Our rates and surcharges

• Updated from £2.00 to £2.05 per shipment. This fee is assessed to cover clearance processing for shipments bound for the United States.
• For FedEx® International Connect Plus (FICP) shipments, the fee remains unchanged at £0.80 per shipment.

• Simplified surcharge application: If a package qualifies for more than one of the following surcharges (AHS-Dimension, AHS-Packaging, AHS-Weight, Oversize Charge, or Unauthorized Package Charge), only the highest surcharge will apply, after discounts.
• Additional criteria for AHS-Dimension and Oversize: In addition to the current rules, the following will also apply:
  • AHS-Dimension: Applies if a package exceeds 169,901 cm³ in volume (length × width × height)
  • Oversize Charge: Applies if a package exceeds 283,168 cm³ in volume or weighs more than 50 kg

Need more details? Check our AHS customer guide, your main reference for AHS updates.

NOTE: We reserve the right to assess Additional Handling charges for packages or freight handling units that require special handling or that require FedEx to apply additional packaging during transit. To avoid AHS, please see our packaging guidelines.

Shipments picked up or delivered to remote and less accessible locations are assessed an Out-of-Pickup-Area (OPA) or Out-of-Delivery-Area (ODA) surcharge.

We are updating the postal codes where these surcharges apply.

• Current global postal code list (applicable until 11 January 2026)
• New postal codes (applicable from 12 January 2026)

Declared Value, previously known as Enhanced transit liability (ETL). ETL will now be called ‘declared value’ on the shipping screen. It will be available on all services at £6 for each £1,000 of cover required. Carriage value gives you the option of paying for extra cover, for example if your shipment is lost, damaged or delayed. Find out more here.

Domestic Direct Signature Required

FedEx will obtain a signature from someone at the delivery address or reattempt delivery the following business day if no one is at the address. Read more here.

£2.00

Domestic Adult Signature Required

FedEx will obtain a signature from any person of legal adult age* at the delivery address.

£2.50

* Legal age will vary depending on the destination country and is governed by the local legal age of an adult, not the legal age to purchase specific products (i.e. alcohol). This delivery option is not available in all destination countries.

Shipments picked up from or delivered to remote and less accessible locations are assessed as Out-of-Pick-Up-Area (OPA) or Out-of-Delivery-Area (ODA) surcharge. Please refer to the list of postal codes or cities where this surcharge applies.

A surcharge might apply to a delivery performed on a Saturday. Service availability may vary according to place of collection and destination. When Saturday is a normal business day at the destination country, Saturday Delivery does not have to be marked on the Air Waybill, and the surcharge does not apply. Please contact Customer Services for details.

£29.50

Effective 6 October 2025 the list rate for the FedEx domestic AHS will be increasing for the peak season. Additional Handling Surcharges (AHS) apply to non-standard shipments that cannot be sorted on our automated machinery and will be charged at £13.95 per item. On 5 January 2026 the AHS list rate will return to £12.95 per parcel.

AHS can be applicable for a shipment due to its weight, size or packaging. We attempt to optimise the way we handle packages within our network so packages requiring additional manual handling processes are subject to an additional charge.

Additional Handling Surcharge – Dimension

Applies to packages exceeding one of the following:

• Length greater than 121cm
• Height greater than 76cm
• Polybags greater than 76cm in any dimensions

Additional Handling Surcharge – Packaging

Applies to packages that are:

• Polystyrene
• Metal boxes
• Plastic boxes/containers
• Rolls/tubes
• Parcels banded together
• Plastic buckets/canister including tote boxes
• Wooden boxes
• Sacks and bags
• Spools and reels
• Irregular shaped packages

Additional Handling Surcharge – Weight

Packages heavier than 31 kg

For more information on how to avoid these charges, see our guide and packaging guidelines.

Effective 26^th February 2024. Oversize surcharge applies when one dimension exceeds 243cm and will be charged at £49.25 per item.

(Dependent on the customers agreement one of the following overweight processes may apply)

Weight limits - where the average parcel weight in a shipment exceeds 25kg, FedEx will charge an additional £3.68 for each additional 25kg or part thereof in excess of 25kg.

Weight limits - where the average parcel weight in a shipment exceeds 30kg, FedEx will charge an additional pence per kilo for each additional 1kg.

Please find below Dangerous Goods surcharge per shipment (effective 1^st April 2025)

Free of charge if shipped by road:

Effective 5th January 2026 Non-Stackable Surcharges will be applied to packages containing at least one piece, skid, or pallet that cannot be stacked vertically in a safe and secure manner. The surcharge applies once per shipment, even if multiple pieces are identified as non-stackable are bundled in a shipment.

Price to be applied £49.25 per shipment

Applicable to FedEx Domestic shipments that exceed our operational limits and require special handling to move through our network.

Effective 5th January 2026 AHU Unauthorised surcharges will apply to packages where the longest side exceeds 274cm. Price to be applied £75 per package.