Published amounts
This week’s fuel percentages and history →
Why carriers charge it
Carriers pass through fuel cost changes, using index-linked tables they publish and revise.
Carrier names
- UPS: Fuel Surcharge (Ground, Ground Saver, Domestic Air, international).
- FedEx: Fuel Surcharge (Ground and Home Delivery, Express, international).
What triggers it
- Applied to the fuel-assessable total.
- Changes weekly.
- Not every accessorial carries fuel; FedEx does not apply it to declared value.
See the fuel tracker for weekly percentages and the applicability table.
Example
At a 30% fuel surcharge, every $10 of fuel-assessable accessorials adds $3 of fuel.
Fuel
See the fuel tracker.
Demand surcharges
Demand surcharges are fuel-assessable at both carriers.
How it stacks
Grows with every fuel-assessable accessorial on the package.
On the invoice
Published names you may see: Fuel Surcharge. Billing formats abbreviate names differently. Decoder →
Contract considerations
- A percentage discount on fuel reduces fuel on accessorials too, because it applies to the whole fuel line.
General considerations, not benchmarks or a promise of any discount.
Operational levers
- Reducing fuel-assessable accessorials lowers fuel automatically.
Change history
- Nov. 2, 2026 · UPS: UPS changes its domestic fuel surcharge tables
- Nov. 9, 2026 · FedEx: FedEx updates its domestic fuel surcharge tables
Caveats.
- List amounts before discounts; your agreement governs what you pay.
- Pending amounts are labeled and are not presented as verified.