Additional services and surcharges
Does your shipment require extra attention? We offer you a wide range of additional services to handle your requirements. Take into consideration mandatory surcharges that apply to every shipment.
Additional services
Collection and delivery
- Priority
- Remote area service
- Resolved wrong address
- Weekend and public holiday delivery
Shipment handling
- Packaging
- Weight
- Non-conveyable
- Exceeding dimensions
- Non-stackable
Special goods transport
- Hazardous goods
- Lithium battery shipments
- Dry ice
- Biological substance cat. B
- Excepted quantities
- Limited quantities
Customs services
- Customs Storage
- Handling
- Transit Document
More
- Enhanced liability
- Paper consigment notes & invoices
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Surcharges
Surcharges are additional charges that are mandatory and applicable to your shipments. When shipping consignments using TNT services, the following surcharges apply:
Fuel surcharges
FedEx applies an index-based fuel surcharge to every shipment.
Updates to our surcharges (effective 13 January 2025)
NEW: U.S. Inbound Processing Fee
Effective 13 January 2025, a charge of 7 RON per shipment is assessed on U.S. import shipments in connection with the processing of those shipments for clearance.
Updates to our surcharges (effective 6 January 2025)
1. Additional Handling Surcharges (AHS) - Weight*
- Updated from 97 RON to 194 RON per shipment for International and from 30 RON to 60 RON for Domestic
2. NEW: Unauthorized Charge - Dimensions*
- Introduction of Unauthorized Charge of 1990 RON per shipment for extremely long or bulky items that exceed the following dimensions:
For parcels (packages:)
Length is greater than 274cm, or
Length plus girth is greater than 420cm (girth = 2x width + 2x height)
For freight (palletised items):
Length is greater than 302cm
Important: TNT shipments exceeding these limits may not be accepted into our network and could be refused by the driver or returned to the sender. If found in our network, these items will be subject to the Unauthorized Charge. You may contact Special Services to discuss possibilities for shipments that exceed these limits. For shipments not exceeding these limits, other dimension-based surcharges may apply, such as Non-Conveyable (SNC) or Exceeds Dimensions (SED).
* To learn more about our Additional Handling Surcharges and how to avoid them, you can read more here. You may also refer to our packing tips and packaging guidelines at tnt.com.
Updates to our surcharges (effective 1 January 2024)
In 2024, we are updating the base amounts of the following surcharges.
| From | To | |
| Non-Stackable* | 705 RON/ international shipment; 212 RON/domestic shipment | 1000 RON/international shipment; 300 RON/domestic shipment |
| Dangerous Goods: Dry Ice | 50 RON/shipment | 62 RON/shipment |
| Remote Area: Out-of-Delivery Area** | 2 RON/kg (min. 105 RON, max. 560 RON) | 2.25 RON/kg (min. 110 RON, max. 560 RON) |
| Non-Electronic Consignment | 25 RON/shipment | 40 RON/shipment |
*To avoid this surcharge, please refer to our packaging guidelines.
**The postal codes where this surcharge applies will be updated. Find full details here.
Additional taxes for TNT collect shipments imported from India, Vietnam & Thailand
Invoices for TNT collect shipments imported from India, Vietnam and Thailand will reflect an additional tax in the amount and from the effective date as indicated in the table below. This is due to a change in our business model, and is compliant with relevant tax regulations. The tax will apply to all TNT customers whose shipments originate in India, Thailand or Vietnam, including payers billed outside of these countries. If you have any questions about the tax, please reach us at the enquiry hotline on your TNT invoice.
| Origin of shipment | Additional tax | Effective date |
| India | 18% | 1 June 2020 |
| Vietnam | 10% | 1 September 2020 |
| Thailand | 7% | 1 September 2020 |
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