Fedex & UPS to start rounding up measurements 8-18-25

I was printing an USPS label on eBay last night, "Fedex & UPS to start rounding up measurements 8-18-25" popped up at the top left of the page.

I ship nothing via Fedex, very little via UPS & always rounded my measurements up.

Were Fedex & UPS rounding measurements down?

aeparts1

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Posted 11 months ago·Last reply 11 months ago

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wastingtime101

·11 months ago

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There are a lot of mixed responses in here. For accurate information on how each carrier rounds per their service guides, view this post:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Shipping/Shipping-Guide-Measuring-Packages/m-p/35214174#M510124

lakefor94

·11 months ago

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@aeparts1 wrote:
I was printing an USPS label on eBay last night, "Fedex & UPS to start rounding up measurements 8-18-25" popped up at the top left of the page.

I ship nothing via Fedex, very little via UPS & always rounded my measurements up.

Were Fedex & UPS rounding measurements down?

Example of how it was before the 18th of August:

5.1 inches = 5 inches

5.5 inches = 5 inches

5.6 inches = 6 inches

So, anything over 1/2 inch rounded up to the next inch.

Now, anything at all over an inch rounds up to next inch.

5.1 inches = 6 inches

duffy4444

·11 months ago

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Well, so much for using FedEx or UPS... It's a good thing I don't use them anyway. Now all we have to wait for is the USPS doing the same thing... Monkey See, Monkey Do.

Cheers, Duffy

shire123

·11 months ago

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I believe USPS has always rounded up. It seems FedEx and UPS are just catching up.

tsme35

·11 months ago

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USPS is rounded to the nearest whole number but I always thought UPS rounded up, at least I have with them lol

bashort

·11 months ago

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@shire123 wrote:
I believe USPS has always rounded up. It seems FedEx and UPS are just catching up.

USPS Retail Ground dimensional weight for rectangular shaped parcels to zones 1â€“9.Measure the length, width, and height in inches. Round off 1 each measurement to the nearest whole inch:

UPS and Fedex are basically implementing a small rate increase that they do not have to call a rate increase.

Does anyone besides me wonder how in the world that UPS and Fedex would be making the exact same change at the exact same time???? Must be a coincidence.

duffy4444

·11 months ago

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@shire123 wrote:
I believe USPS has always rounded up. It seems FedEx and UPS are just catching up.

@shire123:

My shipments via USPS have never been rounded up until the measurement goes over the 1/2" mark. If it's 5.1", for instance, I have never had the USPS say it's 6". This was confirmed by my local PO a couple years ago. I'll check with them again when I drop off my packages today, and I'll return to admit my error if I'm wrong. If it's changed recently, I'm not aware of it, as I always round up myself when entering dimensions, just to be safe. On only some occasions does my rounding up increase the USPS price.

Cheers, Duffy

lakefor94

·11 months ago

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@duffy4444 wrote:
@shire123 wrote:
I believe USPS has always rounded up. It seems FedEx and UPS are just catching up.
@shire123:
My shipments via USPS have never been rounded up until the measurement goes over the 1/2" mark. If it's 5.1", for instance, I have never had the USPS say it's 6". This was confirmed by my local PO a couple years ago. I'll check with them again when I drop off my packages today, and I'll return to admit my error if I'm wrong. If it's changed recently, I'm not aware of it, as I always round up myself when entering dimensions, just to be safe. On only some occasions does my rounding up increase the USPS price.
Cheers, Duffy

You have it right.

shire123

·11 months ago

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Guess that shows how local offices do things differently. My local USPS office always rounds up.

lakefor94

·11 months ago

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@duffy4444 wrote:
Well, so much for using FedEx or UPS... It's a good thing I don't use them anyway. Now all we have to wait for is the USPS doing the same thing... Monkey See, Monkey Do.
Cheers, Duffy

Even when having to add an inch for UPS/FedEx, they will still have their uses in the shipping realm for those with larger/heavier packages.

bashort

·11 months ago

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@lakefor94 wrote:
@duffy4444 wrote:
Well, so much for using FedEx or UPS... It's a good thing I don't use them anyway. Now all we have to wait for is the USPS doing the same thing... Monkey See, Monkey Do.
Cheers, Duffy
Even when having to add an inch for UPS/FedEx, they will still have their uses in the shipping realm for those with larger/heavier packages.

yes, this is basically a non event for most sellers, I always rounded up anyway just for a slight cushion against getting back charged, I have played around with the 1" difference on prices and unless it puts you over some threshold on length or girth it makes no difference much of the time however I would assume that the bean counters have calculated the millions of extra revenue that this small change will make or they would not be doing it

bashort

·11 months ago

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@aeparts1 wrote:
I was printing an USPS label on eBay last night, "Fedex & UPS to start rounding up measurements 8-18-25" popped up at the top left of the page.

I ship nothing via Fedex, very little via UPS & always rounded my measurements up.

Were Fedex & UPS rounding measurements down?

UPS package measurement guides have always said round to the nearest whole number, not round up.

What has been happening for some time now with UPS anyway is they are maximizing revenue by assessing as many penalties as possible.

One that UPS got me on several times until I figured out what the problem was is if you completely cover a package with clear packing tape you will get a healthy penalty for "special handling" , based on the UPS rule that anything shrink wrapped requires "special handling". Then if you buy UPS through ebay there is no appeal available that I am aware of however these are easy to appeal on UPS through pirateship and I have won the 2 appeals I have made for this.

I do not use Fedex because of the lack of a reasonable drop off spot in my area but I assume that they are doing the same.

I think that the root cause is that both UPS and Fedex are reeling from loosing Amazon deliveries and trying to make it up.