Sendle fuel surcharge

Parcel delivery relies heavily on the production, availability and price of fuel. Since Sendle began in 2014, we’ve never before passed on a fuel levy. But, like any business, we’re not immune to inflated fuel costs.

Sendle's variable rate fuel surcharge will be reviewed every two weeks, meaning it may go up, down, stay the same or be removed entirely.

Understanding your fuel surcharge

Why a surcharge rather than embedding the fee within the base price to send your parcel? We think that part of doing fair business is to be clear about how we do it, not just how much something will cost – no nasty surprises is, after all, one of your Sendler Rights.

How to calculate your fuel surcharge

In the Sendle dashboard, you’ll see the fuel surcharge as a line item in your Order Summary when you send a parcel. If you’re using an eCommerce integration to send with us, the surcharge will be included in your total shipping cost. If maths is your thing, the fuel surcharge is calculated using the formula: Base price + surcharge + taxes = TOTAL

Fuel surcharge example calculation

Let’s say you’re sending a 500g parcel of naturopathic teas from Toronto to Vancouver:

Base price	22.5% fuel surcharge	Tax	Total
$10.40	$2.34	$0.70	$13.44

Learn more about fuel pricing

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is the voice of Canada’s upstream oil and natural gas industry.

Month	Sendle surcharge
6 June 2023	20%
1 May - 5 June 2023	22.5%
11-30 April 2023	23%
1-10 April 2023	25%
8-31 March 2023	25%
1-7 March 2023	28%
1-28 February 2023	28%
1-31 January 2023	30%
5-31 December 2022	33%
1-4 December 2022	32%

Month	Sendle surcharge
June 2023	11.5%
May 2023	12.75%
April 2023	13.25%

Sendle fuel surcharge

Sendle domestic fuel surcharge rate table

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