UPS & FedEx Increase Fees For US Imports Ahead Of End Of De Minimis Exemption
UPS and FedEx are both upping international processing fees as importing into the United States is set to get a lot more complicated with the end of the de minimis exemption for packages valued under $800 on August 29th.
FedEx took a preemptive approach, increasing their international processing fee from $1.50 to $2.50 on August 18th on packages shipped via International First, International Priority Express, International Priority, International Economy, International Express Freight, and International Ground services.
UPS will also be raising their fee to $2.50, effective September 8th on shipments coming into the US via Worldwide Express, Worldwide Express Plus, and Worldwide Express NA1 services.
They'll also be charging an Entry Preparation Charge for UPS Standard shipments from Canada shipments of $10.00 for shipments with a Value for Duty between $0.00 to $200.00, and $20.00 for shipments with a Value for Duty between $200.01 to $800.00.
The move comes as many postal services across the globe are pausing shipments into the US after President Trump signed an executive order moving up the end of the de minimis exemption to August 29, 2025.
Liz Morton
If that executive order holds, there will likely be more surcharges and delays on the horizon as private carriers take on extra volume while international postal services work to comply with requirements for US bound packages to be shipped Delivery Duty Paid.
Stay tuned for updates and let us know in the comments below how the end of de minimis is impacting your ecommerce business!
