Report #AG-2026-027  |  February 2026
Carrier Fee Exposure Report
Est.
$568,382/year

Prepared for Summersalt — February 2026

Estimates based on publicly available data and industry benchmarks.

89,658 Est. Monthly Orders
$568,382 Annual Fee Exposure
$13.40 Per Correction (UPS)

Exposure Breakdown

Line Item Calculation Monthly Annual
Estimated orders/month $4,034,628 / $55.00 89,658 —
Est. orders with address issues (5%) 89,658 × 5% 4,483 —
Carrier correction fees (60%) 4,483 × 60% × $13.40 $36,043 $432,520
Reshipment costs (20%) 4,483 × 20% × $9.50 $8,518 $102,212
Support ticket costs (15%) 4,483 × 15% × $4.17 $2,804 $33,649
Total estimated exposure $47,365 $568,382
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. Summersalt ships internationally, which typically increases error rates by ~20%.
That's equivalent to 10,334 free orders you could fulfill instead — or 56 hours of logistics team time per month spent resolving address issues. UPS charges $13.40 per address correction. At your volume, that's $36,043/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 $47,365 $9,477
Annual savings — $454,655
Cost of Address Guard — $43,036/yr ($0.04/order)
Net ROI — 10.6x
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