Fuel Surcharge (BAF): Dutch Carriers Compared
Live fuel surcharge (BAF) values from Dutch carriers that publicly disclose them
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Current BAF values for Dutch carriers
| Carrier | Current BAF | Last updated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF&S Netherlands B.V. | 21,40% | ||
| Reining Transport BV | 16,88% | ||
| Van de Brug | 19,50% | ||
| Van Ziel | 18,00% |
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Dutch carrier BAFs vs diesel retail price
How Dutch carrier BAFs have moved against the underlying diesel retail price. The yellow line is the median BAF across carriers each week.
What is BAF and why it matters for shipping in Netherlands
BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor) is a percentage that carriers add to their base freight rate to compensate for fuel-price movements. It was originally a sea-freight term ("bunker" = ship fuel), but trucking carriers across Europe use it too, often calling it a "diesel surcharge" or "fuel surcharge" interchangeably.
For a logistics manager, BAF is the difference between the rate on your contract and the rate on your actual invoice. On a €500 shipment, a 22% BAF adds €110. When BAFs swing 5 to 10 percentage points in a week (as they did during the recent fuel crisis), a freight budget set in January can blow through by March.
How carriers calculate BAF
Each carrier publishes its own methodology. Common approaches:
- National fuel index. Pegged to national statistics office diesel price, reviewed monthly.
- Carrier's own fuel cost. Tied to the bulk diesel price the carrier actually pays.
- Fixed bands. The BAF stays flat until diesel crosses a threshold, then jumps.
- Contractual formula. A fixed formula in the rate agreement, often updated quarterly.
Why Dutch carrier BAFs differ so much
A BAF is a percentage on top of base freight to cover fuel, but fuel doesn't cost every carrier the same share of their total operation. A long-haul FTL operator can have 35 to 40% of operating cost in fuel; a city-courier parcel carrier can be under 15%. A common industry assumption in published BAF formulas is that fuel makes up around 30% of total freight cost, meaning a 10% diesel rise translates to roughly a 3% rate rise.
On top of that, review cadence varies. A carrier with a monthly review cycle lags the market; a carrier reviewing weekly reacts sooner when fuel is rising, but creates more annoyances for their customers. Some carriers leave their BAF untouched for years. Others push well into the 30%+ range during volatile periods. Neither policy is wrong on its own terms, but the budget impact is radically different.
That's why one carrier sitting at 25% BAF and another at 8% isn't automatically one of them overcharging. What matters for comparison is whether a carrier's BAF movements over time track the direction of fuel prices consistently, given their own cost structure. The history chart above is the most useful way to read this.
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