FedEx Small Parcel Billing Account field details [Information]

Modified on Fri, 19 Apr at 6:28 PM

This document details all the fields available to set up a FedEx Small Parcel Billing account.

These are detailed below:

FIELD	DESCRIPTION	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 #	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