Hazmat shippers - price increase

[GT Accuracy]

Has any other hazmat shippers seen the updated base hazmat fee from ups ?

I just had my account updated by ups via worldship and hazmat fee base is increased to $51.00 instead of $33 and will go up again to $54 in December.

Further investigation seems to suggest this will go nationwide in December…This is gonna hurt. Get ready for $100 shipping costs with insurance and signature if you’re several zones away from your powder shop

https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/webcontent/en_US/Accessorial_Preview.pdf

 

[Shooter13]

Primers, powder and everything else! Just WOW!

 

[Raydee]

When will it stop? Pricing us out of the sport.

 

[GT Accuracy]

When will it stop? Pricing us out of the sport.

Within certain circles I debate in, this could very well be the plan. They can't beat the 2nd amendment legally, so just force prices up to the point no one wants to play anymore.

 

[L.Sherm]

When will it stop? Pricing us out of the sport.

Not untill people say " enough is enough"

 

[buckeye68]

Now let’s not complain about UPS being force to raise prices. What choice do they have after their last contract??

 

[cmysix]

Now let’s not complain about UPS being force to raise prices. What choice do they have after their last contract??

that's the problem, not some unseen force trying to price us out, No it's just good old union members, you know just like the Teamsters who got ole Joe and Kamala to bail out THEIR pension fund with TAXPAYER DOLLARS, or the poor broke port workers who are barley scraping by on $150,000 a year! They need a raise!

 

[Rwfish]

It all rolls like this, You fight for raise in pay which then drives up the cost of the products/services you provide which you can no longer afford so you fight for a raise..….

 

[Rocketvapor]

Current Hazmat @
Powder Valley $22.99
Midway $22.99
Midsouth $22.99

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Current Hazmat @
Powder Valley $22.99
Midway $22.99
Midsouth $22.99

It going to double then in December.

 

[skeeljc]

I believe the vendor decides what to charge for their HAZ shipping service.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I believe the vendor decides what to charge for their HAZ shipping service.

Read post#1.

 

[GT Accuracy]

Current Hazmat @
Powder Valley $22.99
Midway $22.99
Midsouth $22.99

These we the standard rates for years. Then throughout the year, depending on your volume, they incrementally upped the fees. When I started shipping hazmat in May it was 22.99 then $33.00, and currently $51.00

I have called and spoken to my rep and the Small Business lead for my area and they just flat out told me no for a new negotiation for my hazmat rates.

I do hope the big guys keep getting the 23 dollar rate, but for smaller guys....it's doubt they will negotiate again.

 

[itchyTF]

Who is “they” and how do “they” create price increases for a company “they” don’t own ?

Gunmint, remember how “they” forced social media to do certain things ( censor)? Although “they” probably didn’t have to twist their arms too much.

 

[Rocketvapor]

A vendor charges what UPS charges them PLUS what they 'calculate' as additional packing/handling it costs them, plus regular shipping costs. Large companies might 'eat' some of the Hazmat and pad product costs. Small vendors don't get the same rates.
The examples vendors I listed for a single pound of BL(C)-2 are Today;
PV 1 pound, $38.75, Ship $12.95, HM $22.95, Total $80.06.
MW $46.79, Ship $13.99, HM $22.99, Total $83.77
MS $43.99, Ship $10.99, HM $22.99, Total $77.47.

Now it would be ridiculous to order a single pound of powder.
Build up an order of several pounds of powder and primers to divide the costs.

Graf has a Free Hazmat (4 pound minimum)
BL(C)-2 $43.99 X 4 = $175.96, Ship $12.95, Hazmat (normal $23.50) FREE, Total for 4 pounds is
$188.91, about $47.23 per pound shipped.

I'm ordering an 8 pound jug of Staball 6.5 Today.
Out of stock some places except
Midway $371.19, Ship $18.49, Hazmat $22.99, Plus tax (about $31.00) Total $442.67.
Grafs $355.99, Ship $12.95, $31.00 Tax, Total (round up) $400.00. About $50/lb.

 

[CJ6]

I've been buying local for the smaller purchases like single or 2# or single 8#s powder buys and primers. If I plan on buying multiple #8s then I'll buy them online where the hazmat and shipping can be spread over the shipment.
Doubling the hazmat will definitely impact purchases, but by buying multiple 8#s (4 is minimum for me) at a time it will hurt a little bit less.

 

[L.Sherm]

I've found local to have the same prices as shippers and as long as that's the case ill buy local and the companies that ship can keep there stuff

 

[Rocketvapor]

I find local (around me) to be limited in types of powder and primers.
Prices aren't that good locally.
I've got a Sportsmans about 30 miles away that has the 8lb jug of SB6.5 for $390 plus tax.
A Cabelas about 30 miles in the other direction, 8lb jug of SB6.5 is $398 plus tax.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Then there’s the stupid large primer deal right now. How much time and mileage would it take to find some in person, and I’m not sure if it’s even possible.
I figure if I can get a few boxes of primers in any flavour to my door for less than a $100 it’s as good as I’m going to do. I think I finished my supply in these last two weeks.

 

[skeeljc]

Read post#1.

My point is the vendor does not have to recover all of his HAZ cost. UPS lists the present HAZ charge as $51. I do not believe any vendor charges $51.