In December 2008, Singapore Airlines Cargo was alleged by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for price fixing cartels in the air cargo industry. The ACCC accused Singapore Airlines Cargo of fixing the price of a fuel surcharge and a security surcharge that was applied to air cargo to and from Australia. Singapore Airlines Cargo is the third airline to be the targeted for fuel surcharge price fixing.
In May 2010, Singapore Airlines was fined by the Fair Trade Commission (South Korea) for conspiring to introduce fuel surcharges for freight cargoes or continued to raise them over the past seven years. Singapore Airlines Cargo released a statement saying that they are "very disappointed" and "will study the decision closely with a serious view towards mounting an appeal" once they receive the Commission's full reasoning.