PEAK SEASON 2023

It’s the most wonderful time for eCommerce

Peak Season
We are ready to help your teams work smarter, not harder this holiday season.

We are ready to help your teams work smarter, not harder this holiday season.

Peak Season

Questions about carrier deadlines, surcharge rates, and more?

Our Customer Support team is here to help you throughout these exceptionally busy months.

Important Dates

23

NOV

Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)

24

NOV

Black Friday

27

NOV

Cyber Monday

24

DEC

Christmas Eve

25

DEC

Christmas Day

26

DEC

Boxing Day
(Canada & UK)

31

DEC

New Year’s Eve

01

JAN

New Year’s Day

23

NOV

Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)

24

NOV

Black Friday

27

NOV

Cyber Monday

24

DEC

Christmas Eve

25

DEC

Christmas Day

26

DEC

Boxing Day
(Canada & UK)

31

DEC

New Year’s Eve

01

JAN

New Year’s Day

Stay tuned for more information

Important details

Our warehouses will be open 7 days a week during Peak Season (11/1 – 12/31) for our Fulfillment clients.

Additionally, special projects may not be possible during 11/1-12/31.

Please reach out to Customer Support with questions.

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Peak Surcharge Details
Now that the major carriers have announced their fee increases for this year’s Peak Season, we wanted to confirm how these increases will impact your shipments.

All surcharges will apply to packages that ship between 10/31/23 through to 1/15/24.

Peak Surcharge Details

For packages shipped from our U.S. facilities:

Standard & Marketplace

  • 0 to 4lbs: 4.9%
  • 5lb and over: 7.9%

Expedited & Overnight

  • All weights: 7.9%

International

  • All weights: 3.9%

For packages shipped from our Canadian facilities:

Standard & Marketplace

  • 0 to 4lbs: 1.9%
  • 5lb and over: 3.9%

Expedited & Overnight

  • All weights: 3.9%

International

  • All weights: 1.9%

All shipments will include a 7.9% labor surcharge

Important Information to Remember

Order Deadlines: We recommend communicating these dates to your customers as soon as possible.

 

  • Standard Orders must be received by November 9 for Thanksgiving delivery
  • Expedited Orders must be received by November 10 for Thanksgiving delivery
  • Standard orders must be received by December 9 for Christmas delivery
  • Expedited orders must be received by December 10 for Christmas delivery
  • Same day fulfillment not guaranteed

For our Fulfillment clients, please familiarize yourself with our Service Level Agreement. This includes special considerations for Peak season, which includes (but is not limited to):

 

  •  Compliant Shipping Plans will be received within 10 business days
  • D2C standard orders will be fulfilled within 5 business days
  • B2B standard orders will be fulfilled within 10 business days
  • Overnight & Marketplace (Amazon, Walmart, etc.) orders will be fulfilled within 48 hours
  • Expedited orders will be fulfilled within 3 business days
ICYMI
We produce and publish content year-round that highlights the features of our warehouse operating system. All of these features, when used effectively, can make your Peak season so much easier. 
ICYMI

Our VP of Engineering explains the different ways ShipHero gets ready for Peak.

Quick rundown of ways you
can reduce returns
in Q4.

ShipHero is now fully
integrated with NetSuite!

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