DHL fuel surcharge this week
For the week of October 26, 2026, the DHL fuel surcharge is 37.25% for Export, 41.00% for Import, $0.30/lb for Domestic, per lb, monthly, and $0.50/lb for International, per lb, monthly.
- Question
- What is the DHL Express Export fuel surcharge this week?
- Answer
- 37.25% of eligible charges
- Effective
- October 26, 2026 to November 1, 2026
- Status
- Carrier published Verified October 27, 2026
- Official source
- DHL Express publication
- Next week
- 37.50% (carrier published) for Nov 2–8.
- How it works
- DHL Express sets a weekly percentage from a 20-day rolling average of U.S. Gulf Coast jet fuel, with separate export and import rates, and publishes the next week in advance. DHL eCommerce charges a flat amount per pound that changes monthly, based on fuel prices from two months earlier.
DHL rates by service
DHL eCommerce charges per pound, monthly: $0.30/lb domestic and $0.50/lb international this month, rising to $0.32 and $0.60 in November.
DHL fuel surcharge, last 26 weeks
How DHL calculates it
DHL Express sets a weekly percentage from a 20-day rolling average of U.S. Gulf Coast jet fuel, with separate export and import rates, and publishes the next week in advance. DHL eCommerce charges a flat amount per pound that changes monthly, based on fuel prices from two months earlier.
DHL Express: Jet fuel index table lowered
Every bracket of the U.S. Express table was reduced, one of the few downward table moves this year.
DHL eCommerce: Domestic per-pound table raised
At the diesel tier in effect then, the domestic charge nearly doubled, from $0.15 to $0.29 per pound.
UPS and DHL Express: Domestic tables raised; DHL goes weekly
UPS raised Ground by up to 1.5 percentage points and Air by up to 2.5 percentage points. DHL Express moved from monthly to weekly fuel updates.
DHL weekly history
This week is highlighted; the top row is next week. Click a week for every carrier’s rate that week.
| Week of | DHL Express Export | DHL Express Import | EIA diesel used that week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 (next) | 37.50% | 41.25% | $6.352 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 37.25% | 41.00% | $6.276 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 37.50% | 41.25% | $6.179 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 37.00% | 40.75% | $6.199 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 36.25% | 40.00% | $6.382 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | — | — | $6.529 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | — | — | $6.285 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | — | — | $5.967 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | — | — | $5.599 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | — | — | $5.652 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | — | — | $5.454 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | — | — | $5.257 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | — | — | $5.348 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | — | — | $5.313 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | — | — | $5.134 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | — | — | $4.796 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | — | — | $4.578 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | — | — | $4.668 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | — | — | $4.832 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | — | — | $5.059 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | — | — | $5.210 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | — | — | $5.350 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | — | — | $5.523 |
| May 25, 2026 | — | — | $5.596 |
| May 18, 2026 | — | — | $5.639 |
| May 11, 2026 | — | — | $5.640 |
| May 4, 2026 | — | — | $5.351 |
* Estimate: the carrier averages fuel over a window it does not fully publish.
The percentage is published. What you pay is negotiable.
Fuel discounts, caps, accessorial exclusions and table protection are common contract terms. Logistics Contract Optimizer, the publisher of this site, reviews parcel agreements at no cost.
DHL fuel surcharge questions
What is the DHL fuel surcharge this week?
For the week of October 26, 2026, the DHL Export fuel surcharge is 37.25% (carrier published). For the week of November 2, 2026 it is 37.50% (carrier published).
How is the DHL fuel surcharge calculated?
DHL Express sets a weekly percentage from a 20-day rolling average of U.S. Gulf Coast jet fuel, with separate export and import rates, and publishes the next week in advance. DHL eCommerce charges a flat amount per pound that changes monthly, based on fuel prices from two months earlier.
Does the DHL fuel surcharge apply to accessorial charges?
Yes, in most cases. DHL applies fuel to transportation charges and to a published list of accessorial charges, such as residential and delivery area surcharges. Which charges carry fuel can be limited in a negotiated agreement.
Can the DHL fuel surcharge be negotiated?
Yes. The published percentage is DHL’s list rate. Shippers with negotiated agreements often have a fuel discount, a cap, or exclusions for some accessorial charges. Logistics Contract Optimizer reviews these terms at no cost.