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FinalFare Surcharge Calculator

How much are carrier surcharges costing you?

FedEx and UPS stack fuel, residential, DAS, EDAS, and peak surcharges on top of your base rate — often adding 30–60% to the real cost of a shipment. LMS Core FinalFare pricing includes zero surcharges, ever. Enter your shipment profile below to see the difference.

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Based on publicly published carrier rates
LMS Core FinalFare = $0 surcharges, always

Illustrative estimates only. Competitor surcharge figures are sourced from publicly published FedEx and UPS rate pages (rates as published, verify current). Actual costs depend on your negotiated carrier agreement and current weekly fuel tables. LMS Core FinalFare surcharges are always $0.

Your shipment profile

Compare against

5,000 pkgs

Total packages shipped per month

500 pkgs100,000 pkgs
75%

Parcels delivered to residential addresses

0%100%
20%

Parcels to ZIP codes the carrier classifies as DAS

0%60%
20%

Of the DAS parcels above, how many go to the most remote ZIP codes

0%100%
$9.00

Your negotiated base rate before surcharges

$5.00$30.00

Peak season (Oct–Jan)

Include FedEx / UPS peak / demand surcharges

Monthly surcharge exposure

FedEx

$38.8K

/month in surcharges

LMS Core FinalFare

$0

in surcharges

$465.7K/yrestimated annual surcharge savings with LMS

Monthly surcharge breakdown — FedEx

Fuel Surcharge

5,000 pkgs × $1.57/pkg (est.)

$7.9K

/mo

~17.5% of base rate — representative mid-range based on publicly published weekly tables (Jan 2025). Verify current week at carrier surcharge pages.

Residential Delivery Surcharge

3,750 pkgs × $6.40/pkg

$24.0K

/mo

$6.40/pkg — 2025 GRI published rate. Verify at carrier surcharge pages before citing.

Delivery Area Surcharge (DAS)

800 pkgs × $5.55/pkg

$4.4K

/mo

FedEx ~$5.55 / UPS ~$5.15 per pkg — 2025 GRI published rates. Verify at carrier surcharge pages.

Extended Delivery Area Surcharge (EDAS)

200 pkgs × $12.45/pkg

$2.5K

/mo

FedEx ~$12.45 / UPS ~$12.30 per pkg — 2025 GRI published rates. Verify at carrier surcharge pages.

LMS Core FinalFare — All categories

Fuel · Residential · DAS · EDAS · Peak

$0.00

/mo

FedEx annual surcharges

$465.7K

LMS annual surcharges

$0

Estimated annual savings with LMS

$465.7K

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Surcharge FAQs

Common questions about carrier surcharges

What is a fuel surcharge and how much does it cost?
A fuel surcharge is a percentage added on top of your base shipping rate, indexed weekly to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) average retail diesel price. FedEx and UPS both publish weekly fuel surcharge tables — rates have typically ranged from 10% to 25% of the base rate depending on diesel prices. LMS Core FinalFare pricing includes no fuel surcharge, ever.
What is a residential delivery surcharge?
FedEx and UPS charge a per-package fee on every delivery to a residential address. In 2025 both carriers published residential surcharges around $6.40 per package. Because most e-commerce deliveries go to homes, this is one of the largest surcharge line items for shippers. LMS Core FinalFare has no residential surcharge.
What is a Delivery Area Surcharge (DAS)?
A Delivery Area Surcharge (DAS) is a per-package fee applied to shipments delivered to or picked up from ZIP codes the carrier defines as a delivery area. FedEx and UPS each maintain their own lists of DAS-eligible ZIP codes, and neither list is the same. In 2025, published DAS rates ran roughly $5.15–$5.55 per package. LMS Core FinalFare has no DAS.
What is an Extended Delivery Area Surcharge (EDAS)?
Extended Delivery Area Surcharges (EDAS) — sometimes called Remote Area Surcharges — are a second tier above DAS for the most rural and frontier ZIP codes. They can reach $12 or more per package on top of any standard DAS. LMS Core FinalFare has no EDAS.
What is a peak surcharge?
FedEx and UPS apply temporary peak or demand surcharges during high-volume periods, typically October through January each year. They publish separate peak surcharge tables each fall, and the amounts have reached $5–$7 per package or more in recent years. LMS Core FinalFare never adds a peak surcharge.
What is FinalFare pricing?
FinalFare is LMS Core's all-in pricing model: on LMS Core, the rate you see is the rate you pay. There is no fuel surcharge, no residential surcharge, no DAS or EDAS, no peak or demand surcharge — ever. This makes LMS Core invoices predictable and simple to reconcile.
How accurate is this surcharge calculator?
This calculator uses publicly published FedEx and UPS surcharge rates to estimate your monthly surcharge exposure based on your volume and shipment profile. Actual costs depend on your negotiated carrier agreement, current weekly fuel surcharge tables, and the specific ZIP codes you ship to. Treat this as a directional estimate and verify with your carrier rep. LMS surcharges are always $0.
What is FinalFare?

The rate you see is the rate you pay.

FinalFare is LMS Core's all-in pricing model. We quote one flat rate per shipment — no fuel surcharge, no residential surcharge, no DAS or EDAS, no peak or demand surcharge. Not discounted, not deferred. Just $0 surcharges, built into every quote.

That means your invoices are predictable, your forecasting is simpler, and there are no surprises at month-end reconciliation.

See LMS service tiers
Fuel Surcharge✓ Added weekly (indexed to diesel)✗ Never
Residential Surcharge✓ ~$6.40/pkg✗ Never
DAS / EDAS✓ Up to ~$12.45/pkg✗ Never
Peak / Demand Surcharge✓ Up to ~$6.40/pkg (Oct–Jan)✗ Never

Legacy rates illustrative — based on publicly published 2025 GRI rates as published. Verify current rates at carrier surcharge pages.

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