FedEx Ground Rates Effective January 6, 2020 1. in the appropriate zone on the FedEx Ground Rate Chart (see pages 46 to 48). Step 3: Add special handling fees, surcharges and other additional charges, if applicable. See pages 57 to 62 for a list of these fees and charges. FedEx announced its annual general rate increase (GRI) for 2020. Effective Jan. 6, FedEx Express, (domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import), FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9%, while FedEx Freight will increase rates by an average of 5.9%. On September 16, 2019, FedEx announced their 2020 shipping rate increase. The increase goes into effect on January 6 th, 2020 and will apply to Express, Ground, Home Delivery and Freight services.. Before we get into the details of the rate increase, a couple of points noted below are worth highlighting: FedEx opted NOT to renew their ground or express shipping contract with Amazon.