Demand Surcharge

Updated: August 22, 2025
To ensure operational continuity during a period of high demand, DHL will be activating Demand Surcharges effective October 1, 2025 until February 16, 2026.
Charge amounts and application dates may vary throughout the demand period determined by DHL. Any changes will be subject to prior notice.
Charges apply in USD per kg (billing weight), based on the shipment’s origin and destination. Fuel Surcharge applies.
International Time Definite 1
Origins 
Destinations
China, Hong Kong
Asia
Oceania
Europe
Americas
Middle East, North Africa
Rest of the World
China, Hong Kong
0.10
0.10
0.31
2.20
1.90
1.63
0.91
South Asia
0.10
0.10
0.31
1.22
1.63
0.52
0.91
Rest of Asia
0.10
0.10
0.31
1.22
1.53
0.91
0.91
Europe
0.00
0.00
0.31
0.30
0.52
0.00
0.91
Americas
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.30
0.00
0.91
Middle East, North Africa
0.00
0.00
0.31
0.91
1.22
0.10
0.91
Rest of the World
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
1 DHL Express Worldwide, DHL Express 12:00, DHL Express 10:30, DHL Express 9:00, DHL Express Envelope, DHL Express Breakbulk including the respective Import and 3rd Country equivalents.

Domestic Time Definite and Domestic Day Definite 2

During the Demand Period, a flat 409.00 COP per kg Demand Surcharge applies to all Domestic Time Definite and Domestic Day Definite shipping services.

2 DHL Express Domestic, DHL Express Domestic 9:00, DHL Express Domestic 10:30, DHL Express Domestic 12:00 as well as DHL Economy Select Domestic where available.

International Day Definite 3

During the Demand Period, a flat 0.15 USD per kg Demand Surcharge applies to all International Day Definite shipping services.

3 DHL Economy Select and DHL Economy Breakbulk including the respective Import and 3rd Country equivalents.

Origin Countries and Territories
Origin Countries and Territories

China and Hong Kong
China and Hong Kong
  • China
  • Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Macao SAR, China
South Asia
South Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
Rest of Asia
Rest of Asia
  • Australia
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kiribati
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nauru
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Niue
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Samoa
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan, China
  • Thailand
  • Timor Leste
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
Europe
Europe
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Canary Islands
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Guernsey
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jersey
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Republic of Montenegro
  • Romania
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • Vatican City State
Americas
Americas
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Anguilla
  • Argentina
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Belize
  • Bonaire
  • Cayman Islands
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Curacao
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guyana (French)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guyana (British)
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Martinique
  • Mexico
  • Montserrat
  • Nevis
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • St. Barthélemy
  • St. Eustatius
  • St. Kitts
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Maarten
  • St. Vincent
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Virgin Islands (British)
  • United States of America and US Territories:
    • American Samoa
    • Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
    • Guam
    • Marshall Islands
    • Micronesia
    • Palau
    • Puerto Rico
    • Virgin Islands (US)
Middle East, North Africa
Middle East, North Africa
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
Rest of the World
Rest of the World
  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cote D Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea

 

  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greenland
  • Guinea Republic
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Reunion, Island of
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia Hargeisa
  • Somalia Mogadishu
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • St. Helena
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Togo
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Destination Countries and Territories
Destination Countries and Territories

China and Hong Kong
China and Hong Kong
  • China
  • Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Macao SAR, China
Asia
Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan, China
  • Thailand
  • Timor Leste
  • Vietnam
Oceania
Oceania
  • Australia
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Kiribati
  • Nauru
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Niue
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
Europe
Europe
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Canary Islands
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Guernsey
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jersey
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Republic of Montenegro
  • Romania
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • Vatican City State
Americas
Americas
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Anguilla
  • Argentina
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Belize
  • Bonaire
  • Cayman Islands
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Curacao
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guyana (French)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guyana (British)
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Martinique
  • Mexico
  • Montserrat
  • Nevis
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • St. Barthélemy
  • St. Eustatius
  • St. Kitts
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Maarten
  • St. Vincent
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Virgin Islands (British)
  • United States of America and US Territories:
    • American Samoa
    • Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
    • Guam
    • Marshall Islands
    • Micronesia
    • Palau
    • Puerto Rico
    • Virgin Islands (US)
Middle East, North Africa
Middle East, North Africa
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
Rest of the World
Rest of the World
  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cote D Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea

 

  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greenland
  • Guinea Republic
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Reunion, Island of
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia Hargeisa
  • Somalia Mogadishu
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • St. Helena
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Togo
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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