This document details all the fields available to set up a FedEx Small Parcel Billing account.
These are detailed below:
FIELD | DESCRIPTION | REQUIRED | ||
DOM | INTL | DG | ||
Payment type | Select the Payment Type; the account number provided will be used in conjunction with this mode | |||
Payor account # | Account number that will pay for shipping | |||
Payor country | Registered country of the payor account | |||
Use as default third party payor country | If checked the bill country will be used as default | |||
Sender tax number | Sender tax number when applicable | |||
Currency code | Indicate the currency code | |||
Terms of sale | Indicate the terms of sale (DDP, DDU, etc.) | |||
CI Payment terms | Indicate the Customs Invoice payment terms | |||
COD Currency | Currency to be used in COD shipments | |||
Allow currency conversion | If this option is selected, and FedEx returns the freight cost in a currency that differs from the currency of the payor account, the freight cost will be automatically converted to the currency of the payor account using the exchange rate provided by FedEx. If this option is not selected and the freight cost returned by FedEx differs from the currency of the payor account, an exception will be raised | |||
Address validation | This feature permits the selection of the address validation level. Please note that your FedEx account must be enrolled to utilize the address validation API | |||
Rateshop timeout | Indicate the timeout in seconds for rate shopping, if over the threshold, the carrier is ignored | |||
Autoswitch Ground/Ground Home | When selected, this option will automatically switch between Ground and Ground Home service based on whether the address is identified as residential or commercial. This functionality depends on having an address validation level selected | |||
Dangerous goods regulation | Select the regulation that applies to the case depending on the dangerous goods being shipped | |||
Dangerous goods accessibility | Select the accessibility of the the dangerous goods being shipped | |||
Batteries | Indicates if the shipments will contain batteries or not; default expects the order to determine if true or false, while enabled forces true and disabled forces false | |||
Battery material type | Indicates the battery material type | |||
Battery packing type | Indicates if batteries are contained or not in the equipment | |||
Battery regulatory subtype | Indicates the batteries regulatory subtype | |||
Adult Signature | If enabled, the delivery will require an adult to sign when received | |||
Indirect Signature | If enabled, the delivery will require somebody (consignee by name or not) to sign when received | |||
Alcohol | Indicates if the order ships alcohol or not (enabled or disabled), disabled by default | |||
Fedex One Rate | If checked, it requests flat rates from FedEx under the One Rate option; requires the Package Type declared to be a qualifying one for One Rate | |||
Package type | Select the Package type you will use, Your Packaging if generic, or a branded option | |||
Ignore WMS harmonized codes | If checked, it ignores the WMS SKU harmonized codes | |||
Replace diacritics | Replaces diacritic characters to compatible ones | |||
Reformat ship-to phone | If checked, reformats the ship-to phone to a valid one for the carrier | |||
Substitute missing ship-to phone | If checked, enables a new field to enter a phone number that will automatically fill the phone, if empty | |||
Indicia type | Select the Indicia type for Smartpost orders | |||
Ancillary endorsement | Select the ancilliary endorsement for non-presorted standard shipments | |||
Ancillary endorsement (presorted standard) | Select the ancillary endorsement for presorted standard shipments | |||
Tracking number mode | Select the tracking number mode (Default as provided, FedEx or USPS) | |||
Sender name | Ship From name that will be shown in the label | |||
Sender company | Company name that will be shown in the label | |||
Contact phone | Ship From phone that will be shown in the label | |||
Contact e-mail | Shipper contact e-mail | |||
Override sender address | If checked, enables fields to override the label from address (does not change the induction address) | |||
Notify recipient by email | If checked, requests the carrier to send e-mail notifications to the ship-to e-mail provided as part of the order | |||
Notify shipper by email | If checked, requests the carrier to send e-mail notifications to the shipper of the order | |||
Print return labels | If checked, prints return labels for every order | |||
Return Payment type | Select the Payment Type for return labels; the account number provided will be used in conjunction with this mode | |||
Override Return Address | If checked, enables fields to override the address for return labels | |||
Duties Payment type | Select the Payment Type for Duties; Not set indicates the consignee will pay for duties, while other options require an account owner according to the type | |||
Duties payor account # | Account number that will pay for duties | |||
Duties payor country | Registered country of the duties payor account | |||
Skip trade documents | If checked, trade documents are not generated.If option is selected you will need to provide customs invoice in your own format | |||
Export Purpose | Define the export purpose (Sold, gift, sample, etc.) | |||
Customs item purpose | Select the item purpose for customs (consumer, business) | |||
Electronic trade documents | If checked, trade documents are electronically handled and trade paper documents will not be generated | |||
B13A Filing Option Type | When applicable, indicate how it will be filed (manual, electronic, etc.) | |||
B13A permit number | When applicable, complete with the B13A permit number | |||
The recipient is not the importer | Check if the recipient is not the importer | |||
Non-Fedex international customs broker | Check if the international customs broker will not be a FedEx one, additional fields will deploy to indicate name, address, contact, account and tax related info | |||
Enable ETD images | Check to deploy fields to select electronic signatures; requires to upload the electronic signatures to techSHIP via Plugins |