FedEx Canada Fuel Surcharges Rise September 28: What Sellers Should Recalculate
FedEx Canada’s published fuel percentages change September 28. See which services move, how the surcharge is calculated and what to re-rate now.
Information checked as of September 26, 2026.
FedEx Canada’s published fuel percentages increase for the week of September 28 through October 4. The largest change is on Canadian domestic Express, Ground and pickup services: 55.50%, up from 51.50% for September 21–27. That is an increase of 4 percentage points, or about 7.8% relative to the previous percentage. Canadian ecommerce sellers should re-rate real shipments now because FedEx applies fuel to the net shipment rate and to a defined list of transportation-related surcharges—not simply to a public list price.
The four published changes
| Canadian-account category | Sept. 21–27 | Sept. 28–Oct. 4 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx Express Intra-Canada | 51.50% | 55.50% | +4.00 percentage points |
| FedEx Express Canadian export/import | 41.00% | 42.00% | +1.00 point |
| FedEx Ground Intra-Canada and pickup services | 51.50% | 55.50% | +4.00 points |
| FedEx Ground Canada–U.S./U.S.–Canada for Canadian accounts | 23.00% | 23.75% | +0.75 point |
These figures come from the official FedEx Canada fuel-surcharge page. “International” has different scope by product: for Express it means Canadian export and Canadian import services; for Ground it means Canada–U.S. and U.S.–Canada Ground services billed to Canadian accounts. FedEx International Premium and FedEx International Express Freight are excluded from the displayed Express international table and require a separate check.
Why the invoice impact can exceed a simple percentage change
For Express, FedEx says fuel is assessed on the net shipment rate plus applicable transportation-related surcharges. The list includes items such as Additional Handling, Oversize, residential delivery, out-of-delivery-area service, Saturday service, address correction and demand surcharges. Ground uses a similar method and also applies fuel to pickup service fees.
That means an oversized residential parcel can carry fuel on more than its base transportation charge. A model that multiplies only the base rate by 55.50% will understate the invoice where fuel-applicable accessorials are present.
A hypothetical cost check
Assume one Intra-Canada Ground shipment has a hypothetical net package rate of CAD $18.00 and CAD $7.00 of fuel-applicable transportation surcharges. The fuel base is CAD $25.00.
- At 51.50%: CAD $25.00 × 0.515 = CAD $12.88 after rounding.
- At 55.50%: CAD $25.00 × 0.555 = CAD $13.88 after rounding.
- Difference: CAD $1.00 per shipment.
Across 4,000 similar shipments, the change would be CAD $4,000. This is a planning example, not a FedEx quote. Actual billing depends on the services, account discounts, package characteristics, accessorials and invoice rounding that apply to each shipment.
What ecommerce teams should update
- Separate the four categories. Do not use one percentage for every FedEx Canada movement.
- Re-rate shipment records. Use the net billed transportation charge and every fuel-applicable surcharge from representative orders.
- Check checkout recovery. Compare the customer’s shipping charge with fully landed parcel expense, including fuel.
- Audit the first invoice. Verify the ship date, account country, service and percentage rather than comparing only invoice totals.
- Keep weekly version control. FedEx normally posts the next week’s percentage on Friday and applies it on Monday.
A decision rule for carrier selection
Fuel percentage alone should not decide the carrier. Compare the all-in charge and service outcome for the same package. One carrier can post a lower fuel percentage while producing a higher total because its net transportation rate, residential charge or dimensional weight is higher. Our guides to a dimensional-weight audit, parcel invoice auditing and FedEx U.S. demand surcharges provide the adjacent checks.
The practical takeaway
The September 28 change is a one-week published fuel table, not a permanent general rate increase. It is still material because the domestic percentage reaches 55.50% and applies to more than the base transportation charge. Load the date-specific percentages, re-rate an actual package sample and preserve the calculation used. If you need help comparing parcel costs across services, 247 Fulfillment can review the package data and operational assumptions behind the result.
