China and Hong Kong China People’s Republic, Hong Kong SAR China, Macao SAR China South Asia Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Rest of Asia Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Republic of Korea (South K.), Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Republic of, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam Europe Andorra, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Montenegro, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Republic of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State Americas Antigua, Anguilla, Argentina, American Samoa, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guam, Guadeloupe, Guyana (British), Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America, Uruguay, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Nevis, Commonwealth No. Mariana Islands Middle East, North Africa Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Rest of World Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Equatorial, Guinea Republic, Iraq, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, the D.P.R of (North K.), Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Island of Reunion, Rwanda, The Russian Federation, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia Hargeisa, Somalia Mogadishu, South Africa, South Sudan, St. Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe

China and Hong Kong China People’s Republic, Hong Kong SAR China, Macao SAR China Asia Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea (South K.), Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam Oceania Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Europe Andorra, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Montenegro, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Republic of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State Americas Antigua, Anguilla, Argentina, American Samoa, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guam, Guadeloupe, Guyana (British), Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America, Uruguay, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Nevis, Commonwealth No. Mariana Islands Middle East, North Africa Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Rest of World Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Equatorial, Guinea Republic, Iraq, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, the D.P.R of (North K.), Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Island of Reunion, Rwanda, The Russian Federation, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia Hargeisa, Somalia Mogadishu, South Africa, South Sudan, St. Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe

Demand Surcharge

Updated: August 28, 2026

To ensure operational continuity during a period of high demand, DHL will be activating Demand Surcharges effective 1 October 2026 until 5 February 2027.

Charge amounts and application dates may vary throughout the demand period determined by DHL. Any changes will be subject to prior notice.

Charges apply in EUR per kg (billing weight), based on the shipment’s origin and destination. Fuel Surcharge applies.

Time Definite International*

			Destination
Origin	CN/HK	Asia	Oceania	EU	AM	MENA	RoW
CN/HK	0.10	0.10	0.50	1.90	2.00	1.50	0.80
South Asia	0.10	0.10	0.50	1.10	1.40	0.50	0.80
Asia	0.10	0.10	0.50	1.30	1.50	1.20	0.80
EU	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.30	0.50	0.00	0.80
AM	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00	0.30	0.00	0.80
MENA	0.00	0.00	0.50	1.10	1.40	0.10	0.80
RoW	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80

*: DHL Express Worldwide, DHL Express 12:00, DHL Express 10:30, DHL Express 9:00, DHL Express Envelope, DHL Express Breakbulk, including the respective Import and 3rd Country equivalents.

Day Definite International*

During the Demand Period, a flat 0.15 EUR per kg Demand Surcharge applies to all Day Definite International shipping services.

*DHL Economy Select and DHL Economy Breakbulk including the respective Import and 3rd Country equivalents.

Time Definite Domestic*

Effective 1 November 2026 until 31 December 2026, a flat 0.10 per kg Demand Surcharge applies to all Time Definite Domestic shipping services.

*DHL Express Domestic, DHL Express Domestic 9:00, DHL Express Domestic 10:30, DHL Express Domestic 12:00.

Countries and Territories

China and Hong Kong

China People’s Republic, Hong Kong SAR China, Macao SAR China

South Asia

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Rest of Asia

Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Republic of Korea (South K.), Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Republic of, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Europe

Andorra, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Montenegro, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Republic of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Americas

Antigua, Anguilla, Argentina, American Samoa, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guam, Guadeloupe, Guyana (British), Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America, Uruguay, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Nevis, Commonwealth No. Mariana Islands

Middle East, North Africa

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

Rest of World

Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Equatorial, Guinea Republic, Iraq, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, the D.P.R of (North K.), Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Island of Reunion, Rwanda, The Russian Federation, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia Hargeisa, Somalia Mogadishu, South Africa, South Sudan, St. Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe