ShippingLabel.co Reports on 2026 Peak Schedules as First UPS and FedEx Domestic Demand Surcharges Start Sept. 27 and 28

Domestic surcharges peak Nov. 22-Dec. 26 at UPS and Nov. 23-Dec. 27 at FedEx. USPS temporary holiday prices, approved by its regulator Sept. 9, start Oct. 4.

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, September 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ShippingLabel.co, an online shipping-label template tool, reports on the 2026 U.S. peak-season schedules published by FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. The first U.S. domestic demand surcharges of the season, per-package charges tied to set date ranges, start September 27 at UPS and September 28 at FedEx. The Postal Service's temporary holiday price change, approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission on September 9, 2026, takes effect October 4.

FedEx's U.S. schedule, updated July 22, 2026, sets its Additional Handling demand surcharge at $8.80 per package from September 28 and $11.85 from November 23 to December 27. UPS's schedule, updated August 26, 2026, sets its Additional Handling demand surcharge at $8.75 from September 27 and $11.90 from November 22 to December 26.

FedEx Ground Residential and FedEx Home Delivery residential shipments carry a demand surcharge of $0.50 per package from October 26 and $0.80 from November 23 to December 27. UPS's standard schedule charges UPS Ground Residential packages $0.50 from October 25 and $0.75 from November 22 to December 26. Both schedules then return to the lower amounts and run through January 16, 2027 at UPS and January 17, 2027 at FedEx.

The Postal Service change, announced August 25, 2026, will apply to Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select from October 4, 2026 until January 17, 2027. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the prices on September 9, 2026 (Order No. 9718). The increases vary by product, weight and zone: a retail Ground Advantage package of up to 3 pounds will cost $0.50 more in Zones 1-4 and $0.75 more in Zones 5-9. USPS's filing says the peak prices come in addition to transportation-related time-limited prices in effect since April 26, 2026. USPS's quarterly report describes that change as an 8.0 percent increase in base postage prices for the same four products, through January 17, 2027.

FedEx has also published 2026 last days to ship for packages to be scheduled to arrive by December 24: December 17 for FedEx Ground packages with a five-day transit time, December 22 for FedEx 2Day and December 23 for FedEx First, Priority and Standard Overnight, dates FedEx says are subject to change.

"FedEx and UPS published their 2026 U.S. domestic peak calendars, and the two sit exactly one day apart at every step," said the ShippingLabel.co team. "The Postal Service works differently. Its holiday prices vary by weight and zone, and they needed sign-off from its regulator."

ShippingLabel.co, available at https://shippinglabel.co, creates formatted label documents. It is not a shipping carrier, does not sell postage and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any carrier; postage is purchased separately. Figures in this release come from the carriers' published schedules, filings and reports and a Postal Regulatory Commission order, as of September 14, 2026.

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