Royal FloraHolland has announced its new rates for January 2026 for non-members.
Association costs adjustment
The fixed association costs will increase from €600 to €630 for main numbers and from €300 to €315 for sub-numbers. The variable association costs will be 0.630% of sales growth, up to a maximum sales growth of €1,250,000. This is an increase compared to 2025, when this maximum was €1,150,000. The variable association costs only apply to the Auction Clock, Auction Presales and Floriday Daytrade transactions, and therefore not to other direct transactions.
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Sales commission per trading channel
In 2026, the sales commission per trading channel will not be increased and will remain the same as in 2025: 7.6% for Auction Clock transactions, 8% for Auction Presales transactions and 2.7% for direct transactions.
Indexation of rates for logistics services and transport packaging
The rates for logistics services and transport packaging will be increased by an average of 3% based on inflation. In doing so, we will follow the DPI index as closely as possible.
Destruction of unsold product costs
Since last year, Royal FloraHolland has been collaborating with a new supplier, Facilicom, which organizes the destruction of rejected or unsold flowers. Together with this supplier, a comprehensive cost analysis was carried out, which showed that the rates for this service have not been cost-covering for some time.
It has therefore been decided to increase the rates for this service. The rate per bucket will increase from €0.86 to €1.47. The maximum rate per trolley will increase from €44.84 to €73.50 and the rejection rate per bucket will increase from €1.26 to €1.87 in 2026.
Indexation of other rates
The other rates will also be increased by an average of 3% based on inflation. Here too, we will follow the DPI index as closely as possible.
Advance notice of surcharges for CCs VRM
The intention is to introduce two surcharges at the beginning of 2026 for CCs supplied via Veiling Rhein-Maas (VRM).
VRM CC handling surcharge: This surcharge is intended to cover the differences in handling costs between VRM and the RFH hubs for handling CCs. The surcharge will be charged for each CC supplied to VRM.
VRM CC Imbalance Contribution Surcharge: This surcharge is intended to cover the additional transport costs incurred due to the imbalance in CC flows between VRM and the RFH hubs in Naaldwijk, Rijnsburg and Aalsmeer. Only the largest contributors to this imbalance will pay this surcharge.
These two surcharges are levied on the lots that incur additional costs by buying and selling products on CCs via VRM. This prevents a general increase in costs for all CC users.
Additional communication will follow once the surcharges have been finalised.
