UPS Increases Fuel Surcharges Effective November 16, 2026

UPS has announced another fuel surcharge table increase, effective November 16, 2026, in the middle of peak season. The new tables add 0.5 percentage points for UPS Ground, UPS Ground Saver, UPS Domestic Air, UPS International Ground, and UPS International Air Export services.

At current fuel prices, the new tables raise your fuel surcharge as follows:

• UPS Ground and UPS Ground Saver: At $6.13 per gallon of diesel, the fuel surcharge rises from 29.5% to 30%.
• UPS Domestic Air: At $4.09 per gallon of jet fuel, the fuel surcharge rises from 31.5% to 32%.
• UPS International Ground (UPS Standard to and from Canada and Mexico): At $6.13 per gallon of diesel, the fuel surcharge rises from 29.75% to 30.25%.
• UPS International Air Export: At $4.09 per gallon of jet fuel, the fuel surcharge rises from 43% to 43.5%.

This is the second UPS fuel table increase in two weeks and the third fuel table increase across UPS and FedEx since November 1:

• November 2: UPS raised its Ground, Ground Saver, and Domestic Air fuel tables by up to 0.5 percentage points. UPS announced that change alongside its 2027 General Rate Increase (GRI), and our analysis of the 2027 UPS GRI counted it as the eighth UPS fuel table change of 2026.
• November 9: FedEx raised its domestic fuel tables 1.5 percentage points at every fuel band, taking FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery from 29% to 30.5% at $6.292 diesel.
• November 16: UPS adds another 0.5 percentage points to its domestic and international tables.

Together, the two UPS increases add a full percentage point to Ground fuel at the same diesel price since November 1. Diesel dropped to $6.13 per gallon in the latest weekly reading, and under the tables UPS used on November 1, that price would have brought UPS Ground fuel down to 29%. With both increases in place, Ground fuel holds at 30%.

These increases continue a year of UPS fuel table changes. UPS opened 2026 with a 1 percentage point increase to its domestic fuel tables on January 5, which took Ground fuel from 20.75% to 21.75%. On June 1, UPS raised its international ground and air fuel tables one day after adding Surge Emergency Fees to export accessorials, so the higher fuel percentage applied on top of the new fees.

UPS charges fuel as a percentage of your net package charge plus surcharges such as residential, delivery area surcharge (DAS), and additional handling surcharge (AHS). Each of those surcharges picks up the higher fuel percentage, so packages that carry several surcharges cost more with every table increase. That base grows again on December 21, when the 2027 UPS GRI raises the 20 most common UPS surcharges an average of 9.1%.

With three fuel table increases across both carriers in a single month, your fuel discount matters more than ever. We keep pushing UPS and FedEx for stronger fuel discounts for our clients, and peak season is the time to press for yours.

Review the UPS fuel surcharge tables effective November 16, 2026.

Want to see what a stronger fuel discount could save on your UPS volume? Talk with our parcel team before the GRI takes effect, or download the 2027 UPS GRI Breakdown for the full analysis of what changes on December 21.