Fuel Surcharges
You can’t avoid fuel surcharges, but why pay more than you have to?
Working with Smart Directions you’ll benefit from significant discounts that will help keep the cost of international shipping as low as possible.
Read on to find out more.
Smart Directions is the smart choice for lower fuel surcharges
Fuel surcharges are getting out of hand.
With the constantly changing price of fuel, surcharges allow carriers to account for variations in fuel prices, but they are growing much faster than fuel prices.
The table below shows what the big four are charging.
| Carrier | Service | Fuel surcharge rate (International) | Fuel surcharge rate (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPD | DPD Classic services DPD Air Classic/Express and DPD Direct services Worldwide Import Services | 24.5% 28.5% 25.5% | 16.00% |
| DPD Local | DPD Classic services DPD Air Classic/Express and DPD Direct services | 24.5% 28.5% | 16.00% |
| DHL | Regional Day Definite and Time Definite Domestic close of business International Time Definite and Domestic Express 9:00 and Express 12:00 | 26.5% | 15.25% |
| FedEx | UK Express Service | 26.5% | 16.00% |
| TNT | UK Express Services Economy Express - Europe Economy Express – rest of world Express – Europe & rest of world | 13.5% 26.5% 26.5% | 17.00% |
| UPS | Standard Services Surcharge All Express Services Within the EU All Express Services & Expedited Services outside the EU | 28.5% 28.5% | 18.25% |
*Figures updated as of September 2024
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Oil prices have hit their highest level since 2008. No one knows when things will get better, but one thing is certain: we are doing everything we can to keep the cost of international shipping as low as we can.
How can we do that?
Thanks to the high number of international shipments we handle, we qualify for significant discounts, which we pass on to you.
Not only do you get lower shipping costs, but you also benefit from working with a highly skilled team and access to our industry knowledge.
