Road Transport surcharges and fees
As a trustworthy partner, we give our clients transparency in the total costs of their shipments by explaining the structure of our surcharges
Surcharges and fees
Applicable for export/import road transportation involving Denmark and below mentioned countries. If you need to know the charges for other countries, please contact your local Blue Water office.
Rates are adjusted monthly based on the average exchange rate of the previous month.
DK Road Tax
As of 1 January 2025, a Danish road tax will be introduced for Danish and foreign trucks - see our rates below for national domestic traffic and international freight respectively.
Import and export in/out of Denmark (EUR)
EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
The EU ETS fee covers a tax on CO2 emissions from ferries. Blue Water calculates the ETS rates on a monthly basis.
CAF
May 2025
Sweden: 0.10%
Norway: 0.00%
Switzerland: 12.40%
United Kingdom: 1.20%
April 2025
Sweden: 0.00%
Norway: 0.00%
Switzerland: 12.00%
United Kingdom: 1.50%
CAF = Currency Adjustment Factor
Fuel Surcharges
May 2025
| To/from Denmark | To/from Sweden | ||
| Denmark domestic | 27.40% | Sweden domestic | 24.90% |
| Sweden | 60.30% | Denmark | 60.30% |
| Finland | 61.90% | Finland | 56.40% |
| UK & Ireland | 61.80% | UK & Ireland | 56.30% |
| Rest of Europe | 60.30% | Rest of Europe | 54.80% |
To/from Denmark - April 2025
Denmark domestic: 28.50%
UK & Ireland: 64.20%
Finland: 64.30%
Rest of Europe: 62.70%
* Surcharges may vary as shipping line fuel charge is included in the total calculation.
Blue Water in Denmark has introduced a variable fuel surcharge for European road transport to and from Denmark.
Please be aware that the diesel surcharge will be adjusted if Blue Water's expense and pricing structure changes.
EU Road Tax adjustment
The EU Road Tax comprises all charges paid for Maut, road tax and toll in the European countries. The individual countries currently make minor and major adjustments of these charges which contribute to upgrading the road network.
Effective from 01.02.2025
As of 1 January 2025, Austria has increased its road tax by 12.5%, which changes our rates for EU Road Tax on transport to/from Austria and the affected countries when transiting through Austria.
Effective from 01.01.2025
As of 1 November 2024, a larger part of the Polish road network became subject to road tax, causing us to raise our rates to/from Poland.
As of 1 January 2025, Switzerland has increased road tax in the country by 5%, which means a change in our rates to/from Switzerland is required.
Port Infrastructure Charge UK
There have been recent changes regarding shipping cargo to the UK, effective from 30 April 2024. The changes are due to the UK government's new border control model, "Border Target Operating Model" (BTOM).
From 30 April 2024, certain goods sent from the EU to the UK must be reinspected upon arrival. This inspection has necessitated a new Port Infrastructure Charge UK to optimise the inspection process. To cover the cost of this new infrastructure, selected ports have introduced the surcharge. At present, Immingham and Hull have introduced this surcharge.
The following surcharges will apply to goods shipped to the UK and Ireland from 1 June 2024:
| DKK | EUR | |
| Minimum per consignment | 5.00 | 0.67 |
| Flat rate per 100 kg | 0.75 | 0.10 |
| Maximum per FTL | 120.00 | 16.09 |
This surcharge is applied to all loaded units, regardless of the type of goods, arriving from the EU at the specified ports.
Brexit fee
Due to delays on customs clearance from British side, we are introducing a Brexit fee of 9.7 % per shipment to continuously sustain our transport lines to and from the UK. This fee covers all shipments to and from the UK, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
SECA fee
Sulphur Emission Fee
Since 2015, sulphur rules have been imposed on shipping lines to reduce sulphur emission in the Sulphur Emission Area (SECA) of the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. All fees are calculated after payable weight.