What is a FedEx Delivery Area Surcharge?
As a FedEx shipper, there is a 99% chance that you have seen a DAS or delivery area surcharge fee on your FedEx invoice. A delivery area surcharge will apply to shipments intended for select U.S. ZIP codes. DAS also applies to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipments destined for areas in Alaska and Hawaii that are remotely populated and difficult to access.
Delivery Area Surcharge Map
Here at Refund Retriever, we know accessorial fees are a huge part of your invoice. Therefore, we decided to take the FedEx list of delivery area surcharge and extended delivery area surcharge zip codes and create a map. So the orange areas are those with the normal FedEx delivery area surcharges and the purple area is FedEx extended area surcharge locations.
What do these fees look like on my invoice?
- DAS Comm
- Delivery Area Surcharge Extended Comm
- DAS Resi
- Delivery Area Surcharge Extended Resi
- Delivery Area Surcharge
- DAS Extended
FedEx Delivery Area Surcharge Reporting
Would you like to see a report of all the FedEx DAS charges that have been added to your FedEx account in the past 30 days? Past 6 months? You are in luck, Refund Retriever’s reporting will provide you with a detailed list of all tracking numbers with a FedEx delivery area and extended surcharges.
Want to lower your surcharges?
Some companies can see the charges on more than half of all shipments. So then how can you lower the impact? For the most part, the fastest way is to have FedEx lower the amount they are charging for these fees. During your next contract negotiation, request a 25 to 50% reduction in FedEx DAS charges.
71 lbs is still a problem!
What if your FedEx Ground package exceed 70 lbs? Packages that are 71 lbs or greater and shipped to an Alaska ZIP code that receives the delivery area surcharge, the applicable fee will be 3.5 times the Alaska commercial or Alaska residential charge. As a rule, remember, FedEx Home Delivery packages cannot exceed 70 lbs.
FedEx Delivery Area Surcharge Pricing: U.S. Express
| 2019 Per-Package Charge | 2020 Per-Package Charge | 2021 Per-Package Charge | |
| Commercial | $2.85 | $2.95 | $3.10 |
| Extended Commercial | $2.85 | $3.60 | $3.85 |
| Alaska Commercial | $27.50 | $29.00 | $31.50 |
| Hawaii Commercial | $8.40 | $8.85 | $9.5 |
| Residential | $4.20 | $4.40 | $4.70 |
| Extended Residential | $4.65 | $5.40 | $5.90 |
| Alaska Residential | $27.50 | $29.00 | $31.50 |
| Hawaii Residential | $8.40 | $8.85 | $9.5 |
FedEx Delivery Area Surcharge Pricing: U.S. Ground
| 2019 Per-Package Charge | 2020 Per-Package Charge | 2021 Per-Package Charge | |
| Commercial | $2.70 | $2.95 | $3.10 |
| Extended Commercial | $2.70 | $3.45 | $3.70 |
| Alaska Commercial | $30.00 | $30.00 | $31.50 |
| Intra-Hawaii Commercial | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.10 |
FedEx Delivery Area Surcharge Pricing: U.S. Ground and Home Delivery
| 2019 Per-Package Charge | 2020 Per-Package Charge | 2021 Per-Package Charge | |
| Residential (FedEx Ground) | $4.20 | $4.40 | $4.70 |
| Residential (FedEx Home Delivery) | $3.65 | $4.00 | $4.30 |
| Extended Residential (FedEx Ground) | $4.65 | $5.40 | $5.90 |
| Extended Residential (FedEx Home Delivery) | $4.65 | $5.40 | $5.90 |
| Alaska Residential | $30.00 | $30.00 | $31.50 |
| Intra-Hawaii Residential | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.10 |
Refund Retriever can lower your shipping costs
In conclusion, insight into your shipping data is crucial to understand the impact of fees like the FedEx delivery area and FedEx extended area surcharges. Additionally, data encourages efficient logistics management, decision-making, and cost reduction.
Refund Retriever has developed the technology and reporting functionality you need to obtain measurable results. Soon, your business can start reaping the benefits of our knowledge and technology provide. Partner with Refund Retriever to reduce your FedEx and UPS costs and achieve the results your company deserves.
