ROAD FREIGHT SURCHARGES

Check the latest surcharges

Fuel Surcharge amount starting from 01 July 2020 is 5.0%

DHL Freight regularly evaluates the level of surcharges related to road freight transports.

From this page you will find latest information over valid surcharges.

For Road Freight products fuel surcharge table below applies. This is linked to the average European retail price of diesel fuel including levies and taxes (CE/EC/EG EUR 19 (V)).

Oil Bulletin issued by the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport of the European Commission

Month	%
January	8.0%
February	8.0%
March	8.0%
April	7.5%
May	6.0%
June	5.0%
July	5.0%
August
September
October
November
December

Month	%
January	7.5%
February	7.0%
March	6.5%
April	7.0%
May	7.0%
June	7.5%
July	7.5%
August	7.5%
September	8.0%
October	7.5%
November	8.0%
December	8.0%

Peak Season Surcharge

Transport volumes fluctuate throughout the year. We are constantly confronted with decreasing productivity due to congestion, as well as capacity issues because of population ageing. Carriers charge DHL Freight extra during peak periods in order to guarantee their offer. Naturally, DHL Freight does its utmost to keep costs to a minimum, but depending on the developments, DHL Freight reserves the right to charge a Peak Season Surcharge.