FedEx Ship Manager® Software Beta Feedback

 

Thank you for being one of the first customers to take advantage of FedEx Ship Manager® Software version 2600. Whether you are on the shipping dock, in the administration office or in the accounting department, FedEx Ship Manager Software makes shipping, tracking and billing efficient. No matter how you and your business use FedEx Ship Manager Software, you’ll notice enhancements in version 2600 that will help you create shipping labels easier, quicker and more conveniently.

Your open and honest feedback about our services is important to us. Your input will assist us as we improve current features and develop future versions. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your suggestion for enhancing FedEx Ship Manager Software. We appreciate you helping us to learn more about your business and how FedEx can better meet the needs of you and your company. If you have any additional suggestions, please contact your FedEx customer technology consultant or FedEx account executive.

The FedEx Ship Manager Software Beta Feedback Form (v. 2600) link on the new FedEx Ship Manager Software Beta Program website will display the following online feedback form for FedEx Ship Manager Software v. 2600 Beta customers.

FedEx Ship Manager Software Beta Feedback

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FedEx Ship Manager Software v. 2600 Target Features

Please check all features that are relevant to your daily shipping and provide your feedback in the Comments field.

U.S. and International Shipping Enhancements

1. FedEx Freight® Shipping Enhancements

FedEx Freight shipping enhancements allow you to use a single shipping device for all modes of shipping and initiate the clearance process by emailing trade documents to your broker during shipment preparation.

Now you can create FedEx Freight Bills of Lading and shipping labels for international, intra-U.S., intra-Canada and intra-Mexico shipments. And to simplify the total shipping experience even more, you can prepare and manage FedEx Freight shipments with the same solutions used for FedEx Express® and FedEx Ground® shipments.


2. International Returns Service

New international and intra-country returns services address international documentation facilitation, increase the ease of use, provide a range of transit, pickup, delivery and ancillary service options, give visibility to movement and costs and ensure customer information security.

The new international returns service facilitates returns between all regions as well as intra-country domestic shipments in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates


3. Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IMpb) (U.S. Only)

Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) is a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) requirement for the FedEx SmartPost® barcode. You must upgrade to an IMpb-compliant software version by June 2013 or your FedEx SmartPost shipments will not be accepted by USPS.

FedEx SmartPost users can now enjoy better end-to-end visibility and enhanced performance of the new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Intelligent Mail barcode (IMpb).

  • The IMpb is a new barcode format designed by the USPS for all commercial and online consumers. The IMpb is a regulatory requirement, meaning all FedEx SmartPost packages must adhere to the IMpb specifications.
  • While the new format will have the same symbology as the current one, it will have new data elements that define mail class, subclass and extra services within the barcode.


4. FedEx Priority AlertTM Expansion

FedEx Priority Alert provides global priority alert service to all direct-served countries, selected Global Service Participant-served countries and selected countries with domestic service.

FedEx Priority Alert is undergoing global expansion (73+ countries) and will be available in the following two tiers, with rollout currently planned for October 2012:

  • FedEx Priority Alert is a specialized contract-only fee based service that combines 24x7 support, advanced shipment monitoring, proactive notification and customized package recovery for critical and time-sensitive shipments. In addition, FedEx Priority Alert shipments receive boarding priority and clearance priority over like services.
  • FedEx Priority Alert PlusTM includes all of the features of FedEx Priority Alert listed above, plus additional options such as dry-ice replenishment, gel-packs exchange and cold storage.


5. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Enhancements

International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) enhancements offer a consistent, easy-to-use and fast international shipping processing experience for ITAR shipments. This feature also provides ITAR customers the ability to mark their shipments as ITAR to ensure proper processing and delivery of shipments.

ITAR is a set of U.S. government regulations that control the export and import of defense related articles and services on the U.S. munitions list in FedEx International Priority® and FedEx International Priority® Freight shipments. Under ITAR, controlled commodities cannot transit China.


6. Removing a Child Meter 

Removing a child meter enables you to delete a child meter with the assistance of your FedEx customer technology consultant or the FedEx Ship Manager Technical Support Center.


7. Applying List Rates to FedEx® Collect on Delivery (C.O.D.)

 FedEx Ship Manager Software enables you to apply list rates for FedEx Collect on Delivery (C.O.D.) amounts for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipments. This feature applies to single-piece shipments and multiple-piece shipments (MPS), but does not apply for shipments to Mexico. The FedEx Collect on Delivery (C.O.D.) option is not available for FedEx Express service in Canada.


8. Discontinuing Acceptance of Specific Other Regulated Materials – Domestic (ORM-D) for FedEx Express Shipments 

In accordance with federal regulations, FedEx is no longer accepting certain Other Regulated Materials – Domestic (ORM-D) proper shipping names under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) for FedEx Express shipments. To accommodate this change, you must prepare these shipments in compliance with current International Air Transportation Association (IATA) regulations that do not allow for the ORM-D designation.


9. Importing and Exporting Records in Dimensions Database

FedEx Ship Manager Software enables you to import and export records in the Dimensions database using a template. When choosing an option on the View Dimensions screen, you can select the primary identifier from the Description column (box description) or the Dimension ID column (2-character code).


10. FedEx International First® Expansion to Asia 

FedEx Ship Manager Software now enables you to ship packages using FedEx International First service via the following lanes:

  • From the U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan to Southern and Eastern China.
  • From the U.S., Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean to Singapore.


11. 2010 INCOTERMS Update 

The International Chamber of Commerce issued a revision to the internationally recognized trade terms, INCOTERMS 2010, effective Jan. 1, 2011. To accommodate this revision, FedEx Ship Manager Software includes the following new terms in the Terms of sale drop-down menu and prints these values on applicable shipping documentation (e.g., Universal Commercial Invoice):

  • DAT (Delivered at Terminal).
  • DAP (Delivered at Place).


12. Reducing Number of FedEx® Electronic Trade Documents Shipping Labels 

To save you time and money, FedEx Ship Manager Software reduces the number of printed shipping labels by one label when you use the FedEx Electronic Trade Documents feature to create shipping labels for U.S.-origin or Canada-origin international shipments.


13. Downloading International List Rates 

FedEx Ship Manager Software now allows you to download FedEx Express international list rates, FedEx Express domestic list rates, FedEx Ground list rates and FedEx® Transborder Distribution list rates.

You can display/return these rates via the courtesy rate quote, doc-tabs, validator labels and reporting functions. And you can add fields to customize reports and doc-tabs. FedEx Express international list rates are available for Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Canada-origin shippers can also download list rates for FedEx Collect on Delivery (C.O.D.) amounts for FedEx Ground shipments.


14. Setting Return Address for Cross-Reference Numbers for International Shipments (U.S. Only)

FedEx Ship Manager Software allows you to set a return address at the cross-reference number level for FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution®, FedEx International Economy DirectDistributionSM Service and FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution® Freight shipments.

After you create cross-reference number labels, place a label on each package. Each cross-reference number in the shipment can have a different alternate return address.


15. Integration Updates

This version of FedEx Ship Manager Software includes a number of improvements to FedEx® Integration Assistant and FedEx® Integrator.

FedEx Integration Assistant and FedEx Integrator now include:

  • Expanded international list rates, including new surcharge fields.
  • ITAR routing that includes new special handling option to provide alternate routing solution to ensure ITAR-controlled goods do not transit China.
  • FedEx Priority Alert expansion, including new fields.
  • Changes to International Chamber of Commerce internationally recognized trade terms, INCOTERMS 2010, including the addition of two new terms for terms of sale.
  • Capability for processing international returns.
  • List rate options for FedEx Collect on Delivery (C.O.D.) shipments in addition to discount rates.
  • Ability to send the shipping charge with the tracking number when exporting (writing back) to QuickBooks® (U.S. only).
  • Ability to add QuickBooks Line Item when you export to QuickBooks for the first time (U.S. only).


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Thank you for your participation in the FedEx Ship Manager Software v. 2600 beta program and for providing feedback on the service and your user experience. We look forward to reviewing your comments.

Thank you for shipping with FedEx.