DHL e-Commerce Fuel Surcharge Update

The new table will be uniformly more expensive than its predecessor. Every one of the 15 brackets will receive an identical $0.04/lb increase—from $0.01–$0.15 under the current schedule to $0.05–$0.19 under the new one. The tier boundaries, fuel index source, and monthly update cadence will all remain unchanged, making this a clean rate increase rather than a structural overhaul. In proportional terms, the impact will be heaviest at the low end of the fuel curve: the lowest bracket will jump 400% ($0.01 → $0.05), while the highest will rise roughly 27% ($0.15 → $0.19). DHL has reserved the right to expand or modify the table without notice if fuel prices move beyond the displayed range.

💡 A flat $0.04/lb increase will apply uniformly across all 15 fuel price tiers—this will be a permanent structural increase baked into the new table.
💡 The tier boundaries and monthly DOE-indexed cadence will remain unchanged, so the update mechanism will stay the same—just more expensive.
💡 Proportional impact will be steepest at lower fuel prices, where the surcharge will effectively quadruple in the bottom bracket.
💡 All domestic eCommerce products will be affected: Expedited Max, Expedited, and Ground parcel and mail.
💡 Shippers should audit contractual fuel caps and rate agreements against the new table to quantify added exposure before the February 1 effective date.