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Announcement: ShipRx's 2025 General Rate Increase Report

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2025 UPS & FedEx General Rate Increase

2025 UPS & FedEx General Rate Increase

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UPS and FedEx raise rates every year but that doesn't mean your shipping costs have to increase too. The General Rate Increase (GRI) guide was created to help you lower your shipping expenses.

  • 5.9% minimum increase for both carriers
  • Oversize fees +30% higher
  • Residential delivery fees +8% higher

Over the last decade carrier rates have spiked MORE THAN 67% - nearly double the rate of inflation over that same period.

Year-over-year UPS & FedEx rate increases

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2025 General Rate Increase Key Highlights

Bulky Package Shipping See BIG Increases

Shippers with bulky, heavier packages may see increases that are 2 to 3 times more than the stated 5.9% increase as additional handling and large package / oversize fees are mushrooming by 25% to 30% with some approaching $300 each.

Both Carriers Increase Rates by 5.9%

While a match of last year and lower than the 2023 increase, this is 20% higher than the 4.9% increases that were common going back decades. This has been common for many, many years, but UPS and FedEx have matched the general rate increase for 2025.


Both carriers have announced matching rate increases each year since 2018.

Residential and Rural Shipping will be EXPENSIVE

The zone 2, 1 lb. rate for ground services only increased by 4.9%, and while residential and rural surcharges increased between 6% and 8%, the overall impact lines up with the announced increase.

Many common surcharges have spiked by 25%-30%! Take action now!