Report #AG-2026-005  |  February 2026
Carrier Fee Exposure Report
Est.
$3,944,820/year

Prepared for edikted — February 2026

Estimates based on publicly available data and industry benchmarks.

622,283 Est. Monthly Orders
$3,944,820 Annual Fee Exposure
$13.40 Per Correction (UPS)

Exposure Breakdown

Line Item Calculation Monthly Annual
Estimated orders/month $17,299,455 / $27.80 622,283 —
Est. orders with address issues (5%) 622,283 × 5% 31,114 —
Carrier correction fees (60%) 31,114 × 60% × $13.40 $250,157 $3,001,879
Reshipment costs (20%) 31,114 × 20% × $9.50 $59,117 $709,399
Support ticket costs (15%) 31,114 × 15% × $4.17 $19,462 $233,542
Total estimated exposure $328,735 $3,944,820
Order volume estimated from publicly available e-commerce revenue data. 5% address error rate is the industry benchmark (1 in 20 orders). Carrier correction fees are published rates — UPS charges $13.40 per address correction. Reshipment and support costs use industry averages. Your actual exposure may differ. edikted ships internationally, which typically increases error rates by ~20%.
That's equivalent to 141,900 free orders you could fulfill instead — or 389 hours of logistics team time per month spent resolving address issues. UPS charges $13.40 per address correction. At your volume, that's $250,157/month before reshipments and support. International addresses have 20% higher error rates than domestic.

With Address Guard

Without Address Guard With Address Guard
Address error rate ~5% ~1% (80% reduction)
Monthly carrier fees $328,735 $65,749
Annual savings — $3,155,830
Cost of Address Guard — $298,696/yr ($0.04/order)
Net ROI — 10.6x
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