Maersk will cut its temporary Emergency Inland Fuel/Energy Surcharge for Store Door shipments across the Nordic and Baltic region, with a Price Calculation Date of 7 October 2026. Estonia sees the sharpest reduction: four percentage points, from 24% down to 20%.

The surcharge applies to inland moves in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and Maersk ties it directly to elevated fuel costs and supply disruption linked to the situation in the Middle East.

What are the new surcharge levels?

The revised percentages, set against the previous rates, break down as follows:

• Denmark: 14% — unchanged
• Sweden: 10%, down from 12%
• Norway: 0% — unchanged
• Finland: 7% — unchanged
• Lithuania: 5%, down from 6%
• Latvia: 16%, down from 17%
• Estonia: 20%, down from 24%

Sweden follows Estonia with a two-point cut, while Lithuania and Latvia each trim one point. Denmark, Norway and Finland hold steady.

What does the change mean for shippers?

For shippers moving containerised cargo on a Store Door basis into the Baltics, the October adjustment translates into a modest but measurable easing of landed inland costs. Estonia-based consignees benefit most: a four-point drop on a 24% base represents the deepest proportional relief in the table.

Swedish door moves carry a lower surcharge burden after this revision, narrowing the gap with Denmark, where the levy stays at 14%. Norwegian shipments remain untouched by the measure, keeping inland cost calculations there free of the surcharge entirely.

The spread across the seven markets remains wide even after the cuts. Estonia's 20% sits twenty points above Norway's zero, a differential shippers routing cargo across the Baltic region will need to factor into comparative door-delivery costs.

Why does the surcharge exist?

Maersk attributes the Nordic and Baltic fuel surcharges to higher fuel costs and supply disruption connected to the situation in the Middle East. The carrier frames the levy as temporary, and this week's downward revision signals some relief in the cost pressures that originally triggered it.

One carve-out matters for shippers with sustainability-linked transport budgets: electric truck and rail services remain exempt from the temporary measure. Cargo moved on those modes carries no surcharge at all, an incentive structure that rewards low-emission inland transport choices.

Could the rates move again?

Maersk says it will continue monitoring market conditions and may revise the percentages again. That language keeps the door open to further reductions — or fresh increases — depending on fuel price trajectories and the Middle East supply picture.

For forwarders pricing Baltic door moves beyond 7 October 2026, the practical takeaway is to treat these percentages as a moving target rather than a fixed tariff line. The new rates apply from the Price Calculation Date, not the shipment date, so bookings straddling the change window will need careful attention to which surcharge level applies.

With Estonia at 20%, Latvia at 16% and Denmark at 14%, the Baltic inland cost premium over the Nordic core remains pronounced — and any further softening in fuel markets would likely flow through to additional surcharge cuts in the carrier's next review.