Fuel Surcharge - North America

NB: These rates apply to invoices issued in Americas only. Other rates apply in all other countries.

Air Express Fuel Surcharge

Due to continuing fuel price fluctuations, TNT has implemented an index-based surcharge. This approach provides our customers with a fair and transparent charging mechanism for fuel costs.
The surcharge is adjusted monthly based on a rounded average of the spot price for a gallon of jet kerosene, as published by the U.S. Department of Energy. Fuel surcharge percentages will be subject to change without prior notice.

TNT Express Indexed Fuel Surcharge

The Ground surcharge is applicable on all USA Ground shipments. This indexed surcharge calculation is linked to the monthly rounded average of the national U.S. On-Highway average price for a gallon of diesel fuel as published by the U.S. Department of Energy. Fuel surcharge percentages will be subject to change without prior notice.

The index-based surcharge for countries in North America is based on the US Gulf Coast jet fuel spot price. It will be subject to monthly adjustments based on a rounded average of the spot price for a gallon of jet kerosene, as published by the US Department of Energy www.eia.doe.gov. To download the latest price table (in PDF format) from their website, click here. An index based on jet kerosene is a fair method as it closely links the fuel surcharge to the prevailing market price for jet fuel.

All shipments sent on or after the 1st of January 2005 have been subject to the surcharge. The fuel surcharge varies in 0.5% steps and is updated on a monthly basis according to the following scale:

NB: There is a 1-month lag in the application of the index. For example, the monthly average price for fuel in November 2007 was published during the second week of December 2007 and was used to determine the applicable surcharge in January 2008. TNT will publish the resulting surcharge on this web page at least two weeks prior to application of the surcharge.

TNT reserves the right to change the fuel surcharge index and table with or without notice. Both the amount and duration of the surcharge will be determined at TNT's sole discretion.

Please check this web site regularly for any updates.