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What does one holiday package really cost?

Stack the base charge, fuel, residential, delivery area, peak demand and handling fees for one package, with fuel applied only where you mark it.

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UPS 2026 peak: $8.75 to $11.90.

Check your carrier’s fuel-eligible list.

Results

Modeled package total$24.93
Added on top of the base charge$12.93
Fuel share of total22.8%

Modeled invoice

Net base charge fuel applies$12.00
Residential surcharge fuel applies2026 list amount; contracts often discount it$6.50
Residential demand surcharge fuel appliesPeak-of-peak rate$0.75
Fuel surcharge at 29.50% fuel$5.68
Package total$24.93
  • Residential and demand amounts are 2026 published list values for standard (not high-volume) shippers.
  • No charge is counted twice: fuel is computed once on the sum of fuel-eligible lines.
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How this is calculated

Each line is added once. Fuel = fuel percentage × the sum of lines marked fuel-eligible.

Rates shown as defaults come from carrier publications or each carrier’s published table applied to the EIA price; see the methodology. Estimates and examples are labeled. Results are illustrative and do not represent any carrier’s reported financial results.

Questions

When are UPS and FedEx peak surcharges highest?

UPS from November 22 to December 26, 2026; FedEx from November 23 to December 27, 2026.

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