Printable Version New import shipping capability on fedex.com gives FedEx customers increased shipment management autonomy

FedEx has launched a new capability in France, Belgium and Luxembourg designed to provide customers making import shipments with significant efficiency benefits.

When you pay the transportation costs of your shipments you may want to choose your own carrier. That’s exactly what you can do using the unique shipping capabilities of fedex.com to handle all aspects of your import shipments yourself! With the import shipping program on fedex.com you can manage all your import planning, documentation and everything else you need to do using simple, user-friendly systems. Import shipping on fedex.com includes the following benefits:

1. You can check shipment rates online, immediately benefit from discounts you enjoy and be billed in your own currency. You can also obtain estimates of applicable Duties and Taxes with FedEx® Global Trade Manager at fedex.com.
   
   
2. By using FedEx Ship Manager® at fedex.com you can prepare the air waybill and the commercial invoice based on your knowledge of specific port of entry customs requirements, and then send these by email direct to the shipper, thus avoiding possible documentation errors and inconsistencies.
   
   
3. You can track and control all delivery schedules and organize pickups in foreign countries.
   
   
4. The new capability gives you complete transparency throughout the shipment process, allows you to plan on time reliable deliveries, and enables you to provide shippers and consignees with key documents and shipping progress updates and information at all times. Above all, the program ensures that you know all your costs before you initiate any shipment.
   
   

For a step-by-step guide on how to process an import shipment and other relevant information, please click here.