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FedEx 2026 Holiday Surcharges: What Shippers Need to Know<br>7.23.26
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FedEx has released its 2026 holiday demand surcharges, giving shippers an early look at the additional costs they could face starting September 28, 2026 and especially during peak holiday season.<br>The charges affect residential, express, economy, oversized, and nonstandard packages. Some are fixed by service and time period. Others are calculated dynamically each week according to an enterprise shipper’s residential volume.<br>The result is not one universal “peak surcharge.” The actual impact will depend on when a package ships, which service is used, its size and handling characteristics, and how significantly a shipper’s weekly volume increases over its summer baseline.<br>FedEx’s first holiday surcharges begin September 28, 2026. All announced domestic peak-period charges end January 17, 2027. The most expensive window runs from November 23 through December 27.<br>FedEx’s 2026 holiday surcharge dates<br>The charges begin in two phases:<br>September 28, 2026: Demand surcharges begin for Additional Handling, Oversize, and Ground Unauthorized packages.<br>October 26, 2026: Service-level demand surcharges begin for eligible express, residential, Home Delivery, and Ground Economy packages.<br>November 23–December 27, 2026: The highest fixed surcharge amounts apply.<br>December 28, 2026–January 17, 2027: Surcharges return to their earlier peak-season levels before ending.<br>This staggered schedule matters. Shippers moving large, bulky, or nonconforming packages will begin absorbing additional costs nearly a month before the broader residential and service-level charges take effect.<br>Fixed FedEx demand surcharges by service<br>Additional Handling, Oversize, and Unauthorized Package charges<br>These charges apply from September 28, 2026, through January 17, 2027.
FedEx 2026 demand surcharges for Additional Handling, Oversize, and Ground Unauthorized packages
Surcharge<br>Sept. 28–Nov. 22<br>Nov. 23–Dec. 27<br>Dec. 28–Jan. 17
Demand — Additional Handling<br>$8.80<br>$11.85<br>$8.80
Demand — Oversize Charge<br>$95.75<br>$117.25<br>$95.75
Demand — Ground Unauthorized Package Charge
$535.00<br>$595.00<br>$535.00
The Additional Handling and Oversize surcharges apply to eligible U.S. package services and FedEx International Ground shipments. The Ground Unauthorized Package charge applies to FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, and FedEx International Ground shipments.<br>These fees can create significant cost exposure for shippers whose packaging, dimensions, or fulfillment processes regularly trigger accessorial charges. A single Oversize package will incur an additional $117.25 during the highest-cost window—before the underlying transportation charge and other applicable fees are considered.<br>Express, residential, and economy demand surcharges<br>The following charges apply from October 26, 2026, through January 17, 2027.
FedEx 2026 express, residential, and economy demand surcharges
Applicable service<br>Oct. 26–Nov. 22<br>Nov. 23–Dec. 27<br>Dec. 28–Jan. 17
First Overnight, Priority Overnight, and Standard Overnight
$1.30<br>$2.55<br>$1.30
2Day A.M., 2Day, and Express Saver
$1.20<br>$2.35<br>$1.20
Ground Residential and Home Delivery Residential
$0.50<br>$0.80<br>$0.50
Ground Economy Package Services<br>$2.55<br>$4.05<br>$2.55
High-volume residential shippers face an additional dynamic charge<br>Enterprise shippers must also account for FedEx’s Demand — Residential Delivery Charge, which is separate from the fixed service-level demand surcharges listed above.<br>The dynamic charge applies when an enterprise-level customer ships more than 20,000 combined residential and FedEx Ground Economy packages during a calculation week.<br>FedEx compares the shipper’s weekly package volume with its average weekly residential and Ground Economy volume from June 1 through June 28, 2026. This creates a peaking factor that determines the additional charge for a corresponding application week.<br>There is a two-week lag between the end of the calculation week and the beginning of the application week. The first calculation period begins October 5, and the resulting charges can apply from October 26, 2026, through January 17, 2027.<br>Dynamic residential surcharge tiers
FedEx 2026 volume-based Demand — Residential Delivery Charge tiers
Peaking factor<br>Ground and Home Delivery<br>Eligible Express services
More than 105% through 125%<br>$1.70<br>$3.05
More than 125% through 150%<br>$2.40<br>$3.75
More than 150% through 200%<br>$2.70<br>$4.05
More than 200% through 300%<br>$3.35<br>$4.70
More than 300% through 400%<br>$5.60<br>$6.95
More than 400%<br>$8.00<br>$9.35
In practical terms, the first tier begins once applicable weekly volume exceeds 105% of the shipper’s baseline. Not after volume doubles.<br>At the highest tier, an eligible residential package can incur an $8.00 Ground or Home Delivery charge or a $9.35 express charge. These...