Effective April 13, 2026, UPS domestic fuel surcharge tables increase across both Ground and Air services. Compared with the prior schedule, this is a structural upward reset of the surcharge matrices, resulting in higher fuel surcharge percentages at equivalent fuel price levels across the full range of the tables. The increases are modest for Ground services and more pronounced for Air services, with expanded upper tiers that further increase exposure at higher fuel prices.
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.
Shippers should expect higher fuel-driven transportation costs beginning April 13, 2026, even if fuel prices remain unchanged. Because the surcharge tables have shifted upward, the same underlying fuel index values will now produce higher surcharge percentages. The impact will be moderate but consistent for Ground, where incremental increases can accumulate meaningfully at scale. It will be more significant for Air, where higher percentage increases and expanded upper tiers drive larger cost swings. Cost exposure will also increase at higher fuel price levels due to the expanded surcharge ceilings.
💡 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.
