https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/ups-rates/ Ecommerce Industry News Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:10:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/ups-rates/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/08/ups-to-hike-rates-6-percent-in-2024-will-nearly-double-peak-surcharge/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/08/ups-to-hike-rates-6-percent-in-2024-will-nearly-double-peak-surcharge/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:10:40 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229805 UPS will raise rates 6% in 2024 – or 5.9% on December 26, 2023, to be exact – publishing the news about 10 days after FedEx announced it would raise rates an average of 5.9% on January 1, 2024. UPS Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/08/ups-to-hike-rates-6-percent-in-2024-will-nearly-double-peak-surcharge/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/usps-rate-hike-to-drive-sellers-to-fedex-ups-not-so-fast/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/usps-rate-hike-to-drive-sellers-to-fedex-ups-not-so-fast/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:04:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226762 Will USPS rate hike drive online sellers to consider FedEx and UPS? EcommerceBytes spoke to several shipping analysts about the challenges shippers are facing across the board as carriers try to improve their revenue per shipment. Here’s what they had Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/11/usps-rate-hike-to-drive-sellers-to-fedex-ups-not-so-fast/feed/ 7 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/05/ebay-sellers-may-pay-more-when-shipping-ups-packages/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/05/ebay-sellers-may-pay-more-when-shipping-ups-packages/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:38:39 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17957 UPS is changing rates for packages sent through eBay’s shipping label program. eBay said in some cases the rates would be higher than they are now through eBay Labels, in other cases, they would be lower. UPS rates through eBay Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/04/05/ebay-sellers-may-pay-more-when-shipping-ups-packages/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/11/02/ups-lowers-cost-of-my-choice-premium-service/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:57:18 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16929 UPS has lowered the cost of its premium My Choice service for customers who want to manage their deliveries. UPS My Choice is free for basic services, such as tracking packages and getting alerts. Customers can choose to subscribe to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/10/31/ups-to-raise-rates-average-5-after-christmas/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 02:34:09 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16909 UPS announced next year’s rate hike, which actually goes into effect right after Christmas. Rival FedEx announced its 2021 rates in September, which go into effect on January 4, 2021. UPS maintains a record of pricing changes at rates.ups.com, which Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/10/16/stamps-com-now-offers-discounts-on-ups-shipping/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 02:06:21 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16828 Online sellers can now get 48% off UPS Ground rates through their Stamps.com account, with many common surcharges waived. The news comes as both UPS and FedEx are aggressively pursuing ecommerce opportunities, with both carriers adding 7-day delivery in January. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/11/20/ups-quietly-publishes-2020-rate-hike/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/11/20/ups-quietly-publishes-2020-rate-hike/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:20:12 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14969 UPS published its 2020 rates on its website on Monday without a press release announcement. It also failed to break out the average rate increase by service, such as UPS Ground. Instead, it wrote, “the rates for UPS Ground, UPS Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/11/20/ups-quietly-publishes-2020-rate-hike/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/10/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-holiday-shipping-and-beyond/ Sat, 12 Oct 2019 19:29:26 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14704 The holiday shopping season is here, and things are quickly ramping up for online merchants in what for many are the busiest months of the year. It also marks the period when they must brace for news of shipping rate Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/16/ups-waives-residential-surcharge-during-2019-holidays/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/16/ups-waives-residential-surcharge-during-2019-holidays/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:45:38 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14403 Finally some good news for online sellers on the shipping cost front – UPS announced today it will waive residential surcharges during the 2019 holiday shopping season. Those surcharges are not insignificant, and today’s announcement spells good news for merchants Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/16/ups-waives-residential-surcharge-during-2019-holidays/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/11/ups-raises-international-air-import-fuel-surcharge-rate/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:45:07 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14365 UPS announced on Friday that it is raising a surcharge impacting international imports. Announcement follows: August 9, 2019 Update / International Air-Import Fuel Surcharge Effective August 26, 2019, the International Air-Import Fuel Surcharge will increase by 1.0% for all thresholds. Read more]]>