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Peak Surcharges for 2025/2026

Peak Surcharges for 2026-2027

See 2025/2026 Peak Surcharges
Peak Season Surcharges
Holiday Closures
Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Peak Season Surcharges
Surcharge
Description
Additional Peak Surcharge 28-Sep-2026 to 17-Jan-2027
Additional Handling*

Irregular packaging / Fragile stickers / ETC
Longest side exceeds 48" -OR
2nd longest side exceeds 30"
$6.50 (dimension)
$6.50 (weight)
$6.50 (packaging)
(per Piece)
Oversize
Packages that exceed 130" length and girth - OR
single side dim greater than 96"
$60.00
(per Piece)
Peak Residential Surcharge

shipments delivering to residential areas

$1.25 per shipment
(Oct 26, 2026 - Jan 17, 2027)
Overmax
Package with a weight greater than 150lbs - OR
Package with length and girth greater than 165" - OR
package with a single side greater than 108"
Ground shipments - $450 (per piece)
*Express shipments are rated as LTL / Freight

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Surcharge
Description
Peak SurchargeSept 20, 2026 - Jan 16, 2027

Peak Additional Handling
Unboxed packages / Irregular Packaging / Fragile Stickers / High risk contents not packaged according to UPS accepted standards
Any package where the longest side exceeds 48"
Any Package where the second longest side exceeds 30"
Any package with an acutal weight greater than 70 lbs
Each package in a shipment where the avgerage weight per package is greater than 70 lbs

$7.70
(Per Package)
 Peak Large Package Surcharge 
Packages with length + girth* combined exceeds 130" - OR
packages with a single side dim greater than 96"
$77.00
(Per Package)

 
Surge Fee / Demand fee
(residential & commercial)
Every Shipment

$0.75
(Per Package)
Overmax
Package with a weight greater than 150lbs - OR
Package with a single side greater than 108" - OR
Package with length + girth* greater than 165"
$495.00
(Per Piece)
 
 

Surge Emergency Fees
(For UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express® UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Expedited®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® - Midday)

Packages shipping from the United States to Canada

$0.97per kg 
$0.44 per lb

Surge Emergency Fees
(For UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express® UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Expedited®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® - Midday)
Packages shipping from Canada to Israel or United Arab Emirates
 
$4.57per kg 
$2.08 per lb
 
 

Surge Emergency Fees
(For UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express® UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Expedited®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® - Midday)
Packages shipping from Canada to the United States, Asia, India, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, ISMEA, LATAM

$0.69per kg 
$0.32 per lb

Surge Emergency Fees
(For UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express® UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Expedited®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® - Midday)
Packages shipping from Canada to the Middle East (excl. UAE)
 
$4.08 per kg 
$1.86 per lb
 
 
 * additional handling will not be applicable when Large package Surcharge is applied 
Surcharge
Description
Additional Peak Surcharge2-Nov,2026 - 10-Jan,2026
Oversize / Unpackaged Shipments

Packages that have any dimension over 2m in length or a height exceeding 1m
Shipments that are unpackaged

$33.00
(per Piece)
 
 Overmax / Out of Spec 
Package with a weight greater than 30kgs - OR
Package with any dimension that exceeds 2m - OR
Package length and girth combined over 3m
 Ground shipments - $440 (per piece) 

Holiday Closures

Holiday Closures
Carrier
Closure Dates
UPS
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027
GLS
  • November 11, 2026 (AB, BC, MB, SK)
  • December 24, 2026 (AB, BC, MB, SK)
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027
Canpar
  • November 11, 2026 (except in Ontario and Quebec)
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027
Purolator
  • November 11, 2026 (except in Ontario and Quebec)
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027
FedEx (Express & Ground)
  • November 11, 2026 (NS Only)
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027
DHL
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027
ICS
  • November 11, 2026 (except in Ontario and Quebec)
  • December 25, 2026
  • December 28, 2026
  • January 1, 2027

Holiday Shipping Deadlines
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