eBay Updates Sellers On Holiday Shipping Carrier Surcharges

UPDATE 11-4-24

eBay has added additional updates for sellers, with UPS and FedEx holiday rates going into effect November 11, 2024.

November Update: Carrier Rate Increases for the 2024 Holiday Season

FedEx and UPS have both updated their peak season surcharge structure on eBay Labels effective November 11, 2024. FedEx The Demand Surcharge is waived for the following FedEx services on eBay Labels through January 19, 2025: FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery residential shipments, FedEx Groun…

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FedEx and UPS have both updated their peak season surcharge structure on eBay Labels effective November 11, 2024.

FedEx
The Demand Surcharge is waived for the following FedEx services on eBay Labels through January 19, 2025: FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery residential shipments, FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx 2Day, FedEx Standard Overnight and FedEx Priority Overnight.

Additional Handing surcharges on eBay Labels are discounted for the following services:

UPS
A Demand Surcharge will apply to all UPS Ground, UPS Ground Saver, and UPS Air packages on eBay Labels:

A Demand Surcharge will apply to packages that require Additional Handling and large Packages for all U.S. domestic, U.S. import, and U.S. export shipments on eBay Labels. A Demand Surcharge will apply to all packages that are Over Maximum Limits for all U.S. Domestic, U.S. import, and U.S. export shipments on eBay Labels:

UPDATE 10-21-24

eBay has revised their original announcement and is now telling sellers USPS holiday surcharges will apply, effective October 27.

Update to Carrier Rate Increases for the 2024 Holiday Season

USPS will apply additional rate increases that will go into effect on October 27, 2024 for peak season. We’ve outlined the changes to eBay Labels below. Zones 1-8 Flat Rate Envelopes & Boxes Priority Mail will see increases on flat rate envelopes and boxes ranging from $0.50 - $1.20. Priori…

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USPS will apply additional rate increases that will go into effect on October 27, 2024 for peak season. We’ve outlined the changes to eBay Labels below.

Zones 1-8

Flat Rate Envelopes & Boxes
Priority Mail will see increases on flat rate envelopes and boxes ranging from $0.50 - $1.20. Priority Mail Express will increase $1.55 on all envelopes.

Cubic Pricing
Priority Mail cubic pricing will increase from $0.30 - $0.80 and Ground Advantage cubic pricing from $0.30 - $1.25.

That confusion could certainly explain strange things sellers have been noticing with USPS Ground Advantage on the platform over the last few days - did eBay mess up and launch the new rates early or were they supposed to go into effect before and the original announcement was wrong all along?

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eBay has posted an update for sellers on peak season holiday surcharges and rate increases for UPS, FedEx, and USPS - but the good news is, if you print labels through the platform, some of the surcharges won't apply!

Carrier Rate Increases for the 2024 Holiday Season

As you may have seen, USPS®, FedEx® and UPS® have all started announcing temporary shipping cost increases for the upcoming peak holiday season. For full details, please visit each carrier’s site. USPS USPS announced peak season rates beginning October 6, 2024. However, most of these charges will…

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Here's what you need to know:

USPS

USPS announced peak season rates beginning October 6, 2024.

USPS Announces Holiday 2024 Peak Season Rate Hike Starting October 6

USPS announces Holiday 2024 rate hike for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & Ground Advantage starting October 6th.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

However, most of these charges will not apply when you purchase your labels on eBay.

Shipments that will have the published peak season surcharges applied on eBay Labels are: 

• Packages shipping to Zone 9 (US Territories and some military addresses) 
• Packages weighing 21 lbs or more (all zones) 
• Packages with a dimensional (DIM) weight of 21 lbs or more (all zones)
• Packages shipping to or from Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico

Postage provider Pirate Ship also published an update about the USPS Holiday rates, pretty much in line with eBay's announcement, which likely means this information will apply across most other marketplaces and service providers who offer negotiated discounted USPS rates.

USPS Rate Increase for the 2024 Holiday Season | Pirate Ship Support

USPS is increasing rates for 21+ lb packages and all Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Military shipments from October 6th to January 19th.

Pirate Ship Support

FedEx

While base package pricing has not increased, FedEx has published a full schedule regarding additional handling surcharges, oversize surcharges and demand surcharges for all domestic FedEx shipments this season, including eBay Labels.

• Additional Handling Surcharges: Beginning September 30, FedEx is increasing the additional handling surcharge to $7.75 - $10.00. For eBay Labels, all you need to do is enter correct weights and dimensions when printing your label, and we will calculate the surcharges for you.
• Per Package Demand Surcharges: Also beginning September 30, demand surcharges of $1.00 - $3.15 will go into effect, depending on service and date range.
• Oversize surcharges: For packages over 50 lbs., there will be oversize charges of $39.50 - $100.00, depending on service and date range.

Here’s the link to review the details regarding all FedEx demand surcharges.

UPS®

At this time, UPS will not apply peak surcharges this holiday season when you use eBay Labels. Learn more about the UPS peak season rate update.

Are you seeing communication from other marketplaces about how they plan to handle peak season surcharges? Let us know in the comments below!