FUEL SURCHARGE

With changes in fuel prices affecting the logistics industry, Team Global Express standardised and reset its fuel surcharge (FSC) mechanism and freight rates, as of March 2023, to simplify how we pass on fuel costs to our customers. The fuel surcharge may increase, decrease, or remain constant depending on the movement in fuel prices.

How to calculate your fuel surcharge

To provide greater transparency into how we calculate the fuel surcharge, we have provided the new formula which will be applied in calculating the surcharge:
FSC = (Current Fuel Price - Base Fuel Price) / Base Fuel Price x BU's Fuel Component Weighting.

Current Fuel Surcharge Table

Effective Date - 5 January 2026 Palletised Express Express Parcels Road Express Parcels Air
Fuel Surcharge 16.26% 10.99% 11.79%
Fuel Surcharge by Type 5.55% 6.24%
Fuel Type Diesel Diesel Diesel Jet Fuel
Fuel Price $1.353 $1.353 $1.353 $2.031
Base Month Nov 2020 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 Nov 2020
Base Price $0.747 $0.747 $0.747 $1.302
Component Weighting 20.05% 13.55% 6.85% 11.15%
Index Source AIP National Average AIP National Average AIP National Average VIVA Average Major Cities
Refresh Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly

Historical Fuel Surcharge

Date Palletised Express Express Parcels Road Express Parcels Air
Effective 1 December 2025 16.97% 11.47% 11.44%
Effective 3 November 2025 15.52% 10.49% 10.85%
Effective 6 October 2025 15.50% 10.48% 10.79%
Effective 1 September 2025 14.95% 9.78% 10.23%
Effective 4 August 2025 15.13% 9.90% 10.02%
Effective 7 July 2025 13.28% 8.69% 9.05%
Effective 2 June 2025 12.41% 8.12% 9.11%
Effective 5 May 2025 13.87% 9.07% 9.89%
Effective 7 April 2025 14.87% 9.73% 10.69%
Effective 3 March 2025 16.37% 10.71% 11.18%
Effective 3 February 2025 15.26% 9.75% 9.94%