This story was originally published on Supply Chain Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Supply Chain Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Amazon Shipping will levy peak season surcharges from Oct. 26 through Jan. 17, 2026, the e-commerce giant's delivery service announced Friday. The fees, which reach their highest point from Nov. 23 to Dec. 27, include a per-package demand surcharge and levies for parcels that are large, heavy or require additional handling. The surcharges ...

Shippers generally feel surcharges are fair when projected demand abruptly exceeds capacity because carriers do a lot of seasonal hiring and training, lease extra aircraft and other equipment, and take on other expenditures to ensure continuity of operations. In 2013, a spike in demand combined with blizzards severely impacted parcel carriers’ on-time performance, upsetting retailers and their customers, and prompting the move to demand surcharges the following year.“[At] the height of the Covid time period ...