TikTok Shop U.S. Adjusts Peak-Season Shipping Rates for Standard Delivery
TikTok Shop U.S. will apply a temporary peak-season shipping rate card to Standard Delivery, affecting delivery costs for some sellers.
What are the key facts?
- 1Standard Delivery peak-season rate card applies from October 5, 2026, through January 17, 2027
- 2Collection by TikTok rates remain unchanged during the peak season
- 3Standard Delivery base rates will be adjusted
What happened?
TikTok Shop U.S. logistics information states that Standard Delivery will use a peak-season rate card from October 5, 2026, through January 17, 2027, Pacific Time. The platform said the adjustment is due to temporary changes to U.S. domestic delivery rates by logistics partners during the 2026 peak season. Collection by TikTok (CBT) rates will remain unchanged during the peak season, while Standard Delivery base rates will change; specific amounts must be confirmed through the platform’s Shipping Calculator or peak-season rate table. The change mainly concerns sellers using TikTok Shipping, U.S. local-warehouse fulfillment, self-fulfillment outside FBT, or delivery through the U.S. domestic logistics network. Cross-border sellers shipping directly from China or other countries to the United States whose orders enter TikTok’s local delivery or transfer network may also be affected.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
TikTok Shop U.S. Standard Delivery will use a peak-season rate card from October 5, 2026, through January 17, 2027. Sellers using TikTok Shipping, local-warehouse self-fulfillment, or the local delivery network may face higher fulfillment costs. Collection by TikTok rates will remain unchanged during the peak season, but Standard Delivery base rates must be confirmed through the Shipping Calculator or peak-season rate table.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, record the package weight, dimensions, and oversized-item status for U.S. products using Standard Delivery one by one, verify the billing basis with a dimensional-weight calculator, and produce a product-level logistics verification table.Dimensional weight
- 2Before October 5, 2026, update shipping templates for products using U.S. local warehouses, self-fulfillment, or TikTok’s local delivery or transfer network, and save configuration check records from before and after the update.Profit calculator
- 3Calculate peak-season Standard Delivery costs separately for U.S. live-stream and non-live-stream orders, compare them with the unchanged Collection by TikTok rate option, and complete the product profit model and variance list.Marketplace fee compare