Ina Steiner of www.ecommercebytes.com mentioned Refund Retriever and our latest blog post in an article about the new FedEx and UPS surcharges. Take a look.

Sellers may encounter more cases of shipping surcharges, according to Refund Retriever, which reported that FedEx and UPS added 82 new delivery area surcharge ZIP codes to the existing Delivery Area Surcharge (DAS) list this month.

The delivery area surcharges range from $3.95 to $5.85, depending on the service and delivery location.

And to make bad news worse, the new ZIP codes cover some dense urban areas and impact almost 1% of the U.S. population, according to Refund Retriever, which said many cover significant urban population centers, including New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

The reason for carriers to target urban areas: to cover the additional expense of serving densely populated areas, which often require tolls to cross bridges or tunnels, with higher traffic congestion, the service explained.