the true impact these new rates could have on your business. The shipping experts at PartnerShip® have dug into the details and analyzed the new rate tables to assess the true impact to shippers and help you make sense of these changes. Learn more about how the 2017 rate increases will affect your shipping costs by downloading the free white paper at PartnerShip.com/RateIncrease.
This tip is brought to you by PartnerShip, the company that manages the BMW CCA Shipping Program. For more information or to enroll, visit PartnerShip.com/BMWCCA, email sales@PartnerShip.com, or call 800-599-2902.
