FedEx Small Parcel Billing Account field details [Information]

Modified on Thu, 8 May at 11:44 AM

The table below details all the fields available for setting up a FedEx Small Parcel Billing account:

Field: Field name.
Description: Field description.
Required: Indicates whether this field is required for the following services:
- DOM: Domestic.
- INTL: International (this includes IPD service).
- DG: Dangerous Goods.

		REQUIRED
FIELD	DESCRIPTION	DOM	INTL	DG
Payment type	Select the Payment Type; the Account number provided will be used in conjunction with this mode.
Payor Account #	Carrier Account number that will pay for shipping.
Payor country	Registered Country of the Payor Account.
Default third party postal and country	If checked the billing Postal Code and Country will be used as default.
Sender tax number	Specify Duties to be paid by: Sender, Receiver, or Third party.
Currency code	Currency Code for Customs value.
Terms of trade	The Terms of Sale (DDP, DDU, etc.)
CI payment terms	Payment Terms on Commercial Invoice.
Freight class	The NMFTA Freight Class (50-500) for the commodity being shipped.
NMFC class	The NMFTA Classification Code for the commodity being shipped.
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.
Handle unclassified as residential	Enable this option to treat shipments without a freight classification as residential by default. This may affect rating and delivery availability, especially in non-commercial areas.
Autoswitch ground/ground home	When selected, this option will automatically switch between Ground and Ground Home Delivery service based on whether the address is identified as commercial or residential. This functionality depends on having an address validation level selected.
Round dimensions less than 1 to 1	Enable this setting to automatically round up any fractional package dimension (length, width, or height) smaller than 1 to the next whole dimension.
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.
Alcohol recipient type	Select the appropriate recipient type for alcohol shipments from the dropdown list. FedEx requires this field to determine legal delivery eligibility.
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.
Skip price validation	Enable this option to bypass FedEx’s price validation during shipment creation. Useful when using negotiated or external rates that may not match FedEx’s returned rate.
Indicia type	Select the Indicia Type for Ground Economy orders.
Ancillary endorsement	Select the Ancillary 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 email	Shipper contact e-mail.
Override sender address	If checked, enables fields to override the label from address (does not change the induction address).
Override label from address	Enable this setting if you want to override the default sender address defined in the carrier account with a custom one. The override address fields will be displayed when this option is enabled.
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.
Events	Specify any custom event codes or messages to be included with the shipment.
Personal message	Enter a short, optional message to include with the shipment. This can be printed on the packing slip or label if supported by the service level.
Print return labels	If checked, prints return labels for every order.
Return service code	Select the Service Code for Return labels.
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 Recipient 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 account 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.
Commercial invoice copies	Specify the number of commercial invoice copies to print for customs clearance. The default is one, but international shipments typically require three (for customs, carrier, and recipient).
Export Reason	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.
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.