FedEx U.S. Package Demand Surcharges

Three things stand out against the 2025 framework. First, rate inflation on the flat charges: Additional Handling rises from $8.25/$10.90 to $8.80/$11.85, Oversize from $90/$108.50 to $95.75/$117.25, and the Ground Unauthorized Package charge from $490/$545 to $535/$595. Second, a structural change on the express side — where 2025 applied a single Express Demand Surcharge ($1.05/$2.10) across Overnight, 2Day, and Express Saver, 2026 splits express into two differentiated tiers: Overnight ($1.30/$2.55/$1.30) and 2Day/Express Saver ($1.20/$2.35/$1.20). Third, the enterprise Residential Delivery Charge — the dynamic, peaking-factor-based fee that applies to shippers moving more than 20,000 residential and FedEx Ground Economy packages (total U.S. domestic) in a calculation week — increased at every tier: Ground/Home Delivery moved from $1.55–$7.50 to $1.70–$8.00, and Express from $2.80–$8.75 to $3.05–$9.35. Both years use roughly the same staggered start dates (handling/oversize/unauthorized from late September; per-package surcharges from late October) and the same two-week lag between the volume calculation week and the application week, with the 2026 baseline set to June 1–28, 2026.

💡 New 2026 U.S. domestic peak surcharges run Sept 28, 2026–Jan 17, 2027, published July 22, 2026 (2025 ran Sept 29, 2025–Jan 18, 2026)
💡 Additional Handling rises to $8.80/$11.85 (from $8.25/$10.90); Oversize to $95.75/$117.25 (from $90/$108.50); Ground Unauthorized Package to $535/$595 (from $490/$545)
💡 Express is now split into two tiers — Overnight $1.30/$2.55 and 2Day/Express Saver $1.20/$2.35 — versus a single $1.05/$2.10 express charge in 2025
💡 Flat per-package Demand Surcharges (all shippers): Ground Residential/Home Delivery up to $0.50/$0.80 (+25% base) and Ground Economy to $2.55/$4.05 (+16% base)
💡 Enterprise-only Residential Delivery Charge grid rose 7–10% per tier: Ground/Home from $1.55–$7.50 to $1.70–$8.00; Express from $2.80–$8.75 to $3.05–$9.35
💡 The Residential Delivery Charge applies to enterprise shippers moving more than 20,000 residential and FedEx Ground Economy packages (total U.S. domestic) in a calculation week, with a two-week calculation-to-application lag and a June 1–28, 2026 baseline