FedEx IPD User Guide
FedEx IPD User Guide
Contents
CreateaShipment 7 DeleteaShipment 29
Recipient Information 8 Label and DocumentSamples 30
Group Information 9
Sender Information 10 Master Air Waybill Label – Laser 30
Package and Shipment Details 10 Master Air Waybill Label – Thermal 30
Billing Details 11 Documents Label–Laser 31
Options and Special Services 12 Documents Label – Thermal 31
FedEx ShipAlert 13 Package Label – Laser 32
Commodity Information 14 Package Label– Thermal 32
Multiple-Piece Shipment Information 16 Consolidated Commercial Invoice 33
Add a Package 18 Customs Packing List 34
View a Package 19 Visa Manifest 34
Modify a Package 20 Package Report 35
Repeat a Package 21
Delete a Package 22
Configure Document Copies 23
This guide is for FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution (IPD) and FedEx Consolidated Commercial Invoice (CCI) using a single international master
International Priority DirectDistribution® Freight (IDF) shippers using FedEx Ship air waybill (MAWB). These documents travel separately to the clearance
Manager® version 2420 or higher. facility as a FedEx International Priority® shipment. Following customs
clearance, FedEx deconsolidates the shipment and distributes packages
Use this guide as a supplement to the FedEx Ship Manager User Guide, which to the final recipients.
includes more detailed information about FedEx Ship Manager and how to
• The master shipment is created when you process the first package and
streamline your shipping process with profiles and preferences.
cannot be changed when you add or modify packages.
• A CCI is required whether FedEx generates the document or you
Support Information
provide your own. If you want FedEx to generate your CCI, check the
In the U.S. and Canada, call 1.877.FDX Assist (1.877.339.2774). For Print a FedEx generated consolidated commercial invoice option when
you process the first package. Your selection applies to the entire
all other countries, call 1.800.GoFedEx (1.800.463.3339). shipment and cannot be changed when you add or modify packages.
• An importer of record (IOR) is required in the destination country. You
Service Information can have only one shipment open at a time to a specific IOR for the
same ship date. A non-resident importer (NRI) is allowed for shipments
FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution (IPD) is a contractual service
from the U.S. to Canada only.
that allows you to send multiple pieces in a consolidated shipment from a single
location in an origin country to multiple recipients in a single destination country. • Single point of clearance (SPOC) delivery allows you to send
consolidated shipments to multiple recipients in various European
FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution Freight (IDF) is a contractual Union (EU) countries. An IOR is required in one of the EU countries.
IPD service that allows you to send multiple skids or pallets in a
• Shipments can be billed to the sender or a third party. Billing to
consolidated shipment. Shipments may not be tendered by freight forwarders.
individual recipients is not available.
Go to fedex.com for a list of origin and destination countries for IPD and • Appointment Delivery is available for IDF shipments. FedEx notifies the
IDF services. recipient when the shipment arrives and arranges a delivery time.
• Goods are shipped as one electronically consolidated shipment • Piece-Count Verification is available for IDF shipments. FedEx verifies
consigned from you, the shipper. The shipment clears customs with one the number of pieces on the pallet or skid at the origin and the
destination.
Service Information,continued
• □You can manage shipments and packages from the IPD/IDF/IED Dashboard. To • □For shipments with commodities that require Electronic Export Information
access the dashboard, select IPD/IDF/IED from the Shipping list menu, or (EEI) filing, the underlying transaction is between the U.S. Principal Party in
click the dashboard icon on the Shipment details screen. Interest (USPPI), which is generally the shipper or exporter, and one
overseas buyer (foreign principal party in interest). EEI filing is the
Packages responsibility of the shipper. You must file at the shipment level, not at the
• Shipments must contain at least two packages, also referred to as child package level. Go to fedex.com for detailed EEI requirements.
reference numbers (CRNs).
• Shipments can be mixed and may consist of loose packages, skids or
pallets up to 9,998 packages per shipment. See the FedEx Service Guide
for information about package weights and sizes.
• Shippers are required to use their own packaging. Each package must
have a FedEx automated shipping label, which prints as you process
each package.
• You can process single packages or multiple-piece shipments (MPS).
Group shipping is not available for MPS.
Commodities
• All necessary customs-clearance information must be provided to FedEx in
advance of shipment for every commodity being shipped. Country-specific
commodity restrictions may apply.
• Each package may contain up to 999 total commodities. Each shipment may
contain up to 999 different commodities.
Quick Start
Follow these steps to create the shipment, add packages and confirm • □Enter the package dimensions (optional).
the shipment. • □Keep the current ship date or select a future date up to 10 days
2. Select the Recipient ID or provide the required recipient information. • □Enter the total carriage value of the package (optional).
Enter a new Recipient ID to save the recipient in your Address Book. • □Select the importer of record (required).
• □Check Print a FedEx generated consolidated commercial invoice
3. Change the current sender and return address, if needed. The return address
if you want FedEx to generate your Consolidated Commercial
may be in the origin country or the destination country.
Invoice (CCI) (optional). Commodity data is required with this option.
5. Select the accounts to bill for transportation and duties/taxes/fees (required).
Provide the account number if you select Third Party.
Quick Start,continued
9. Provide the required master air waybill (MAWB) and Electronic Export
Information (EEI) information on the MAWB information tab.
11. Click OK. The shipment labels and documents print, and the shipment status
changes to Confirmed on the IPD/IDF/IED Dashboard.
12. Place the International Priority IPD Docs label on the International
Createa Shipment
The master shipment is created automatically when you process the
first package. Master shipment data, such as weight type and importer
of record, cannot be changed when you add or modify packages.
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Create a Shipment
Recipient Information
5. Postal code – Enter the postal code (required for all U.S. destinations;
recommended for postal aware countries).
10. This is a residentialaddress– Select this option when the recipient
6. State/Province – Select the state or province or enter the two-character address is a residence (optional).
abbreviation (when required).
11. Save in/update my address book – Select this option when you use a
7. City – Select the city or enter up to 35 characters (required). Recipient ID to save or update recipient information in your
Address Book (optional).
8. Telephone– Enter the telephone number, up to 15 characters (when
required). Include an extension number, up to six characters (optional).
9. Tax ID/EIN – Enter the tax ID number or Employer Identification Number (EEI),
up to 15 characters (required for shipments to Brazil; required for single point
of clearance Regime 4200 shipments).
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Group Information
Use group shipping to send the same type of package to more than one recipient. 5. Select recipients and click Add.
The recipients must already be saved in the Address Book.
6. After you add all recipients, click OK to save the group and return to the
Group shipping is not available for FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution Shipment details screen. The group information displays in the Recipient
(IPD) and FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution Freight (IDF) information section.
multiple-piece shipments.
Create a Temporary Group
1. Check Ship to group in the Recipient information section.
2. Select Create/Modify a temporary group from the Recipient ID menu.
The View/Edit Group screen displays.
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Create a Shipment
Sender Information
The sender displayed is the Current sender selected in your Sender database.
The sender for the first package applies to the entire shipment and cannot be
changed when you add or modify packages.
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Create a Shipment
Billing Details
The billing accounts selected for the first package apply to the entire shipment
and cannot be changed when you add or modify packages. Billing to individual
recipients is not available.
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Create a Shipment
Click the Options tab to select options and special services for the shipment. Special Services
Special services may vary depending on the origin, destination, and package • □Alcohol – Provide the contents, packaging, quantity of units and volume
and shipment details. per packaging unit. To ship alcohol, you must meet conditions stated in the
FedExServiceGuide.
FedEx International Broker Select is not available as a service option.
®
where you want the package held for pickup. FedEx contacts the recipient
when the package arrives.
• □Saturday Delivery – This service is available from any origin to the U.S.,
where available. Mixed shipments, pallets and packages under the same
master air waybill (MAWB), are not allowed.
• □Saturday Pickup – This service is available from the U.S. to any
destination, where available. Mixed shipments, pallets and packages under
the same MAWB, are not allowed.
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Create a Shipment
Optional Information
Enter additional reference information to print on reports and shipping
label doc-tabs.
FedEx InSight®
2. Select Block Shipment Data if you do not want the recipient or a third
party to view the shipment contents.
Shipment Receipt
Select Print shipment receipt to print a one-page summary that includes
detailed information about the shipment, such as sender and recipient
information, package details and billing information.
FedEx ShipAlert
Click the ShipAlert tab to send e-mail notifications to yourself and others.
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Commodity Information
Commodity/Merchandise Screen
1. Add a commodity – Select a Commodity ID or provide the following
required information.
Note:Entera newCommodityIDto savethe commodityto yourCommoditydatabase.
450 characters. • □Unit of measure – Select the unit of measure from the menu
• □Country of manufacture – Select the country of manufacture. FedEx does (e.g., EA - Each).
not create customs documents when you select XX-Multiple Countries. • □Unit value – Enter the declared value for one unit of the commodity.
• □Quantity – Enter the total number of commodity units in the shipment. • □Total customs value – This total is calculated automatically based on
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Commodity Information,continued
4. Commodity summary
• □Additional charges – Enter additional charges, if applicable.
• □I want to enter total customs value at the shipment level –
the information.
• □Delete – Select the commodity and click Delete to delete the commodity
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Multiple-Piece ShipmentInformation
Package Information
1. Package Weight – Enter the weight (required).
2. Package dimensions – Enter the dimensions (optional). Select preset 5. Add – Click Add now if you are entering package information only.
dimensions from your Dimensions database or enter dimensions manually. Repeat these steps for each package. If you are entering commodity
information, see the Commodities steps below.
3. Carriage Value – Enter the carriage value (optional).
6. Repeat – Click Repeat to populate the screen with information from
4. Identical packages – Check this option, when applicable, and enter the previous package. You can modify the data before you click Add.
the number of packages.
7. Update – Select the package in the Package summary to populate the
screen with package and commodity information. Make any changes and
click Update.
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Create a Shipment
the information.
The Package summary updates each time you add a package.
• □Delete – Select a commodity and click Delete to delete the commodity
1. View – Select the package to view package and commodity information. from the package.
Make changes, if needed, and click Update.
7. Add – Click Add in the Package information after you add all commodities
2. Delete – Select the package and click Delete. to the package.
1. Commodity tab – Select a commodity ID or provide the commodity Continue with one of the following options:
information (required). • □Process packages – After you have added all packages, click Ship
Note: Entera newCommodityIDto savethe commodityto yourCommoditydatabase. to process the packages and print the labels.
Note: Youcanview, modify,repeatanddelete packagesindividually after youprocesstheMPS.
2. Add’l Commodity Data tab – Enter additional commodity ClickView CRNsontheIPD/IDF/IEDDashboardtoaccessall packagesintheshipment.
information (optional). A harmonized code is highly recommended. • □Save & Exit – Click Save & Exit to save your information and returnto
3. Additional charges – Enter additional charges (optional). the previous screen. Click Multiple-piece shipment again to return to
this screen.
4. I want to enter total customs value at the shipment level – This option is • □Cancel – Click Cancel to cancel the entire shipment and return to a blank
available if you are providing your own CCI. Shipment details screen.
5. Add to Package – Click Add to Package and repeat these steps to add
each commodity to the package.
6. Continue with one of the following options before you add the package, if
applicable:
• □Click
to see if your commodity can travel to this country – Select a
commodity and click this link to determine if the commodity is allowed in the
destination country.
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Create a Shipment
Add aPackage
1. Click the Shipment details tab and provide the following information.
• □Recipient Information or Group Information
• □Sender Information
• □Package and Shipment Details
• □Billing Details
2. Continue with one of the following options:
• □Process package – Click Ship to process a single package or multiple
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View aPackage
You can view packages in Open or Confirmed shipments. Packages are also
referred to as child reference numbers (CRNs).
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Modify aPackage
You can modify packages in Open shipments. When you modify a package
and print the new label, a new package is added to the Shipped List.
The Deleted status for the original package changes to Yes.
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Repeat aPackage
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Delete aPackage
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Configure DocumentCopies
Any changes made on the IPD/IDF Documents screen are saved across
shipments and system restarts.
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Electronic Export Information Pre-determination Report
You can generate the EEI Pre-determination Report for Open shipments.
The report includes all commodities entered for your shipment, listed from
highest to lowest total value, to help you identify commodities in the shipment
that require EEI filing. Go to fedex.com for information about EEI requirements.
Note:If youaregeneratingyourownConsolidatedCommercialInvoice(CCI),commoditydatais not required.However,
thisreport isbene□cial toyouonlyif youenterall commodityinformation asyouprocesseachpackage.
2. Select the shipment and click EEI to view the report on screen.
3. Click Print to print the report.
4. Click Save file to export the report in .csv format.
Confirm aShipment
Once you have processed all packages in the shipment, you must confirm the
shipment to close it and print the shipment labels and documents. The shipment
cannot be modified once it has been confirmed.
label (optional).
• □Dimensions – Enter the approximate dimensions of the entire
6. Click OK to confirm the shipment. The following labels and documents print,
when applicable, and the shipment status changes to Confirmed.
• □Consolidated Commercial Invoice
• □Visa Manifest
• □Customs Packing List
• □CRN Report
• □MAWB labels
• □International Priority IPD Docs labels
7. See Prepare Shipment Labels and Documents to prepare the shipment
for pickup.
The master air waybill (MAWB) labels, document labels and shipment
documents travel separately to the clearance facility as a FedEx International
Priority shipment.
Box for IPD and IDF single point of clearance (SPOC) shipments.
• □FedEx International Priority IPD Docs label with bar code
• □FedEx International Priority IPD Docs label with customs information
(in pouch)
2. Place the following items inside the envelope or box. Do not seal
the package.
• □IPD MAWB label with bar code
• □IPD MAWB label with customs information (usually twolabels)
• □Consolidated Commercial Invoice (multiple copies may be required
You can reprint master shipment labels and documents up to 10 days after you
confirm the shipment. See Configure Document Copies for Open shipments.
Any changes made on the IPD/IDF Document Reprint screen are not saved across
shipments and system restarts.
2. Select the shipment and click Reprint Documents to open the IPD/IDF
Document Reprint screen.
3. Check the label or document and select the number of copies to reprint,
up to 5 copies.
Delete aShipment
CustomsPackingList VisaManifest
Package Report