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Why are prices rising?
These increases are not random. They are driven by several factors:
- Higher labour and operating costs - Carriers are seeing rising costs across Europe, especially for staff and daily operations
- Increased environmental and road tolls - More countries are introducing stricter environmental requirements and higher road taxes
- Capacity challenges - Driver shortage continues to squeeze the market
- Green transition - Investing in emission-reducing solutions and sustainable operations costs
What can you expect?
Based on data from carriers in the market, the expected increases look like this:
- National (DK-DK): 4-5%
- Nordic region (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Baltics): 7-8%
- Europe (other countries and cross trade): 5-6%
Other players are reporting increases of 4.8-8.8% for imports and exports, so the picture is fairly consistent across the market - even for those who haven't released the information yet, but are on a "rumour" basis.
In addition, minor fee adjustments are also expected for environmental surcharges, booking fees and customs handling, among others.
The reintroduction of Demand Surcharge (capacity surcharge) on couriers has also been announced. You can do this read more about here and what you can expect in terms of increases.