News / FedEx unfazed as USPS and Amazon drop some peak surcharges

Online merchants have one more factor to consider in their choice of parcel carrier for the upcoming peak season.

The US Postal Service (USPS) is dropping peak surcharges this year, whereas FedEx and UPS are levying extra charges; Amazon, which introduced a peak surcharge last year for the first time, is also keeping it in place for third-party sellers, but is not going to charge extra on its shipping ground service.

It the first time since 2019 that the USPS won’t charge ...