Fuel surcharges

Due to continuing fuel price fluctuations, TNT applies a fuel surcharge to all shipments. This approach provides our customers with a transparent charging mechanism reflecting changes in fuel related costs.

Domestic Fuel Surcharge

The domestic fuel surcharge is a charge applied by TNT which reflects changes in a range of fuel related cost factors. These factors include movements in the price of diesel supplied to TNT, the estimated fuel related costs of TNT's transport suppliers and the jet fuel related charges of TNT's air line haul suppliers.

TNT Australia - Domestic Fuel Surcharge

Effective Domestic Fuel Surcharge Rate:

From 28 April 2024 to 01 June 2024: 27.1%
From 31 March 2024 to 27 April 2024: 26.4%

International Fuel Surcharge

Please note the following :

Effective June 3 2019 TNT's International Fuel Surcharge will be adjusted on a weekly basis rather than monthly according to the published range table found below. and The indices used will continue to be the spot price for US Gulf Coast (USGC) kerosene type jet fuel but using the weekly index as opposed to the monthly index.

There will be a two week lag in the application of the fuel surcharge index. For example, the surcharge for June 3 2019 will be based on the average spot price reported for May 24 2019. Changes to the fuel surcharge are effective each Monday. Information on the fuel surcharge for each week will be available online usually from the Friday before the surcharge is applicable.

You can find the new International Fuel Surcharge page here.

Domestic Fuel surcharges FAQ

How does the fuel surcharge work?

Each month, TNT measures changes in the price of diesel supplied to TNT, the estimated fuel related costs of TNT's transport suppliers and the jet fuel related charges of TNT's air line haul suppliers (over the relevant three month period) against a weighted benchmark for diesel and jet fuel prices. The surcharge also reflects a weighting of TNT's direct and indirect fuel related costs to total cost which is reviewed from time to time.

How often will the TNT fuel surcharge change?

TNT’s fuel surcharge is updated monthly.

How will customers know the amount of next month's surcharge?

TNT will advise the following month's fuel surcharge on this website.

Why do I (as a customer) have to find out myself via the internet that the fuel surcharge has changed?

The fuel surcharge changes on a monthly basis. The revised fuel surcharge is communicated via the internet as it is a quick and readily accessible means of communicating the new surcharge to customers and employees of customers, to enable them to inform themselves about the shipping costs.