Fuel & Temporary Surcharges

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Fuel Surcharge

Due to significant fluctuations in the cost of fuel, our carrier partners and industry as a whole, apply Fuel Surcharge to their consignments as percentage of the overall cost.

These charges are often calculated in line with the consumer price in Sterling (GBP) of diesel fuel for UK overnight services and on the Jet Price Fuel Monitor as published by IATA for international services.

Current Fuel Surcharges:
(Last updated 03 November 2023)

UK (RDS delivered) Same Day services = 5%
UK (RDS delivered) Overnight services = 5%

UK Pallet services = 10%

UK Overnight services = 12.5%

International eCommerce services (FedEx Cross Border & Spring GDS) = 8%

International Economy Road services = 20%
International Express Air services = 25%

Temporary Surcharge

A temporary DHL Parcel/UKMail (13p) & DPD (20p), UK ‘HGV Driver Shortage’ applies to all shipments / items (for multi-piece) & published / printed tariff card rates.
RDS ~~will pass this surcharge at cost on our invoice, in addition to the quoted rate on the portal, until further notice.~~ are now quoting this surcharge within the quoted rate on the RDS portal.

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