UPS Import and Export Surcharge Update

The three area-based increases are uniform: +$1.00 per shipment or +$0.01 per lb., roughly a 1.7% increase. The Extended Area Surcharge is tied to UPS-designated international Extended Areas, while the Pickup Area Surcharge is limited to UPS Worldwide Express Freight Midday and UPS Worldwide Express Freight U.S. export shipments picked up from certain ZIP codes. The Remote Area Surcharge increase is limited by the announcement to non-U.S. origins and destinations; the current guide also lists a domestic UPS Worldwide Express Freight Remote Area tier for Alaska/Hawaii/48 contiguous states at the same current $60.00/$0.60 rate, but that domestic tier is not addressed by the July 6 announcement.

The Residential Surcharge increases apply only to UPS Standard Services and UPS International Air Services / UPS 3 Day Select from Canada. Other Residential Surcharge tiers — domestic UPS Air / domestic UPS 3 Day Select, UPS Ground Services, UPS Ground with Freight Pricing, and UPS Worldwide Express Freight Services — are not referenced in the announcement and appear unchanged.

💡 UPS is raising the Extended Area Surcharge by $1.00 per shipment and $0.01 per lb. for shipments involving certain international origins or destinations classified by UPS as Extended Areas.
💡 UPS is raising the Pickup Area Surcharge by $1.00 per shipment and $0.01 per lb. only for UPS Worldwide Express Freight Midday and UPS Worldwide Express Freight U.S. export shipments picked up from qualifying ZIP codes.
💡 UPS is raising the Remote Area Surcharge by $1.00 per shipment and $0.01 per lb. for non-U.S. origins and destinations; the domestic UPS Worldwide Express Freight Remote Area tier for Alaska/Hawaii/48 contiguous states is not addressed by the announcement.
💡 The Residential Surcharge is increasing by $0.15 per package for UPS Standard Services, to $6.60, and for UPS International Air Services / UPS 3 Day Select from Canada, to $6.95.
💡 The announcement does not indicate structural changes — the same qualifying shipments, ZIP-code-based area rules, and residential-location rules appear to apply after July 6; only the affected rates are changing.