UPS Domestic Fuel Surcharge Update

This update shifts both surcharge tables upward while maintaining the same weekly, index-based methodology tied to EIA fuel benchmarks. The revised tables eliminate lower fuel-price tiers and introduce higher starting surcharge levels, while also extending the upper bounds of the matrices. Across overlapping fuel price ranges, Ground services generally see increases of approximately +0.25 to +1.50 percentage points, depending on the fuel price band. Lower overlapping price bands experience the largest step-ups due to the higher starting point of the new table, while mid-to-upper ranges tend to increase by about +0.50 to +0.75 points. Domestic Air services see larger increases, generally ranging from approximately +0.5 to +2.5 percentage points across overlapping jet fuel price levels. The largest increases occur at the lower end of overlapping ranges, while mid-to-higher bands show increases closer to +0.75 to +1.50 points.

💡 Effective April 13, 2026, UPS increases fuel surcharge tables for both Ground and Air services.
💡 Ground surcharge increases generally range from +0.25 to +1.50 percentage points across the table.
💡 Domestic Air surcharge increases are larger, generally ranging from +0.5 to +2.5 percentage points.
💡 Lower fuel-price tiers are removed, causing higher surcharges to apply sooner.
💡 Expanded upper ranges increase shipper exposure during periods of rising fuel prices.