Fuel surcharge

GLS can charge a fuel surcharge because crude oil prices have a significant impact on the price of transport, and therefore also on parcel and freight delivery costs.

On the 1th of every month GLS Netherlands calculates the fuel surcharge. This price is based on average diesel prices, published by Transport and Logistics Netherlands (TLN).

In the 2022 calculation GLS Netherlands expects an average diesel price of € 1.07 (exclusive VAT). For every increase of € 0.025, GLS Netherlands charges a surcharge of 0.25 % per BusinessParcel, EuroBusinessParcel or ExpressParcel, 0.50 % per BusinessFreight and 0.75 % per EuroBusinessFreight.

Fuel surcharge 2023
MonthAverage priceEconomyParcelBusinessParcelEuroBusinessParcelExpressParcelBusinessFreightEuroBusiness
Freight
September€ 1.63095.50%5.50%5.50%5.50%11.00%16.50%
August€ 1.50854.25%4.25%4.25%4.25%8.50%12.75%
July€ 1.38383.00%3.00%3.00%3.00%6.00%9.00%
June€ 1.36642.75%2.75%2.75%2.75%5.50%8.25%
May€ 1.43513.50%3.50%3.50%3.50%7.00%10.50%
April€ 1.47234.00%4.00%4.00%4.00%8.00%12.00%
March€ 1.51774.25%4.25%4.25%4.25%8.50%12.75%
February€ 1.60055.25%5.25%5.25%5.25%10.50%15.75%
January€ 1.56584.75%4.75%4.75%4.75%9.50%14.25%

All prices are excluding VAT.

Annual average diesel price and fuel surcharge
YearAverage priceEconomyParcelBusinessParcelEuroBusinessParcelExpressParcelBusinessFreightEuroBusiness
Freight
2022€ 1.736.50%6.50 %6.50 %6.50 %13.00 %19.50 %
2021€ 1.312.25 %2.25 %2.25 %2.25 %4.50 %6.75 %
2020€ 1.110.25 %0.25 %0.25 %0.25 %0.50 %0.75 %
2019€ 1.211.25 %1.25 %1.25 %1.25 %2.50 %3.75 %
2018€ 1.191.00 %1.00 %1.00 %1.00 %2.00 %3.00 %

All prices are excluding VAT.