News / New UPS surcharges seem to be closing van doors to large-volume shippers

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UPS has sent a strong signal to large-volume B2C shippers with the announcement of hefty surcharges for residential deliveries that rise with their parcel numbers.

In addition, it is raising the bar for large shippers which sell items that are outsize or require additional handling.

The integrator is to introduce peak surcharges for volume shippers on 15 November, applying to customers that ship in excess of 25,000 packages in a week.

They are based on the discrepancy with the customers’ volumes in February, ...