
Inventory Management
06 Feb 2021
Changes are a regular practice in almost any sphere. And eCommerce is not an exception. Every year at the beginning of January, companies review their plans. We see it apparent that changes will retake place regarding shipping costs. This, in its turn, affects shipping strategies and pricing strategies developed for 2021. The reason is that labour and fuel change in prices. Let’s see how the shipping rates change (mainly Fedex 2021 rate increase, USPS shipping rate changes, UPS shipping rate).
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All the major shipping carriers (supported on eSwap as well) announced the retail rates changes in 2021. As mentioned above, we’ll present the expected shipping rates changes for:
As of January 24 announcement, USPS increases its retail prices. In 2021 for about 4.9%. USPS prices for domestic products is the following:
And the prices for international shipping products:
As of December 27 announcement, UPS increases domestic shipment rates by an average of 4.9%. When selling through eBay or Shopify, the rates do not change.
As of January 4, 2021, FedEx announced about rate changes for FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground, FedEx SmartPost, FedEx 2Day and services for about 4.9%. You can find more details on the FedEx shipping rates chart.
Like most carriers, DHL Express increases retail prices for DHL Express Worldwide by approximately 4.9%.
Rate change adjustment options depend on the shipping strategy you choose (free, flat-rate, or calculated shipping rates). Based on this, you need different actions to undertake. Let’s see the necessary shipping strategy optimization steps.
In case of offering calculated shipping, you can use 2 main methods:
Note: the leading shipping carriers have integrations with our platform (FedEx, USPS, UPS). As for the shipping rate calculators, we provide a calculation for the Royal Mail system. Keep up for the updates and new features on the website.
You can adjust your account for the shipping rates of 2021, and this can also become an opportunity for your strategy replanning. This important factor should always be the core of your attention. Thus, you’d better keep up with the changes year by year.