You can also fill in this form to calculate the rate and transit time of your package. Starting January 4, 2016, you can find FedEx Freight Zone-based rates here.
You then go to the Freight-Zone Pricing Page, select the zone-based rate table marked “Within the Contiguous United States” (Assuming that’s where your customers are located.) Then look for the number of the zone next to it. From this document you select the first three numbers off the zip code where you want to ship an item. You can get this list in PDF or spreadsheet format. This generates a list of Zip Codes and corresponding zones based on your shipping location related too the Zip Code you entered. You fill out the form including your Zip Code number. Zones relate closely (but often not exactly) to distance traveled.Ĭarriers such as FedEx, UPS, and USPS use shipping zones to determine the shipping cost of a package.You go to the FedEx Freight Zone Locator. In the continental US, most carriers break down the country into seven shipping zones, (numbered 2-8).ĮCommerce businesses need to pay attention to shipping zones. Zones affect your fulfillment costs and delivery time.Ī clear understanding of shipping zones should inform your fulfillment strategy. When you use zones to your advantage, you can reduce shipping costs and even offer free shipping. Shipping Zone DefinitionĪ shipping zone is a segment of delivery territory. Each zone is within a certain distance range from your point of origin. The higher the zone, the farther it is from the point of origin. Each zone includes a set of ZIP codes.įor example, if a package originates at Red Stag Fulfillment’s Knoxville warehouse, the origin ZIP code starts with 377. ZIP codes with the first three digits of 376-379 are in Zone 2 for UPS.
Those deliveries wouldn’t travel far from the point of origin. A shipment to a ZIP code starting with 970 would go to the West Coast. That is Zone 8 for a UPS package shipped from Knoxville. A map showing shipping zones will be different for each point of origin.
The simplest way to explain zones is the distance between two points. The further your fulfillment warehouse is from your customer, the higher the zone. The ZIP codes used to determine shipping zones are a proxy for distance. FedEx breaks down its zones by distance like this: Miles from point of origin to delivery addressĮach shipping zone represents a different price. For example, a 5-pound package shipped by FedEx Ground costs $9.87 to ship to Zone 2, $12.92 for Zone 5, and $14.97 for Zone 8. Shipping zones allow delivery companies to charge the right amount for each package delivered.
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