What is a fuel surcharge fee?

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1. What is a fuel surcharge fee?
2. What is fuel surcharge for UPS?
3. Does USPS have a fuel surcharge?
4. What states are surcharges illegal?
5. What exactly is a surcharge?
6. Is it legal to surcharge debit cards?
7. Are surcharges illegal?
8. What does surcharge free ATM mean?

What is a fuel surcharge fee?

A fuel surcharge (FSC) is a fee assessed by a carrier to account for regional / seasonal variations in fuel costs. A fuel surcharge is most often seen in trucking, but an ocean or air carrier may also assess a fuel surcharge. A fuel surcharge helps protect the carrier from the volatility of fuel prices.

What is fuel surcharge for UPS?

Ground Fuel Surcharge

National U.S. Average On-highway Diesel Fuel Price (USD/Gallon)
At Least	But Less Than	Surcharge
USD 3.38 But Less Than :USD 3.50 Surcharge :9.50%	USD 3.50	9.50%
USD 3.50 But Less Than :USD 3.62 Surcharge :9.75%	USD 3.62	9.75%
USD 3.62 But Less Than :USD 3.74 Surcharge :10.00%	USD 3.74	10.00%

Does USPS have a fuel surcharge?

Unlike most other shipping companies, the Postal Service does not impose surcharges for fuel price increases, residential delivery, or Saturday delivery. ... Customers can handle virtually all of their mailing needs at usps.com.

What states are surcharges illegal?

It's illegal to charge fees in these states Here are the five states where it's illegal: Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Maine and Massachusetts. While it's illegal for businesses to charge credit card surcharge fees in these states, there are two things to note.

What exactly is a surcharge?

A surcharge is an additional charge, tax, or payment that a company adds to the already existent cost of a good or service. Many industries, including travel, telecom, and cable, will add surcharges to offset the cost of higher prices, such as fuel, or regulatory fees imposed by the government.

Is it legal to surcharge debit cards?

Can I assess a surcharge on both credit and debit card purchases? No. The ability to surcharge only applies to credit card purchases, and only under certain conditions. U.S. merchants cannot surcharge debit card or prepaid card purchases.

Are surcharges illegal?

In 1985, California passed a law that prohibited merchants from adding a surcharge (an extra fee) when customers pay by credit card instead of cash. That law does allow merchants to give customers discounts for paying by cash, check, or debit card, as long as that discount is offered to all customers.

What does surcharge free ATM mean?

Some people pay a surcharge at the ATM. The SUM® program gives you the convenience of ATMs and saves you money by offering surcharge-free access to thousands of ATMs around the country. If your financial institution is a SUM program member, you can use any SUM ATM without paying a surcharge.