The shipping rate increase will be partially offset by adjusting the fuel price at which the fuel surcharge begins, reducing the fuel surcharge by 2 percentage points.

The following surcharge changes will take effect Jan. 7, 2013, unless otherwise noted, for FedEx Express® services.

Address Correction – From $11 per correction to $12 per correction.

Declared Value – For Express services will increase from $0.80 to $0.85 per $100 of value, minimum charge will increase from $2.40 to $2.55.

Delivery Area Surcharge
– Commercial and extended commercial from $2 per package to $2.15 per package.
– Residential from $3 per package to $3.25 per package
– Extended residential shipments will increase from $3.25 per package to $3.50 per package.

FedEx® Delivery Signature Options – $2 per package to $2.25 per package.
Payer Rebilling – From $11 per shipment to $12 per shipment

UPS

· UPS Air and International Services will increase an average net 4.5% through a combination of a 6.5% increase in rates and a two percentage point reduction in the UPS Air and International fuel surcharge table.
· UPS Ground Services will increase an average net 4.9% through a combination of a 5.9% increase in rates and a one percentage point reduction in the UPS Ground fuel surcharge table.
· The Delivery Area Surcharge applied to commercial addresses for U.S. Air Services will increase $0.15.* The Delivery Area Surcharge to commercial addresses for U.S. Ground Services will remain unchanged.*
· The Delivery Area Surcharge applied to commercial extended addresses for U.S. Air Services will increase $0.15.* The Delivery Area Surcharge to commercial extended addresses for U.S. Ground Services will remain unchanged.*
· The Delivery Area Surcharge for U.S. Air Services to residential addresses will increase $0.25.* The Delivery Area Surcharge for U.S. Ground Services to residential addresses will remain unchanged.*
· The Delivery Area Surcharge – Extended for U.S. Ground and U.S. Air Services to residential addresses will increase $0.25.* For a complete listing of eligible U.S. postal codes and to determine which charge may be applied, click here.
· The On-Call Pickup Area Surcharge for extended residential addresses will increase $0.25.*
· The On-Call Pickup Residential Surcharge will increase $0.25.*
· The Delivery Area Surcharge for UPS Hundredweight Service® will