UPS will be raising base rates 5.9% beginning January 2, 2012. International shipments will increase by 6.9%.
The upside (if you can call it one) : the new rates will be somewhat offset by the reduction in UPS fuel surcharges – 1% for ground packages and 2% for all air shipments.
Source: http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/18/news/companies/ups_rates/index.htm
