UPS Shipping Costs and Rates Guides
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Daily Rates
Daily rates will apply if you have a scheduled UPS pickup, or have a UPS contract that provides you with daily rates.
Retail Rates
Retail rates will apply if you ship from a UPS location, don’t have a payment account or scheduled pickup service with UPS, or you ship infrequently using a payment card.
Air Freight Rates
Air Freight is for larger shipments that may or may not require a pallet. This can include services like pickup, collection, delivery and customs clearance.
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The cost of your shipment will depend on its origin, destination, service, package weight and other considerations.
To get your best estimate on shipment cost, use our Calculate Time and Cost tool.
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You can obtain a rate for shipments over 150 lbs using your customer’s less-than-truckload shipping information.
This type of shipping is ideal for businesses that ship to facilities not designed to handle pallets, don’t have receiving docks and don’t require lift gate service.
Effective July 6, 2026, the following surcharges will increase:
- Extended Area Surcharge will increase to the greater of $61.00 per shipment or $0.61 per lb.
- Pickup Area Surcharge (for Express Freight or Express Freight Midday) will increase to the greater of $61.00 per shipment or $0.61 per lb.
- Remote Area Surcharge (for non-U.S. origins and destinations) will increase to the greater of $61.00 per shipment or $0.61 per lb.
- Residential Surcharge (for UPS® Standard Services) will increase to $6.60 per package
- Residential Surcharge (for UPS International Air Services and UPS 3 Day Select®) will increase to $6.95 per package
Effective June 1, 2026, the U.S. International Ground Export Import Fuel Surcharge and the U.S. International Air-Export and International Air-Import Fuel Surcharge will change. Details on these changes can be found using the link below:
Effective on or after August 2, 2026, a $5.00 per package Non-Compliant Label Fee will apply to each UPS Ground Saver package if the Customer fails to:
- Comply with the labeling requirements set forth in the UPS Guide to Labeling Supplement – UPS Ground Saver; or
- Use the latest version of an approved shipping system that meets UPS’s requirements at the time of shipment for processing UPS Ground Saver packages.
See UPS Ground Saver for more information.