Previous Releases

Version 23.1

Technology Updates

TM Parcel installer supports:

  • 64-bit Apache 2.4.54

  • PHP 8.1.9

  • MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 64-bit 8.0.27 installed along with MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 32-bit 8.0.27

Carrier Data File Updates

  • Supports UPS Routing Code data version 3.5v. The update contains the latest routing data provided by UPS.

    • Effective Date: January 16, 2023.

  • Updated USPS mail direction and address zip files.


UPS (United Parcel Service) Rate and Compliance Change Across Origins - 2023

  • Rates, zones, and accessorial charges for UPS US, UPS Canada, UPS Europe, UPS Asia Pacific and UPS SurePost are effective from December 25th, 2022.

  • The UPS rates are updated for following origins/regions:

    • US Origin:

      • Puerto Rico

      • Alaska

      • Hawaii

    • Europe regions:

      • Austria

      • Belgium

      • Czech Republic

      • Denmark

      • France

      • Germany

      • Great Britain

      • Hungary

      • Ireland

      • Italy

      • Netherlands

      • Poland

      • Spain

      • Sweden

      • Switzerland

      • UAE

    • APAC regions

      • China

      • Australia

      • Philippines

      • Singapore

    • Canada

      • Compliance changes:

        • Additional Handling weight surcharge Threshold changed from 70lbs to 50lbs.

        • The change is applicable only for UPS CA Domestic Service.

    • UPS SurePost

      • Updated rates, zones, and accessorial charges are effective from December 25th, 2022.


USPS (United States Postal Service) Rate and Compliance Change - 2023

New Rates are effective from Jan 22, 2023. Rates are updated for the following USPS services:

  • Domestic Services

  • International Services

  • Special Services/Accessorial .

Updated the following USPS Postage Statement (PS) forms to meet the 2023 requirements:

  • PS Form 3600-FCM

  • PS Form 3600-PM

  • PS Form 3605-R

Compliance Changes:

  • USPS introduces a common price table Commercial Base for Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail.

    • End of day file (Shipping services file) updated for the Postage Type to map Type A (Commercial Plus Pricing) to Type B (Commercial Base Pricing).

  • It follows separate non-standard fees for the following Expedited and Ground Products:

    • Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express

    • Parcel Select

  • It no longer supports Regional Rate Boxes for Priority Mail Service.

    • The system generates the following alert, if a user selects any of the Regional Rate Boxes for Priority Mail Service:
      USPS Priority Mail Regional Rate Box service is no longer available, please select other Priority service to continue shipping.

    • Effective from Jan 22, 2023.

  • USPS eliminated the following local zone:

    • Zones 1 and 2 are considered as separate zones.

    • Services impacted:

      • First-Class Package Service

      • Parcel Select Destination

      • Priority Mail

      • Priority Mail Express

Translation Service Supports EDI File from Root Folder in Carrier Mailboxes

Updated translation service i dentifies EDI files in root and account specific folders configured in scheduledtaskshippernumbers table of SFTP and File Share mailbox paths.

If the account number is configured in the table scheduledtaskshippernumbers, the EDI files will be picked from the account specific folders. If not, it will be picked from carrier root folder which is configured in scheduledtasks table.

Version 22.4

Technology Updates

Apache, PHP, and Chrome Browser have been updated as follows:

  • PHP (64-bit 8.1.9)

  • Apache (2.4.54)

  • MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 64-bit 8.0.27 installed along with MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 32-bit 8.0.27

  • Supports Google Chrome Browser.

Two New Label Types to Support Tire Loss Prevention and Recovery for FedEx

Parcel application contains Tires checkbox, in the option menu to identify the tire packages. Following label types support Tire packages:

  • 4" x 8.5"

  • 4" x 10.5"

The labels support zebra printer. To setup the printer:

Go to Workstation > Printer Map screen, select Zebra from Tires Label drop down.

  • Tires labels are now certified with FSMS 20.06 for PNG and Zebra.

  • If the user wants to print tires labels, both the standard and tires labels should be configured in the printer map.

Canada Post Rate Update

Rate Updates

Parcel supports the following Rates changes for Canada Post, effective from September 12, 2022. The changes are as follows:

  • Domestic Services

    • Priority

    • Xpresspost

    • Expedited Parcel

    • Regular Parcel

  • Compliance Changes:

    • Signature Charges hiked from $1.75 to $2.00.

    • Liability Coverage (up to $100) for Regular Parcel hiked from $2.25 to $2.50

    • Additional Liability Coverage hiked from from $2.25 to $2.50.

  • Peak Period Surcharge

    • Updated the Canada Post Peak Period Surcharge, effective from October 31, 2022, to January 15, 2023, for Oversize and Unpackaged Surcharges.

    • The Oversize and Unpackaged Surcharges hiked to $25.

USPS Rate Update for 2022 Peak Season

USPS Peak Season Rate Update are effective from October 2, 2022, to Jan 22, 2023. The USPS Rates are updated for the following Domestic Services:

  • Priority Mail

  • Priority Mail Express

  • First-Class Package Service

  • Parcel Select Ground

  • USPS Retail Ground

FedEx Ground Economy Label Change

FedEx introduces a new Ground Economy label for customers to track packages and identify the carrier that delivered package for the outbound products.

Following changes are made to the Parcel application:

  1. Label Format

  2. Web Admin Screen

  3. Option Screen

The label changes are as follows:

  • More FedEx branding added to align with the FedEx Ground Economy product name that was released in March 2021.

  • A FedEx tracking number and Epic barcode added for recipients to track product-related inquiries.

  • The optional Customer Reference barcode is limited to 25 characters. (For PNG and Zebra labels, it is limited to 17 characters).

  • All USPS data moved to the bottom of the label.

Supports the following printers:

  • PNG

  • Zebra

  • Datamax

  • Intermec

Updated Service names as per FedEx branding:

  • FedEx Ground® Economy Parcel Select

  • FedEx Ground® Economy Media

  • FedEx Ground® Economy Bound Printed Matter

  • FedEx Ground® Economy Returns

  • FedEx Ground® Economy Parcel Select Lightweight

  • FedEx Ground Economy Labels are now certified with FSMS 20.06.

  • FedEx Ground Economy PSHP label print is not supported for now. This is a limitation from FedEx server.

Multi-Box Deployments

Users can now map multiple application servers to a common database. Each application server has individual artifacts and output folder paths respectively. It impacts the following Modules:

  • Parcel

  • OL

  • CBRM

  • Watermill Connector

  • UCM

  • Census registration

Parcel App Servers

Use the Parcel App Servers screen in the Global Settings section to add, edit, view, search and delete the Parcel Servers to improve the redundancy and to support high availability for the cloud parcel environment.

The Parcel server is unique for Parcel Web Host.

To add a Parcel App Server:

  1. Click the ADD icon at the top of the screen.
    Add Record dialog box appears.

  2. Enter the following details:

    In this box...

    Do this...

    Parcel Server

    Enter a unique Parcel Server Name, that is, Machine Name.
    For Example: Hostname or Fully qualified domain name or IP Address.

    Parcel Web Host

    Enter a unique Parcel Web Host that is URL.
    For Example: https://localhost images/images/icons/linkext7.gif

    Output Directory

    Enter the Output Directory. For Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Kewill\ArtifactsAndLogs\Flagship\WebGUI\output.

    CBRM Server Host

    Enter a unique Parcel CBRM Server Host that is URL.
    For Example: https://localhost:8103/URMGui/UI.html

    OL Server Host

    Enter a unique Parcel OL Server Host that is URL.
    For Example: http://localhost:8101/KOL.svc

    Registered Serial Number

    User receives Registered Serial Number after completing the registration process.

    Registered System Type

    User receives Registered System Type after completing the registration process.

  3. Click SAVE.

Improved UCM Label Performance

Label tuning has improved the UCM label performance.

Carrier Data File Update

Updated UPS Routing Code data to version 42.5.

Packing List Report in Parcel

Parcel application introduces Packing List report for customer to:

  • View or print the packing list document after processing international shipments.

  • Re-print the document if required.


Version 22.3

UPS-VAT VCI Compliance Updates for Great Britain & Northern Ireland

The following VCIs are no longer valid from July 1, 2022:

  • Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for Great Britain

  • Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) for Northern Ireland

Effective from July 1, 2022, a new VCI called Postponed VAT Accounting (PVA) is added in the Government Id tab under Registration Number Type and applies to Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Canada Post Updates

Effective from July 4, 2022,

  • When you enter a recipient name in the Attention To field, the recipient's name will be included in the D48 manifest file.

  • The label indicator Do not Safe Drop – French Translation is corrected. This is supported through API.

USPS Rate and Compliance Changes

Effective from July 10, 2022, the USPS Rates are updated for the following services:

  • Domestic Services

  • International Services

  • Special Services/Accessorials

Priority Parcel commercial rates changes:

    • At account default rating options tab, Cubic Pricing is removed from the Priority Parcel Commercial rates dropdown. Now the dropdown values are Base Pricing and Plus Pricing.

    • At account default tab, a new field with the checkbox Priority Mail Cubic Rates is added.

    • Based on the selection of dropdown values at Priority Parcel Commercial rates and checkbox selection at Priority Mail Cubic Rates, rates will be calculated from the respective cubic/base/plus pricing.

Updated the following USPS Postage Statement (PS) forms to meet the new 2022 requirements from USPS:

    • PS Form 3600-FCM

    • PS Form 3600-PM

    • PS Form 3605-R

Compliance Changes:

  • The USPS Special Handling - Fragile special service is no longer supported effective July10, 2022.

  • There is no insurance charge for the first $100 dollars of the USPS all Priority Mail outbound shipment with effect from July 10, 2022.

SWOG (Sell With Other Goods)

You can consolidate multiple shipments into a single shipment. It could be a single package or multi-package shipment with one or more items inside. Perform this activity from UI as well as API (by adding keys in the TOHOLD request).

You can use SWOG to send shipments to TOHOLD and then process them.

Parcel keeps track of shipments (that are consolidated using SWOG) in the master shipment. It provides information of the child shipments to the host system to identify which deliveries are shipped and the associated tracking number.

You can search the child shipment numbers associated from the Track Status screen. Track details page displays all the associated child shipments.

Processing Shipment using SWOG

  1. Scan and load master shipment as normal.

  2. Once master shipment loads, click SWOG button.
    The SWOG window appears.

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  3. Scan additional shipments you want to add to a particular package by selecting the package from Package ID.
    Note: To include packages separately from the added shipments, check the Include Packages checkbox. You will be notified for any invalid shipments added.

  4. Click Submit to update the master shipment.

  5. Associated shipments are validated based on the destination details of the shipments that match with the master shipment.
    The criteria include Address 1 - Address 2- Address 3 - City - State - Postal Code combination.
    Note: Use the key validate_swog in the settings to enable or disable validation.

  6. Once you submit, Warehouse page gets refreshed and pulls the master shipment again along with the information from the associated shipments.
    Check the include packages flag for the shipment to view packages from that shipment in the packages grid.
    All the items from the associated shipments will be pulled under the master shipment. The user then ships the master shipment as normal.

  7. If the shipment is successful, verify the track page to see if any SWOG deliveries are associated with the master shipment.

    Once you add the SWOG shipments to the master delivery, the UI page gets refreshed. To avoid losing any manual changes after loading such as selecting accessorial, carrier and service, additional packages that are added: ADD THE SWOG SHIPMENTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOADING THE MASTER SHIPMENT

E2Net Integration with Watermill

The integration of Watermill enables usage of single interface to use multiple products such as Global Trade Management (GTM/TA).

To configure the application for integration with Watermill:

  1. Go to System > Settings > Locations > Global Settings.

  2. Enable the checkbox at Watermill Integration to insert data into E2Net database.

  3. Provide the information in the fields as defined.

    Field Name

    Description

    Tenant

    Watermill Tenant Code

    Host

    Host of the watermill server

    Port

    Watermill server Port

    Username

    Username to authenticate Watermill Integration

    Password

    Password to authenticate the Watermill Integration

    Secure Connection

    Secure Connection to the Watermill Integration

    Retry

    Retry Attempts to the Watermill Integration connection

  4. Click Save.


Version 22.2

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 22.2.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • Pack v19.2.0 has been certified with Edge in (IE Mode).

General Enhancements

  • A new 'Dangerous Goods' module has been added as a base module on the System > User Account > Modules, so that now, based on the user's permission level, the user can access the Dangerous Goods options from the Warehouse Options screen and then complete the shipping process successfully.

  • The 'Dangerous Goods' module has been added to the 'Assigned Modules' section for all the default Groups.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.
UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific

  • UPS Paperless Invoices are generated at the transaction level by adding a setting in the Options tab, which can override account-level settings.

FedEx

TM-Parcel has been certified with FSMS 20.x

  • TM-Parcel has added the following features and enhancements to FedEx FSMS:

  • FedEx International Priority® service has been updated to use a new FSMS service code of 2P as the existing code of 01 is being decommissioned in the near future.

  • A new FedEx International Priority® Express (IPE) service has been added to process shipments from all origins to 24 destinations (BE, CZ, DE, IT, LU, NL, PL, ES, GB, CH, FR, SE, DK, AT, PT, FI, HU, GR, CN, HK, JP, SG, CA, US) with a new FSMS service code of 2A.

  • FedEx SmartPost carrier and its services names are branded as FedEx Ground® Economy.

  • A new FedEx International Connect Plus® (FICP) contractual service has been added in the Account Defaults > Default tab to provide day-definite delivery, international shipping services with attractive prices from 10 origins (UK, FR, DE, NL, IT, BE, ES, PL, SE and AT) to the 21 destinations (UK, FR, DE, NL, IT, BE, ES, PL, SE, AT, RU, LU, AU, CN, HK, JP, MY, SG, KR, TW, and US).

  • The FedEx EULA screen appears when adding a new FedEx carrier, and it displays three buttons: Accept, Decline, and Print, which allows the users to continue to add FedEx carriers, preventing the user from adding the carrier and printing the EULA statement.

  • Due to the removal of the USMCA Role field from the Warehouse Options screen > Shipment tab, the user must select USMCA Certifier from INT tab, instead of USMCA Role field, to process FedEx carrier's USMCA shipment.

  • A new USMCA - Commercial Invoice - Certificate of origin (CI-COO) document has been added at the Account Default ETD configuration for the FedEx Generated Document Source.

  • USMCA – Certificate of Origin document can now be configured at the Account Default ETD level in FSMS 20.x.

  • A new USMCA Certifier Title field has been added on the INTL tab that allows users to enter the title of the certifier for signing the USMCA – COO document.

  • A new Low Value Shipment Desc drop-down with C, Y, and N values has been added on the INTL tab to print/not print on the Commercial Invoice by FSMS.

  • A new USMCA Special Inst. field has been added in the INTL tab for users to enter any special instructions for the shipment.

DHL Global (XML-PI)

TM-Parcel supports BBX compliance changes for DHL XML-PI Web service to v10.0.

  • The BBX compliance changes for DHL XML-PI Web service to v10.0 are as follows:

  • A new 'BBX Shipment Details' section has been added with fields Empty Handling Unit Weight, Handling Unit Weight UOM, FOC Account Number, and Mother Shipment Service in the Account Defaults > Account tab to use BBX for any new account.

  • The BBX Hostname and BBX Page Path fields have been added in the Account Defaults > System tab to display the BBX Hostname and Page Path details for the DHL XML-PI identifier request.

  • The Break Bulk Express Mother sub-tab under the Break Bulk Express tab has been renamed to BBX Mother in the Warehouse Options screen.

  • The Break Bulk Express Child sub-tab under the Break Bulk Express tab has been renamed to BBX Baby in the Warehouse Options screen.

  • A new BBX Type drop-down box with 'Traditional BBX' and 'Loose BBX' options have been added to the BBX Mother tab to allow the users to select the type of BBX shipment.

  • A new Handling Unit Type drop-down box with 'Pallet' and 'Overpack' options have been added to the BBX Mother tab to allow the user to select the handling unit type.

  • A new Empty Handling Unit Weight field has been added to the BBX Mother tab to allow the user to enter the handling unit weight and select the UOM from the drop-down box.

  • A new Mother Shipment Service drop-down box with 'Express Worldwide' and 'Economy Select' services has been added to the BBX Mother tab to allow the users to select the mother shipment service.

  • A new INCOTERM drop-down box has been added to select International Commerce Term to the BBX shipment

  • A new Invoice Number field has been added to enter the invoice number of the shipment.

  • A new Invoice Date field has been added to enter the invoice date of the shipment from calendar icon.

  • The Master Air Waybill Number field has been removed from the BBX Mother tab.

  • The Consignee Address field in the BBX Mother tab has now been renamed to the Destination HUB Address.

  • In the Close Manifest screen for BBX shipments, the column called 'Master Air Waybill' has been renamed to 'Mother Shipment'.

  • A new 'BBX Type' column is added in the Close Manifest BBX for viewing the types of BBX shipments.

  • Documents such as 'Transport Labels' and 'Way Bills' have been added to the Document drop-down field in the Print Report Manifest screen so that they can be viewed or printed based on their selection.

  • Master Air Waybill label name has now been renamed to Mother Shipment in the Print Report Manifest search result screen.

    Loose BBX Mother Shipment Type is not supported at this time.

E2Proxy and UMS Integration

  • A new 'UMS/E2Proxy Integration' Global Setting has been added to the System > Settings > Locations to integrate Parcel with the E2Proxy Application for user data authentication and the UMS Application for managing the user management data.

    This integration applies only for Hosted Deployment.


Version 22.1

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 22.1.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • Parcel supports new versions of PHP, Apache, MySQL Server and
    MyODBC as follows:

    • PHP 7.4.27

    • Apache 2.4.52

    • MySQL Server 5.7.36

    • MyODBC 8.0.27

Data Updates

  • Updated UPS Routing Code data to version 3.5V

General Enhancements

  • Parcel and java services supports encrypted connections to MSSQL and Oracle Server.

  • Parcel supports Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in MSSQL Server.

  • Parcel application now appears with E2open look and feel.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.
UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific

Added the standard business rules for Parcel application to override the UPS WPW functionality and the billing type will work how it was working previously.

2022 Rate Changes

This Release includes 2022 Rate Changes for UPS US, UPS Canada, UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific, Canada Post and USPS carriers.

UPS US (including Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Hawaii origins)

  • Updated rates, zones, and accessorial charges for all UPS US origins (including Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Hawaii) are effective from December 26, 2021.

  • The UPS ‘Proactive Response’ special service will no longer supported effective from January 10, 2022.

  • The ‘Delivery Confirmation’ special service will no longer supported effective from January 1, 2022.

  • The ‘Peak Surcharge’ is now renamed as ‘Peak/Demand Surcharge’.

  • The Remote Area Surcharge now applies to 48 contiguous US states effective from January 9, 2022.

UPS Canada

  • Updated rates, zones, and accessorial charges are effective from December 26, 2021.

  • The UPS ‘Proactive Response’ special service will no longer supported effective from January 10, 2022.

  • The ‘Delivery Confirmation’ special service will no longer supported effective from January 1, 2022.

  • The ‘Peak Surcharge’ is now renamed as ‘Peak/Demand Surcharge’.

UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific

  • Updated rates and zones charges for UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific are effective from December 26, 2021.

  • Updated UPS Europe rates in following countries:

    • Austria

    • Belgium

    • Czech Republic

    • Denmark

    • France

    • Germany

    • Great Britain

    • Hungary

    • Ireland

    • Italy

    • Netherlands

    • Poland

    • Spain

    • Sweden

    • Switzerland

  • Updated UPS APAC rates in following countries:

    • China - South

    • China - NonSouth

    • Australia

    • Philippines

    • Singapore

    • United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    • The UPS ‘Proactive Response’ special service will no longer supported effective from January 10, 2022.

    • The ‘Peak Surcharge’ is now renamed as ‘Peak/Demand Surcharge’.

Canada Post

Parcel supports the following Rates changes for Canada Post, effective from January 10, 2022 for Levels 0 to 3.

  • Domestic Services

    • Priority

    • Xpresspost

    • Expedited Parcel

    • Regular Parcel

    • Special Services/Accessories

    • The Oversize Surcharge increase to $18. This surcharge applies to items where the longest of the item is greater than 100cm/39.4 in and/or where the second longest side is greater than 76 cm/30 in.

    • The Unpackaged Surcharge increase to $18. This surcharge applies to items that are not packaged. For Example: tires.

Peak Period Surcharges

  • Parcel has updated the Canada Post Peak Period Surcharge, effective from November 1, 2021 to January 16, 2022 for Oversize and Unpackaged Surcharges.

    • The Oversize and Unpackaged Surcharges increase to $25.

Postal Code

  • New L3J Postal Code is added, effective from March 21, 2022.

USPS

Rate Updates
The USPS Rates are updated for the following services:

  • Domestic Services

  • International Services

  • Special Services/Accessorials

Compliance Changes

The Compliance Changes for USPS are as follows:

  • A new ‘Threshold for Non-Standard Domestics Package Fees’ section has been added with Package Length Threshold Min (Inches), Package Length Threshold Max (Inches), Package Length Threshold Above (Inches) and Package Volume (Cubic Feet) fields on the Account Defaults > SvrPrty tab to configure the package with Non-Standard Dimension or Cubic Measurement for applying NonStandard Package Length Charge or Non-Standard Package Volume Charge for domestic packages, including Priority Mail Parcels, Priority Mail Express Parcels, Parcel Select Ground, Parcel Select, Parcel Select Lightweight Irregular and Parcel Select Lightweight Machinable are effective from April 3, 2022.

  • Non-Standard Package Length Charge:

    • The Non-Standard Package Length Charge of $4.00 will be applied to domestic packages with a length greater than 22 inches and no more than 30 inches, effective from April 3, 2022.

    • The Non-Standard Package Length Charge of $15.00 will be applied to domestic packages with a length greater than 30 inches, effective from April 3, 2022.

    • The Non-Standard Package Length Charge of $3.00 will be applied to domestic packages with a length greater than 22 inches and no more than 30 inches and enabling Parcel Select LightWeight Destination NDC Entry, effective from April 3, 2022.

    • The Non-Standard Package Length Charge of $11.25 will be applied to domestic packages with a length greater than 30 inches and enabling Parcel Select LightWeight Destination NDC Entry, effective from April 3, 2022.

  • Non-Standard Package Volume Charge:

    • The Non-Standard Package Volume Charge of $15.00 will be applied to domestic packages with a volume greater than 2 cubic feet and/or enabling Parcel Select LightWeight Destination NDC Entry, effective from April 3, 2022.

  • Non-Compliance Charge:

    • The Non-Compliance Charge of $1.50 will be applied to domestic packages with a package length greater than 22 inches or volume greater than 1 cubic foot and if the dimensions are not provided in the electronic manifest file (SSF).

  • Parcel displays “Parcel Shippers are Restricted to use only Maximum five extra services with any piece" error message when user select more than 5 extra services with any piece.

Postage Statement Changes

The following USPS Postage Statement (PS) forms are updated to meet the new 2022 requirements from USPS.

  • PS Form 3600-FCM – First-Class Mail and First-Class Package Service.

  • PS Form 3600-PM – Priority Mail.

  • PS Form 3605-R – Package Services.


Version 22.0

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 22.0.0 release notes for details.

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with September 2021 data for Canada and July 2021 for US destination.

  • Updated UPS URC (URC July 2021 – v5.x and above) File for UPS US, UPS Canada, and UPS Europe carriers.

  • The latest National Zone Charts Matrix File has been updated for USPS carrier, effective from October 1, 2021.

General Enhancements

  • Parcel, CBRM, OL, OL Plugin, CFM and other modules supports storing the Parcel Artifacts to remote folder location for secured storage.

  • Parcel supports Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in MySQL Server.

  • Parcel, CBRM, OL and other modules supports encrypted connections to MySQL Server.

  • A new RETURN_DOCUMENT_IN_RESPONSE API Key has been added to the DPRN and BOLA API Request to return any transactional documents and End of Day (EOD) documents such as international documents, dangerous goods documents, and text files in DPRN and BOLA API Response in base64 encoded binary file.

  • Parcel no longer prints illegal characters on the UPS Summary Barcode Report for UPS EU shipments.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

Canada Post

Rate Updates

BluJay Solutions Parcel supports the following Rates changes for Canada Post, effective from September 13, 2021 for Levels 4 to 15.

  • Domestic Services

  • Priority

  • Xpresspost

  • Expedited Parcel

  • Regular Parcel

  • Special Services/Accessorials

  • The Oversize Surcharge increase to $18. This surcharge applies to items where the longest of the item is greater than 100cm/39.4 in and/or where the second longest side is greater than 76 cm/30 in.

  • The Unpackaged Surcharge increase to $18. This surcharge applies to items that are not packaged. For Example: tires.

Postal Codes

New R6P and R6T Postal Codes are added.

Peak Period Surcharges

  • Parcel has updated the Canada Post Peak Period Surcharge, effective from November 1, 2021 to January 16, 2022 for Oversize and Unpackaged Surcharges.

  • The Oversize and Unpackaged Surcharges increase to $25.

USPS

USPS Temporary Price Increase and Compliance Changes

Price Increases

The USPS Prices are increased for the following services are effective from August 29, 2021.

  • Domestic Services

  • International Services

  • Special Services/Accessorials

Includes the 2021 Peak Holiday Season Temporary Rates Changes for USPS carrier are effective from October 3, 2021 to December 26, 2021, see the USPS Website. The USPS Rates are updated for domestic and international services.

Compliance Changes and Postage Statement Changes

The following Compliance Changes and Postage Statement Changes for USPS are effective from August 29, 2021.

  • The Registered Mail and Return Receipt special service prices are increased for First-Class Mail International Service.

  • PS Form 3600-FCM – First-Class Mail and First-Class Package Service.

Compliance Changes

The following Compliances Changes for USPS are effective immediately.

  • Parcel now stops in supporting the following ECOMPRO Services for USPS Carrier.

  • ECOMPRO

  • ECOMPRO Flat Env

  • ECOMPRO Lg Flat Rate Box

  • ECOMPRO Medium Flat Rate Box

  • ECOMPRO Small Flat-Rate Box

  • ECOMPRO Legal Flat-Rate Env

  • Parcel supports the Priority Mail International Service for ECOMPRO destination countries.

  • All Priority Mail International shipments (regardless of the destination country) now displays a tracking barcode range with the prefix “C” that is printed on the Customs Forms.

  • The latest International Service Center (ISC) Zone Chart has been updated for USPS Carrier.

USPS VAT Compliance

  • The USPS VAT Compliance is applicable for IOSS Shipments to EU27 and Northern Ireland destinations.

  • The users can enter the Sender IOSS Number for USPS carrier, as shown below:

  • Navigate to Warehouse Options screen > International > Shipment Level Options section and select ‘VAT No’ from the Importer Reference Type drop-down list.

  • Enter the VAT Number in the Importer Reference Number field.

- Importer Reference Type = ‘VAT No’.

- Importer Reference Number = VAT Number. For Example: 65214343467

This number is not printed on 2976-A and 2976-B Customs Forms.

Given IOSS number will be passed in the Importer's Reference Number field in the Manifest File (Shipping Services File-SSF) for USPS carrier.

USP VAT Compliance

  • The UPS VAT Compliance is applicable for IOSS, VOEC and HMRC Shipments to EU27, Northern Ireland and UK destinations.

  • The users must enter the registration number for IOSS, VOEC and HMRC Shipments in the Sender Tab - Registration Number field. This is a mandatory field.

The Registration Number format for IOSS, VOEC and HMRC Shipments are as follows:

  • IOSS:

- Bytes 1-2 are “IM”

- Bytes 3-5 are 3 digit alpha-numeric country code of any EU27 and Northern Ireland destinations.

- Bytes 6-12 are 7 numeric values.

For Example: IMFRA1543926

  • VOEC:

- Bytes 1-4 are “VOEC”

- Bytes 5-11 are 7 numeric values.

For Example: VOEC3525876

  • HMRC:

- Bytes 1-2 are “GB”

- Bytes 3-9 are 7 numeric values

For Example: GB1827354

Parcel displays "Registration Number is an invalid format for the type selected" error message, when users enter valid origin and destination and invalid registration number format for IOSS, VOEC and HMRC Shipments.

DHL

  • A new DHL Paperless Trade (PLT) service has been added at the Account Defaults to electronically transmit customs documents for all dutiable (non-documents) international shipment to eliminate the need to print and physically attach the documents to the shipment.

  • Supports the ability to print ‘PLT’ on the Label for DHL Paperless Trade shipments.

  • A new DHL Invoice Type and DHL Invoice Language fields has been added in the Option > Shipment tab to allows the users to use the chosen options when processing the DHL PLT shipments.

UCM 22.0.0

  • UCM supports storing Parcel Artifacts to remote folder location for secured storage.

  • UCM supports encrypted connections to MySQL Server.


Version 21.2

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 21.2.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel supports new versions of Windows Server, MSSQL Server and Stunnel as follows:

  • Windows Server 2019

  • MSSQL Server 2019 SOR and IDATA

  • Stunnel 5.59

  • Open Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 11.0.8+10 supports the following components:

  • UCM

  • CBRM

Note: Special instructions for upgrading, please refer the Installation Guide.

  • Parcel supports HTTPS as default for Apache Server.

  • UCM and CBRM supports HTTPS as default.

  • OL (Orchestration Layer) supports HTTPS as the default for IIS Server.

  • OL doesn't support HTTPS in Standalone mode.

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with March 2021 data for Canada and US destinations.

  • Updated UPS URC (URC April 2021 – v5.x and above) File for UPS US, UPS Canada, and UPS Europe carriers.

General Enhancements

  • Parcel supports Authentication for Pipe delimited API in all the transactions. By default, API Authentication is enabled.

  • Every transaction should use ACCESS_ID and ACCESS_LICENSE Keys in the API.

- ACCESS_ID – Parcel Login Username

- ACCESS_LICENSE – Parcel Login Password

  • Parcel API Tool is updated to capture new Username and Password.

  • The Scheduler Service, IA Service, Tracking Service and OL Modules has been updated.

  • Parcel supports encryption of data in motion between client and server for data security and protection.

  • Parcel supports the configuration of searching the locations by Location ID and Location Name on the Web Admin Page (tree menu). And the system remembers the search locations after configurations are saved and when the screen is refreshed.

On the Web Admin in the Global Settings > Settings page, there is a Key Name called "WebAdminLocationsPerPage". This key controls how many locations are returned in each page of the Web Admin Page (tree menu). When this key value is blank, it defaults to 20 locations.

  • The Government Id related field changes are made in the PARCEL UI to accommodate the carriers' new VAT changes, as follows:

  • The Government Id and Government Id Type fields are now removed from Warehouse screen Sender, Receiver, Bill To, Exporter and Importer tabs.

  • The Government Id field is now removed from My Profile screen Sender > Default Shipping/Tendering Location tab.

  • The Government Id field is now renamed to Registration Number in the My Profile screen My Address Book > Personal, Global, Export and Import tabs.

  • The entered/selected Reason for Export, Address Type (Sender Details tab), INCOTERM, and INCOTERM Place are now printed on the Commercial Invoice.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

DHL

  • Parcel now returns an error if a DHL shipment exceeds more than 99 packages and allows the shipment to successfully process for 99 or less packages.

UPS

  • Parcel now supports Non-Premium Commercial Saturday delivery with time-in- transit functionality for UPS Ground and UPS 3 Day Select® services to all US50 domestic destinations except Puerto Rico destination with Saturday Delivery Charge at $4 per shipment.

UPS US ((including Alaska, and Hawaii origins (2021)) - Compliance Changes)

  • Updated Zone Based Charges for Additional Handling and Large Packages for Non-Hundredweight Service, effective from April 11, 2021.

  • Non-Hundredweight Service Packages Changes:

  • The Additional Handling Surcharge will apply to any package with the longest side greater than 48 inches, second-longest side greater than 30 inches or length plus girth (2*W + 2*H) is greater than 105 inches for all US50 Domestic shipments.

  • For domestic shipments, the LPS (Large Package Surcharge) will apply to residential and commercial destinations, where the longest side is greater than 96 inches or length plus girth (2*W + 2*H) is greater than 130 inches for all US50 Domestic shipments.

  • ‘Accessorials (Zone Based Charges)’ data effective from April 11, 2021 is preloaded.

  • A new tab labeled ‘Accessorials (Zone Based Charges)’ has been added with fields Effective Date, Expiry Date, Service Name, Begin Zone, End Zone, Accessorial Name, Accessorial Value and Destination to configure/update Zone Based Charges for Additional Handling and Large Packages for domestic services.

  • Updated Zone Based Charges for Additional Handling and Large Packages for Hundredweight Service, effective from July 11, 2021.

  • Hundredweight Service Packages Changes:

  • The Additional Handling Surcharge will apply to any package with the longest side greater than 48 inches, second-longest side greater than 30 inches or length plus girth (2*W + 2*H) is greater than 105 inches for all US50 Domestic shipments.

  • For domestic shipments, the LPS (Large Package Surcharge) will apply to residential and commercial destinations, where the longest side is greater than 96 inches or length plus girth (2*W + 2*H) is greater than 130 inches for all US50 Domestic shipments.

  • ‘Accessorials (Zone Based Charges)’ data effective from July 11, 2021 is preloaded.

  • A new tab labeled ‘Accessorials (Zone Based Charges)’ has been added with fields Effective Date, Expiry Date, Service Name, Begin Zone, End Zone, Accessorial Name, Accessorial Value, Hundred Weight and Destination to configure/update Zone Based Charges for Additional Handling and Large Packages for domestic services.

UPS VAT De Mininis

  • Parcel now supports the UPS VAT Reforms effective from July 01, 2021 for UPS US, UPS Canada, and UPS EU/APAC origins.

  • The Vendor Collect ID and Disregard VCI Validation fields have been added in the Shipper Defaults > Defaults tab for UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS EU/APAC origins for customs regulation and compliance update.

Note: By default, Vendor Collect ID check box is selected, and Disregard VCI Validation check box is unselected.

  • The Destination Invoice Amount and Destination Currency fields have been added in the Warehouse screen INTL tab to support the destination invoice amount and destination currency for validating the VCI Type and Invoice threshold amount.

  • The ‘Import One-Stop-Shop’, ‘VAT on E-Commerce’ and ’Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ registration types have been added in the Sender > Government Id > Registration Number Type drop-down field for Shipper.

  • A new Shipment Purpose drop-down with ‘Commercial’ and ‘Personal’ options has been added in the Warehouse screen Details tab for Commercial (B2B) or Personal (B2C) shipment.

Note: By default, Shipment Purpose drop-down field is Commercial.

  • The selected/entered Registration Number Type and Registration Number are now printed in the Exporter section on the Commercial Invoice for UPS.

  • The SSN, IOSS and Passport Number are not printed on the Commercial Invoice.

  • Parcel now supports the Vendor Collect ID data file (VATAX001) as part of the Worldwide Validation Data File (Version D). A new VCI Type Data Directory field has been added in the UPS > Data Import to import VCI data files.

UPS SurePost

UPS SurePost (2021) - Compliance Changes

  • Updated Zone Based Charges for Additional Handling are effective from April 11, 2021.

  • The Additional Handling Surcharge will apply to any package with the longest side greater than 48 inches, second-longest side greater than 30 inches or length plus girth (2*W + 2*H) is greater than 105 inches for UPS SurePost Shipments.

  • 'Accessorials (Zone Based Charges)' data effective from April 11, 2021 is preloaded.

  • A new tab labeled ‘Accessorials (Zone Based Charges)’ has been added with fields Effective Date, Expiry Date, Service Name, Begin Zone, End Zone, Accessorial Name and Accessorial Value to configure/update Zone Based Charges for Additional Handling for domestic services.

UPS Canada

A new Customer Charge text box and Customer Charge Type drop-down list with (Fixed and Percentage) values have been added on the Shipper Defaults in the Account Defaults tab to add customer charge for the UPS Canada origin at the carrier level.

DHL Global (XML-PI)

  • Parcel supports newer version of 10.0 for DHL XML-PI Web service for VAT Compliance.

  • The new sub-tabs labeled 'Sender Details' and 'Government Id' has been added with fields Registration Number Type, Registration Number and Registration Issuer Country in the Warehouse screen Sender tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

Notes:

  • In the same pattern for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service, the following new sub-tabs has been added in the Warehouse screen.

- The ‘Receiver Details’ and ‘Government Id’ has been added in the Receiver tab.

- The ‘Bill To Details’ and ‘Government Id’ has been added in the Bill To tab.

- The ‘Exporter Details’ and ‘Government Id’ has been added in the Exporter tab.

- The ‘Importer Details’ and ‘Government Id’ has been added in the Importer tab.

  • In the 'Sender Details', 'Receiver Details', 'Bill To', 'Exporter' and 'Importer' sub-tabs all the current fields appeared in their respective tabs (Sender, Receiver, Bill To, Exporter and Importer) remained same, except Government Id and Government Id Type fields are been removed.

  • If user enters at least one field in the 'Government Id' sub-tab, then remaining fields are mandatory and vice versa.

  • For each party and shipment user can enter maximum up to 10 Registration Number Type.

  • The new sub-tab labeled 'Government Id' has been added with fields Registration Number Type, Registration Number and Registration Issuer Country in the My Profile screen Sender > Default Shipping/Tendering Location tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

Note: In the ‘Default Shipping/Tendering Location’ sub-tab all the current fields appeared in the Sender tab remained same, except Government Id field is now removed.

  • The new Registration Number Type and Registration Issuer Country fields has been added in the My Profile screen My Address Book > Personal, Global, Export and Import tabs for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • A new Address Type drop-down field has been added in following locations for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • Warehouse screen Sender Details, Receiver Details, Bill To Details, Exporter Details and Importer Details tab.

  • System > Add Location > Location Details tab.

  • My Profile > Sender > Default Shipping/Tendering Location sub-tab.

  • A new Government Id Type drop-down field has been added in the Break Bulk Express > Break Bulk Express Master sub-tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • The selected/entered Registration Number Type and Registration Number are now printed on the Commercial Invoice.

Note: If more than one Registration Number Type and Registration Number are selected/entered then first two numbers are printed in the Shipper/Exporter, Consignee, and Importer sections on the Commercial invoice.

  • The SSN, IOSS and Passport Number are not printed on the Commercial Invoice.

  • A new Shipment Contents field has been added in the Option > Shipment tab. The values are reflected in the XML </Contents> tag.

  • The new Reason for Export, INCOTERM Place, Invoice Number, Invoice Date and Shipment Purpose fields has been added in the Warehouse screen INTL tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

Note: The INCOTERM Place, Invoice Number and Invoice Date fields are mandatory for DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • The following new Incoterms list has been added in the INCOTERM drop-down list under Warehouse screen INTL tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • DAF (Delivered at Frontier)

  • DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid)

  • DEQ (Delivered ex Quay)

  • DES (Delivered ex Ship)

  • DVU (Delivered Duty Paid VAT Unpaid)

  • DPU (Delivered At Place Unloaded)

  • The following new Export Reason Codes has been added in the Export Reason drop-down list under Warehouse screen INTL tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • Commercial Purpose Or Sale

  • Used Exhibition Goods To Origin

  • Intercompany Use

  • Personal Belongings or Personal Use

  • Sample

  • Gift

  • Return To Origin

  • Warranty Replacement

  • Diplomatic Goods

  • Defence Material

  • The following new UOM Export Reason Codes has been added in the Quantity UOM drop-down list under Warehouse screen Items > Details tab for customs clearance of DHL XML-PI Web service.

  • Cubic Centimeters

  • Cubic Meters

  • Dozen Pairs

  • Milligrams

  • Milliliters

  • Number

  • Square Centimeters

  • Square Feet

  • Centigram


Version 21.1

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 21.1.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel supports new version of Oracle 19c for SOR and IDATA databases.

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with February 2021 data for Canada and US destinations.

General Enhancements

  • A new Multi-Mode Report Global Setting has been added on the System > Settings > Locations to upload the aggregated shipment data to TMS Data Repository.

  • A new Multi Mode Report Task History screen has been added on the System > Scheduler to track the shipment data task details that are sent to TMS Data Repository.

  • A new Document and Forms screen has been added on the My Profile > Settings to auto print the document and forms at user level.

Note: This is applicable only for Parcel New UI Application.

  • A new Document and Forms section has been added on the System > Location > Settings > Shipper Defaults > Reports tab to auto print the document and forms at location level.

Note: This is applicable only for Parcel New UI Application.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

FedEx

BluJay Solutions Parcel has been certified with FSMS 18.x

BluJay Solutions Parcel has added the following features and enhancements to FedEx FSMS:

  • As per FSMS 18.x requirement, a new FedEx International Controlled Export (FICE) service has been added to only support for exports the international shipments originating from U.S. and Puerto Rico. The FICE service supports for following FedEx services:

  • FedEx International Priority®

  • FedEx International Priority® Freight

  • FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution®

  • A new FedEx OnSite Location Type has been added at which the package is held.

  • A new Dry Ice as Coolant check box has been added on the Shipment tab in the Package Level Options section to dry ice ship as coolant.

  • A new Extra Hours Services (contact-only service) check box has been added on the Account Defaults in the Default tab to provide customers the next-day / 2nd day delivery to local areas with late pickups and large zone delivery option for FedEx U.S. Origin.

  • FedEx Home Delivery® packages now delivers seven days a week to most of the locations on Saturday and Sunday. And the package weight limit has been increased from 70 lbs to 150 lbs for FedEx U.S. Origin.

  • Parcel now supports the Saturday Delivery for processing UK domestic shipments with the following services:

  • FedEx Next Day® By 9 A.M.

  • FedEx Next Day® By 10 A.M.

  • FedEx Next Day® By 12 Noon

  • FedEx Next Day®

  • A new Exclude the Canada Taxes and Fuel Surcharge check box has been added on the Account Defaults in the Rate tab to exclude the Canada taxes and fuel surcharge from the Total Cost of the shipment for Intra-Canada Shipments.

  • A new FedEx Electronic Trade Document (ETD) service has been added at the Account Defaults to upload the FedEx generated trade or customs documents (customer generated or parcel generated) electronically for FedEx non-document international shipments to avoid delays at customs and deliver the shipments on time.

Note: Countries that do not accept FedEx ETD shipments are considered as EWO (Electronic with Originals) shipment and these shipments require paper copies for customs clearance.

  • Supports the ability to print ‘ETD’ and ‘EWO’ on the Label for FedEx shipments.

  • Supports End of Day Close Process for FedEx ETD shipments.

  • A new ‘ETD Document Upload’ sub-menu has been added on the Ship > Reports to view the document upload status and upload the documents for pending or failed types.

  • Supports the ability to view the configured FedEx Generated ETD documents and view and print the configured Parcel Generated documents from the Shipment Details screen.

  • A new FedEx International Ground Consolidation (IGC) contractual service has been added at the Account Defaults to consolidate multiple international ground packages to and from US and Canada into a single consolidated shipment that clears customs as a single entity for reducing the brokerage costs, time in transit for the packages and provides end-to-end visibility to the recipients.

Notes:

  • IGC is valid only for FedEx International Ground service.

  • ETD is mandatory for IGC Shipments.

  • Parcel now does not require an Account Number for FedEx Ground shipments with the Billing Type "Collect/Consignee".

Canada Post

  • A new Unpackaged Packaging Type has been added to apply Unpackaged Surcharge of $12 for Canada Post carrier.

UPS US

  • Effective from September 27, 2020, the Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing is required for all shipments to China, Russia, and Venezuela destinations, regardless of value, that have an Export Commerce Control Number (ECCN) (i.e., not including EAR99 items).

2021 Rate Changes

This Release also includes 2021 Rate Changes for Canada Post, UPS US, UPS SurePost, UPS Canada, UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific and USPS carriers.

For more information on Canada Post 2021 Rate Changes, see Canada Post

For more information on UPS 2021 Rate Changes, see UPS

For more information on USPS 2021 Rate Changes, see USPS

Brexit Compliance Updates

This Release also includes Brexit Compliance updates for UPS EU (includes Soft and Hard Brexit) and DHL Global Carriers, effective starting on January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom is not a part of EU.


Version 21.0

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 21.0.0 release notes for details.

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with September 2020 data for Canada and US destinations.

  • Updated UPS URC (URC Oct 2020 – v34.5) File for UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS Europe carriers.

General Enhancements

  • Parcel now filters scheduled tasks by location, allowing the viewer to add, update, and delete tasks for the location the user is currently logged into.

  • Parcel now allows the users to schedule the Manage and Future tasks as per the time zone of the location that is configured in the location settings while adding, searching, and executing the tasks.

  • A new ‘Day Offset’ drop-down list has been added on the ‘Manage Tasks’ in the Add screen to configure ship date with an offset of +/- 7 days from the current date.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

USP US and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • Parcel now validates Dry Ice and ISC Category B, Biological Substances shipments for postal codes and city with an origin and destination countries.

UPS US, UPS CA, UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific, and UPS SurePost

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' as a General Service Offering (GSO) on both domestic and international services for Residential, Commercial, Large Packages and Additional Handling for UPS US, CA, EU, APAC, and UPS SurePost carriers.

On the UPS Data Import / Import Files screen, a new ‘Peak Surcharge Data Directory’ field has been added and ‘Effective Date’ field has been renamed to ‘Import Date’ field.

To import UPS Peak Surcharge data files for UPS US, CA, EU, APAC, and UPS SurePost carriers, please enter the details, as shown below:

  • Import Date: Type the Peak Surcharge Import date in YYYYMMDD format. This is optional field.

  • Peak Surcharge Data Directory: Type the path to the folder to which you extracted the UPS Peak Surcharge file; for example: C:\Program Files\Kewill\Flagship\psdata\

  • The following DI Server Input key is added, as per specification.

  • PEAKSURCHARGE_DIRECTORY – Use this key to specify the peaksurcharge directory for the data files.

For Example: C:\Program Files\Kewill\Flagship\psdata\

USP US

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' to update Surcharges based on the volume for Large Packages, Additional Handling, and Residential Surcharges.

To configure Peak Surcharges based on the volume of the packages for Accessorials like Large Packages, Additional Handling, and Residential Surcharges, please refer to: https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_US/2020_UPS_Peak_Surcharges.pdf

A new tab labeled ‘Accessorials (PeakSurcharge)’ has been added with fields Effective Date, Expiry Date, Service Name, Accessorial Name, Accessorial Value and Package Volume to configure service-based UPS Peak Surcharge for Large Packages, Additional Handling and Residential Surcharges.

Note: Previously, we added ‘Peak Surcharge - UPS Ground Residential’ and ‘Peak Surcharge – Large Package’ sections under Shipper Default > Rating tab to support 'UPS Peak Surcharge' for UPS® Ground Residential and Large Packages. Now, we have removed these sections.

For UPS Peak Surcharge Updates refer to: https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_US/2020_UPS_Peak_Surcharges.pdf

USPS

  • Includes the 2020 Temporary Rates Changes for USPS carrier are effective from October 18, 2020 to December 27, 2020, see the USPS website.

The USPS Rates are updated for the following domestic services:

  • Parcel Select DNDC

  • Parcel Select Ground

  • Priority Mail Commercial

  • Priority Mail Express Commercial

  • FCPS Commercial (Weight Not Over (ounces))

  • Parcel Select Lightweight

UPS SurePost

  • Updated rates for all the UPS SurePost services (increase by $0.24) are effective from October 18, 2020.

Purolator

  • Includes the 2020 Compliance Changes for Purolator carrier which are effective from October 13, 2020.

The Purolator Compliance Changes are as follows:

  • The Package Weight for Oversized Special Handling type (SH09) has been changed from greater than 70lbs to 50lbs.

  • The Heavy Weight Indicator will no longer apply if the Package Weight is between 50.01lbs and 70.00lbs.

  • The SH09 and Heavy Weight Indicators still applies if the Package Weight is greater than or equal to 70.01lbs and up to a maximum of 150lbs.

USMCA

The U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a trade agreement between US, Canada and Mexico that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It will be effective from July 1, 2020.

  • NAFTA document has been renamed to ‘Certification of Origin (USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC)'.

  • Based upon the destination country the name of the documents will be displayed:

  • USA Destination, USMCA – United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

  • Canada Destination, CUSMA – Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement.

  • Mexico Destination, T-MEC – Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada.

  • NAFTA checkbox on Items tab has been renamed to USMCA checkbox.

On the INTL > Details tab, a new USMCA Certifier field has been added to select the USMCA certifier type from drop-down list:

  • Exporter: Displays the Exporter details, such as Exporter Name, Address, Telephone Number and Email Address in the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC document.

  • Importer: Displays the Importer details, such as Importer Name, Address, Telephone Number and Email Address in the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC document.

  • Producer: Displays the Producer details, such as Producer Name, Address, Telephone Number and Email Address in the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC document.

  • USMCA document supports for Return shipments between US, Canada, and Mexico origins. Based upon the destination country the name of the documents will be displayed.

  • The following DI Server Input keys are added / updated, as per specification.

  • NAFTA-I has been renamed to USMCA-I.

  • Set ‘USMCA’ flag to ‘y’ if USMCA certificate is required.

  • USMCA_CERT_TYPE (values: E,I,P) has been added.

USMCA_CERT_TYPE’ DI server key is used to set Certifier type. Below are the valid values to set Certifier type.

E – Exporter

I – Importer

P - Producer

  • DOCID Key for generating USMCA document is COUS-1.

For all carriers including Purolator ‘COUS-1’ can be used as DOCID to generate USMCA document.

Cessation of Support

  • Parcel now stops in supporting 19.0.0, 19.1.0 and 19.2.0 versions.

UCM 21.0.0

  • UCM v21.0.0 supports new format of versioning for UCM carriers.

Version 20.2

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 20.2.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel supports newer versions of MySQL Server and MyODBC as follows:

  • MySQL Server 5.7.30

  • MyODBC 8.0.20

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with June 2020 data for Canada and US destinations.

  • Updated UPS URC (URC April 2020 – v28.5) File for UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS Europe carriers.

General Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

  • Parcel now allows the use of the Deliver to Addressee only accessorial, when processing a shipment to or from any of the following countries:

  • Czech Republic

  • Hungary

  • Parcel supports UPS Access Point Services in Ireland and allows the shipments move to Parcel Motel Lockers.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

USPS

  • Effective from April 01, 2020, the latest International Service Center (ISC) Zone chart has been updated for USPS carrier.

UPS US

  • Added Commercial Signature Required to support for commercial domestic shipments.

  • Added Who-Pays-What Rules to increase the flexibility to the customers in billing the shipping charges, duty, and taxes in a variety of ways based on the selection of Payor or Payors (Shipper/Consignee/Third Party) for the UPS domestic and international shipments. We no longer support Prepaid Freight/3rd Party Duties & Taxes.

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' for Return Shipment from UPS US to Mainland China on the following services, as a rate per pound based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 24, 2020 until further notice.

  • UPS Worldwide Express Plus®

  • UPS Worldwide Express®

  • UPS Worldwide Saver®

  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®

  • UPS Worldwide Express Freight®

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from UPS US50 to all international destinations on the following services, as a rate per pound based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from April 12, 2020 until further notice.

  • UPS Worldwide Express Plus®

  • UPS Worldwide Express®

  • UPS Worldwide Saver®

  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®

  • UPS Worldwide Express Freight®

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' for Return Shipment from UPS PR to Mainland China for the following services, as a rate per kilogram or pound based upon billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 24, 2020 until further notice.

  • UPS Worldwide Express Plus®

  • UPS Worldwide Express®

  • UPS Worldwide Saver®

  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®

  • UPS Worldwide Express Freight®

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' to any pre-paid air service shipments from UPS PR to all international destinations on UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Expedited® and UPS World Express Freight® services, as a rate per kilogram or pound based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from April 12, 2020 until further notice.

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' to U.S. origins for UPS® Ground Residential and Large Packages.

On the Shipper Default > Rating tab, a new panel labeled ‘Peak Surcharge - UPS Ground Residential’ has been added with fields Accessorial Value, Effective date and Expiry date.

To configure UPS Peak Surcharge for UPS® Ground Residential service, please enter the details, as shown below:

  • Accessorial Value: Type the Peak Surcharge value for UPS Ground Residential; for example: 0.30 Per Package.

  • Effective date: Type the Peak Surcharge effective date in the form yyyymmdd; for example: 20200531.

  • Expiry date: Type the Peak Surcharge expiry date in the form yyyymmdd. This is an optional field when user does not know the expiry date.

On the Shipper Default > Rating tab, a new panel labeled ‘Peak Surcharge – Large Package’ has been added with fields Accessorial Value, Effective date and Expiry date.

Large Packages are defined as packages with length (longest side of the package) plus girth [(2 x width) + (2 x height)] combined exceeding 130 inches, or with length exceeding 96 inches.

To configure UPS Peak Surcharge for Large Packages, please enter the details, as shown below:

  • Accessorial Value: Type the Peak Surcharge value for Large Packages; for example: 31.45 Per Package.

  • Effective date: Type the Peak Surcharge effective date in the form yyyymmdd; for example: 20200531.

  • Expiry date: Type the Peak Surcharge expiry date in the form yyyymmdd; This is an optional field when user does not know the expiry date.

For details refer to: https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_US/2020_UPS_Peak_Surcharges.pdf

UPS Canada

  • Added Who-Pays-What Rules to increase the flexibility to the customers in billing the shipping charges, duty, and taxes in a variety of ways based on the selection of Payor or Payors (Shipper/Consignee/Third Party) for the UPS Canada domestic and international forward and return shipments. We no longer support ‘Recipient Third Party’ Billing Type.

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' for Return Shipment from UPS CA to Mainland China on the following services, as a rate per kilogram or pound based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 24, 2020 until further notice.

  • UPS Worldwide Express Plus®

  • UPS Worldwide Express®

  • UPS Worldwide Saver®

  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®

  • UPS Worldwide Express Freight®

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' to any pre-paid air service shipments from UPS CA to all international destinations on the following services, as a rate per kilogram or pound based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from April 12, 2020 until further notice.

  • UPS Express Early® to US

  • UPS Worldwide Express®

  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®

  • UPS Worldwide Express Freight (SM)

For details refer to:https://www.ups.com/ca/en/shipping/peak-surcharges.page

UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • Dangerous goods shipping includes Acceptance Audit Pre-Check and Pre-Notification support through Web Service for both domestic and international shipments.

  • Added a new UPS Express® – 12:00 service for Germany domestic shipment.

  • Added Who-Pays-What Rules to increase the flexibility to the customers in billing the shipping charges, duty, and taxes in a variety of ways based on the selection of Payor or Payors (Shipper/Consignee/Third Party) for the UPS EU/APAC international, GNIFC and GIFC forward and return shipments. We no longer support ‘Prepaid Freight/3rd Party Duties&Taxes’ and ‘Third Party’ Billing Types.

UPS US and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • Supports UPS Access Point Hold Service for UPS US and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific Origins.

  • Supports Quantum View® Notification for UPS US and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific Origins.

  • For all shipments destined to Canada, the importer country now differs from the receiver country for UPS US and UPS Europe Origins.

  • Dangerous goods shipping includes Lithium Battery support for UPS US and UPS Europe Origins.

UPS US, UPS Canada, and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • Added UPS Broker of Choice, a contractual service to use an alternate broker for customs clearance of UPS international shipments.

  • Updated the Dim Weight Divisor value for UPS US, UPS Canada, and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific carriers.

  • Parcel supports a new functionality to update weekly FSC (Fuel Surcharge) value from a single source to access weekly FSC data from UPS.com.

UPS Europe

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' for Return Shipment from the following UPS EU countries to Mainland China on the UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Expedited®, and UPS Worldwide Express Freight® services, as per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 31, 2020 until further notice.

  • Austria

  • Belgium

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark

  • France

  • Germany

  • Hungary

  • Ireland

  • Italy

  • Netherlands

  • Poland

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • United Kingdom

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from the following UPS EU countries to all international destinations on the UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Expedited®, and UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, services, as per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from April 12, 2020 until further notice.

  • Austria

  • Belgium

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark

  • France

  • Germany

  • Great Britain

  • Hungary

  • Ireland

  • Italy

  • Netherlands

  • Poland

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

For details refer to: https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_GB/ups-peak-surcharge-eu.pdf

UPS Asia-Pacific

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from UPS Asia Pacific origin regions to the following UPS Asia Pacific destination countries on UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® and UPS Worldwide Expedited® services, as a rate per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 3, 2020.

  • Mainland China

  • Hong Kong SAR

  • Indonesia

  • Japan

  • Korea

  • Macau SAR

  • Malaysia

  • Philippines

  • Singapore

  • Taiwan

  • Thailand

  • Supported ‘UPS Peak Surcharge’ in the following Asia Pacific origin regions:

  • China

  • Australia

  • Philippines

  • Singapore

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from UPS Asia Pacific origin regions to Australia and New Zealand UPS Asia Pacific destination countries on UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® and UPS Worldwide Expedited® services, as a rate per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 3, 2020.

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from UPS Asia Pacific origin regions (Australia, Philippines, and Singapore) to the following North America and Europe regions on UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, and UPS Worldwide Expedited® services, as a rate per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 3, 2020.

  • United States

  • Canada

  • Mexico

  • Puerto Rico

  • Austria

  • Belgium

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark

  • Finland

  • France

  • Germany

  • Hungary

  • Ireland

  • Italy

  • Luxembourg

  • Netherlands

  • Norway

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • United Kingdom

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from UPS Asia Pacific origin regions (Australia, Philippines, and Singapore) to all international destination countries (except Asia Pacific/North America/Europe regions) on UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, and UPS Worldwide Expedited® services, as a rate per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from April 12, 2020 until further notice.

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' from Mainland China to all destination countries (except UPS Asia Pacific regions) on UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide Express Freight® and UPS Worldwide Expedited® services, as a rate per kilogram based upon the billable weight of the shipment, effective from May 3, 2020.

For details refer to: https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/peak_surcharge_extension_english_HK.pdf

UPS SurePost

  • Parcel has implemented 'UPS Peak Surcharge' to U.S. origins for UPS SurePost Packages, effective from May 31, 2020 until further notice.

To configure UPS Peak Surcharge for UPS SurePost Package:

Navigate to Accessorials tab, for existing ‘ac_Residential_PeakSurcharge’ Accessorial Name, please update the Accessorial Value to ‘0.30’, Effective Date to ‘20200628’ and Expiry Date to ‘21001231’.

For details refer to: https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_US/2020_UPS_Peak_Surcharges.pdf

Purolator

  • Effective from April 2020, the packages that qualify for Large Package Special Handling type (SH07) will be subject to a Minimum Billable (Cubed) weight defined.


Version 20.1

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 20.1.0 release notes for details.

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with Jan 2020 data for Canada and US destinations.

  • Updated UPS URC (URC Jan 2020 – v83.5) File for UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS Europe carriers.

2020 Rate Changes

This Release includes 2020 Rate Changes for Canada Post, UPS US, UPS SurePost, UPS Canada, UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific and USPS carriers.

For more information on Canada Post 2020 Rate Changes, see the section Canada Post.

For more information on UPS 2020 Rate Changes, see the section UPS.

For more information on USPS 2020 Rate Changes, see the section USPS.

UCM 20.1.0

  • UCM now supports printing multiple BOL Reports.


Version 20.0

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 20.0.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel supports newer versions of Apache and PHP as follows:

  • Apache 2.4.41

  • PHP 7.2.21

Data Updates

  • The Address Validation file is updated with Nov 2019 data to Canada and US destinations.

General Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

  • Supports the ability to configure a single account number for multiple shipping locations within a country for following carriers:

  • Canada Post

  • TNT

  • FedEx-FSMS

  • USPS (Only eVS Account)

  • DHL Global (Export Account)

  • FedExWS

  • Deliv

  • OnTracWS

  • com

  • Supports the ability to configure a single account number for multiple shipping locations across globally for DHL Global (Import Account) carrier.

  • Supports the facility to print multiple copies of archive label for DHLG carrier.

Carrier Enhancements

Enhancements are made to the following carriers.

Purolator

  • Effective from September 01, 2019, the Fuel Surcharges are applicable to Special Handling and Dangerous Goods Surcharges.

Canada Post

  • New Postal Codes starting with R5L, R5M, R5N, R5P, R5R and R5T are added.

  • Supports Close and Upload for multiple Canada Post shipments that belongs to a specific location and generates the manifest number for all the closed shipments.

TNT

FedExWS

  • Supports Domestic, International, Special Services and Packaging Types from Mexico Origin for a FedExWS carrier.

UPS US

  • Parcel has implemented a UPS Peak Surcharge on both domestic and international services for Large and Additional Handling Packages.

  • Large Package packages will have a peak surcharge of $31.45 per package on qualifying packages shipped from October 1, 2019 to January 4, 2020.

  • Additional Handling packages will have a peak surcharge of $3.60 per package on qualifying packages shipped from November 24, 2019 to January 4, 2020.

UPS Canada

  • Parcel has implemented the UPS Peak Surcharge on domestic services only for Large and Additional Handling Packages.

  • Large Package packages will have a peak surcharge of $45 per package on qualifying packages shipped from September 2, 2019 to January 10, 2020.

  • Additional Handling packages will have a peak surcharge of $4.00 per package on qualifying packages shipped from September 2, 2019 to January 10, 2020.

UPS SurePost

  • Parcel has updated the Additional Handling Peak Surcharge for UPS SurePost carrier, effective during November 24, 2019 to January 4, 2020.


Version 19.2

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 19.2.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • KPack now supports:

    • Windows Server 2016 Operating System

    • IIS 10.0

    • SQL Server 2017

    • Internet Explorer 11 (Standard Mode)

General Enhancements

  • Supports sending Parcel Shipment Data to Control Tower for DHL Global, UPS Europe and FedExWS carriers.

  • Supports parcel shipping transactions for UPS Singapore Origin.

  • Supports SmartPost Services for FedExWS carrier.

Carrier Enhancements

UPS US

  • Supports 4” x 4.5” Monarch Printer Smart Labels.

  • The following Hazmat reports are now printed as PDFs instead of PNG files.

    • UPS Hazardous Shipping Papers

    • IATA Shippers Declaration of DG

    • UPS Cross-Border Shipping Paper

    • UPS Dangerous Goods Manifest

DPD

  • Supports 4” x 5.2” Zebra Printer Labels. (site certification required).

Canada Post

  • New Postal Codes starting with T3T, T6Y and L3L are added.

Canada Post, UPS Canada and Purolator

  • Effective from July 01, 2019, the Provincial tax rate in Province of Manitoba reduces from 8% to 7% for Canada Post, UPS Canada and Purolator carriers.

USPS

  • Includes the following June 2019 Compliance Changes for USPS carrier, effective from June 23, 2019.

    • First-Class Mail International (FCMI) will no longer support mail pieces greater than 15.994 oz. UPS Hazardous Shipping Papers.

  • The Dimensional Weight rules are now applicable to Priority Mail Express (Priority Mail Express Parcels) and Parcel Select Services (Parcel Select Ground and Parcel Select).

  • The Dimensional Weight (DIM) Divisor for Priority Mail packages over 1 cubic foot (1728 cubic inches) is being adjusted from 194 to 166 and DIM pricing now applicable to all zones.

  • New Shipping Services File (SSF) Rate Indicator codes are now introduced for Priority Mail Express and Parcel Select.

  • Two new mail type codes – “00” and “99” are added in National Zone Chart Matrix “exceptions” file.

  • Includes the following June 2019 Postage Statement Changes for USPS carrier, effective from June 23, 2019.

    • PS Form 3600-PM – Priority Mail.

    • PS Form 3605-R – Package Services.

Purolator

  • Introduces the ability to select OSNR (Signature Not required) for the shipments declared as Limited Quantity Dangerous Goods (DG05).

API based Parcel Administration Module

BluJay has developed a REST API based Parcel-FS Administration Module. This enables customers to automate creation and maintenance of locations, carriers and rateshop. In this release, we have added support for Carrier Account Management for the below listed carriers with limited functionality. Please contact your BluJay representative for more information.

Carrier Account Management

  • Includes the ability to Create, Update, Get and Delete operations for following carriers:

    • FedExWS

    • com

    • UPS US

    • DHL Global

    • Purolator

    • UPS SurePost

Parcel Administration Module supports Data Imports for UPS, Purolator and UPS SurePost carriers.

RateShop

  • Includes the ability to Create, Update, Get and Delete operations for RateShop.


Version 19.1

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 19.1.0 release notes for details.

Technology Updates

  • Open Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8_172-b11 (64-bit) supports the following components:

- OL

- UCM

- CBRM

- CFM

Note: Special instructions for upgrading, please refer the Installation Guide.

  • Windows 10 with IE 11 support for workstations.

General Enhancements

  • Imported new addresses for US, Canada and APO/FPO locations.

Carrier Enhancements

Canada Post

  • Support for alternate return address.

UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • The UPS 4" X 4.5" Smart Labels are supported for Datamax printer.

DHL Global

  • DHL Global US Origin label size is exposed at transactional level.

Customers will no longer be able to add new instances for following deprecated carriers:

  • DHLUS Legacy

  • DHLCA Legacy

  • DHLEU Legacy

  • OnTrac Legacy

  • Purolator Legacy

  • Generic Carrier

Note: We found an issue with CFM Module and we are working on releasing a Hotfix for 19.1.0 version.

2019 Rate Changes

This Release also includes 2019 Rate Changes for Canada Post, UPS US, UPS SurePost, UPS Canada, UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific and USPS carriers.

For more information on Canada Post 2019 Rate Changes, see the section Canada Post.

For more information on UPS 2019 Rate Changes, see the section UPS.

For more information on USPS 2019 Rate Changes, see the section USPS.

API based Parcel Administration Module

What are we working on for future releases?

BluJay is developing a REST API based Parcel-FS Administration Module. This will enable customers to automate creation and maintenance of locations, carriers, and other system configurations. This will particularly help customers that have a need to configure multiple locations, carriers etc. in batch mode. Please contact your BluJay representative for more information.


Version 19.0

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 19.0.0 release notes for details.

General Enhancements

The following major enhancements are included in BluJay Solutions Parcel 19.0.0:

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel supports newer versions of Windows Server, Apache, PHP and MSSQL Server as follows:

- Windows Server 2016

- Apache 2.4.34

- PHP 7.2.9

- MSSQL Server 2017 SOR and IDATA

Note: Cessation of support for Windows 2008R2.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has added support for DPD Carrier – U.K. Origin. Domestic and International Services are supported. Please contact BluJay Technical Support Team / your Project Manager for more details.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports uploading of Parcel shipment data from on premise installation of Parcel to TMS for visibility.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has been updated to remove all TSN services from Parcel Installations.

Carrier Enhancements

FedExWS

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports Print Return Labels for U.S. and Canada Origins for easy returns solutions, supports for both domestic and international shipments (site certification required).

UPS US

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has implemented ‘UPS Peak Surcharge’ for Residential, Large and Additional Handling Packages shipped during November 18, 2018 – December 16, 2018 for UPS US Carrier.

For details refer to https://www.ups.com/us/en/shipping/zones-and-rates/peak-surcharges.page

The below items will be released as a Hotfix for 19.0.0

  • Peak Surcharge updates for CA (Effective from September 09, 2018, - January 12, 2019)

  • Peak Surcharge updates for EU APAC (Effective from November 04, 2018, - December 22, 2018)

  • Peak Surcharge updates for US (Applies to all Export Packages - Effective from November 25, 2018, - December 29, 2018)

UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports Prepaid Freight/3rd Party Duties&Taxes Billing Type for UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific Carrier to split billing on international shipments.


Version 18.2

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 18.2.000 release notes for details.

General Enhancements

The following major enhancements are included in BluJay Solutions Parcel 18.2.000:

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel supports TLS v1.2 protocol, which provides a more secure way of communication.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports SFTP for Newgistics carrier for uploads and downloads.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports SFTP for Control Tower Integration to transmit and receive data.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports 2D barcode for PNG labels.

  • UPS Ground Freight Rating is no longer a contract service.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has an updated new FedExWS carrier available. Please contact BluJay Technical Support Team / your Project Manager for more details.

Carrier Enhancements

FedEx

BluJay Solutions Parcel has been certified with FSMS 17.

BluJay Solutions Parcel has added the following features and enhancements to FedEx FSMS:

  • The ‘NEM Type’, ‘NEM Amount’ and ‘DG Qty (High precision)’ are now added to support Class 1 DG commodity.

  • Additional languages such as: Arabic, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Turkish are added to support return shipments instructions.

  • Updates to dangerous goods shipping include Lithium Battery support.

  • COD is now supported for Intra-India shipments with Express and Standard Overnight services.

  • As per FSMS 17 requirements PDF417 barcode are now updated/added keys and value pairs (Ex: 10Z, 39Z, 32Z, 34Z and 28Z) for FedEx Domestic and International (Express and Ground) services along with Billing type (Third Party Consignee), Special Services (such as, Alcohol, Lithium, COD and Direct Signature Required) for Zebra/PNG/ Monarch/Intermec/Eltron and Datamax printers.

UPS

BluJay Solutions Parcel has been certified with UPS BRD 2017.

UPS US

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has added ‘UPS Synchronized Delivery™’ contract service to schedule packages to be delivered together with other existing packages for the following UPS services:

- UPS Ground

- UPS 3 Day Select®

- UPS 2nd Day Air®

- UPS Next Day Air Saver® (Residential)

Note: The ‘UPS Synchronized Delivery™’ contract service is supported with only Prepaid Billing.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has updated the Large Package Surcharge for any U.S. Domestic package delivered to a residential address will be $90.00, effective from July 08, 2018.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has updated the Additional Handling Surcharge for any U.S Domestic package exceeding 70 pounds in actual weight will be $19.00, effective from July 08, 2018.

UPS Canada and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has added ‘Label’ Tab with ‘Print Shipper Notice’ field to print the shipper notice in the labels.

UPS US, UPS Canada and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports the UPS 4" X 4.25" Smart Label for PNG/Intermec/Datamax/Zebra printers for a UPS US Origin and Zebra/PNG printers for UPS Canada and UPS Europe/Asia-Pacific Origins.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has added ‘DocBox Label’ field only on an account with Paperless Invoicing contract for UPS World Ease® shipment to print or suppress the DocBox Labels.

UPS SurePost

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has updated the Peak Period Surcharges to $0.39 per package for UPS SurePost carrier, effective during the following dates:

- November 18, 2018 to December 01, 2018.

- December 16, 2018 to December 22, 2018.


Version 18.1

Features and Enhancements Supported in this Release

New features summarized below, see the Version 18.1.000 release notes for details.

General Enhancements

Note: As prior releases of Parcel were made under the previous product name "Flagship," this name is used here for referencing these earlier releases.

The following major enhancements are included in BluJay Solutions Parcel 18.1.000:

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now updated for Purolator Carrier Compliance Specification Version 9.3, for more information see, Purolator.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel has the purge enhancement to delete the backup database and/or files.

- An optional flag is added to specify the database and/or files during the purge activity.

- Ability to run database and file purge independently.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports Oracle 12c for SOR and IDATA databases.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports Amazon Aurora RDS as an alternative to MySQL 5.6.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports UPS Ground Residential Saturday Delivery service with no additional charges and no changes in labeling, systems or order processing.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now supports past day shipping for UPS US carrier. Please contact BluJay Technical Support Team / your Project Manager for more details.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now returns the name of the server while processing the transactions in the response. It is helpful in multi-server configurations.

  • BluJay Solutions Parcel now updated with USPS Customs Declaration Forms according to Guidelines for Privately Printed Customs Declaration Forms Version 1.3, for more information see, USPS.

Carrier Enhancements

Purolator

BluJay Solutions Parcel has added the following features to carrier compliance specifications, version 9.3:

  • The Special Handling consists of 5 different types such as: Flat Package, Additional Handling, Oversized, Residential Area Heavyweight and Large Package.

  • The Dangerous Goods Declaration Form is newly introduced for Air mode of transport.

  • The Integration Adapter "Connect Configuration" fields related to Special Handling and Dangerous Goods have been updated/added to support the new changes.

  • The ‘ExpressCheque’, ‘Dangerous Goods’ and ‘Special Handling’ check boxes are now removed from Options screen and Shipper Defaults – Default tab; instead it is now selected from drop-down list.

  • The “Certified” option is now removed for ‘ExpressCheque’ Type and replaced with Certified Cheque, Money Order, and Bank Draft from Options screen and Shipper Defaults – Default tab.

  • Updated the default Cube Factors:

- Updated the default Ground Cube Factor from “10.4” to “12.4” for both Purolator Canada and Purolator International Line of Business.

- Updated the default Air Cube Factor from “15” to “12.4” for only Purolator International Line of Business.

  • Express Cheque labels are now updated with:

- Case-sensitive changes.

- Amount Requested Section – Payment Method is updated to align with options.

  • PDF417 Barcode Changes:

- Unit of Measure on the Label and PDF417 is always in POUNDS, regardless of the Customer Declaration.

USPS

The following USPS Customs Declaration Forms are updated according to Guidelines for Privately Printed Customs Declaration Forms Version 1.3:

  • PS Form 2976

  • PS Form 2976-A

  • PS Form 2976-B

Added in Parcel 18.0.000 - 2018 Rate Change 1

The following carriers are updated with Rates and Service for 2018 Rate Change 1 in BluJay Solutions Parcel Version 18.0.000:

  • Canada Post – Rates and services changes go into effect on January 15, 2018. For more information, see the Canada Post Overview of Changes Web page.

  • UPS - Changes to UPS US (including Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska), UPS SurePost and UPS Canada rates and services take place on December 24, 2017. And for UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific take place on December 25, 2017.

Canada Post

BluJay Solutions Parcel supports the following rates and services changes for Canada Post:

  • Effective from January 15, 2018, the Domestic Rates and Generic (45 rates zones) and Non Generic (32 code rates) has been updated.

  • Effective from January 15, 2018, the Density Factor for Expected Parcel Service is changed from 6,000 to 5,000 for metric units and from 166 to 139 for Imperial units.

Note: The Density Factor for Regular Parcel Service will remains at 6,000.

  • The Air Stage listing has been updated for 2018.

UPS

UPS US (including Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska)

BluJay Solutions Parcel supports the following rates and services changes for UPS:

  • Updated rates, zones and accessorial changes for all UPS US origins (including Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska) are effective from December 24, 2017. .

  • For Puerto Rico domestic service, the package types, such as ‘UPS 25 KG Box ®’ and ‘UPS 10 KG Box ®’ are not allowed, effective from December 24, 2017.

  • The LPS (Large Package Surcharge) will apply to any package with a length exceeding 96 inches or length plus girth greater than 130 inches for all U.S. Domestic packages effective from December 24, 2017.

  • For the 50 US states and Puerto Rico domestic services, when computing dimensional weight, a published dimensional weight divisor is used. This divisor varies based on cubic package size. Packages less than or equal to 1,728 cubic inches will use 139 as a divisor are effective from December 24, 2017.

UPS US

The UPS Domestic Accessorial - Delivery Area Surcharge for ‘Hundredweight’ service in 2018 is available in various types. BluJay Solutions

Parcel supports all the following various types of ‘Hundredweight’ services.

  • Hundredweight-Air Commercial

  • Hundredweight-Ground Commercial

  • Hundredweight-Air Extended Commercial

  • Hundredweight-Ground Extended Commercial

  • Hundredweight-Air Residential

  • Hundredweight-Ground Residential

  • Hundredweight-Air Extended Residential

  • Hundredweight-Ground Extended Residential

UPS SurePost

  • Updated rates, zones and accessorial changes for UPS SurePost, effective from December 24, 2017.

UPS Canada

  • Updated rates, zones and accessorial changes for UPS Canada, effective from December 24, 2017.

UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific

  • Updated rates and zones changes for UPS Europe and Asia/Pacific are effective from December 25, 2017.

  • Updated new UPS Europe rates in following countries:

- Austria

- Belgium

- Czech Republic

- Denmark

- France

- Germany

- Great Britain

- Hungary

- Ireland

- Italy

- Netherlands

- Poland

- Spain

- Sweden

- Switzerland

  • Updated new UPS APAC rates in following countries:

- UPS APAC Rates

- China - South

- China - NonSouth

- Australia

- Philippines

- United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Added in Parcel 18.0.000 - 2018 Rate Change 2

The following carrier is updated with Rates and Service for 2018 Rate Change 2 in BluJay Solutions Parcel Version 18.0.000:

  • USPS – Rates and services changes go into effect on January 21, 2018. For more information, see the USPS Web page.

USPS

Rate Changes

BluJay Solutions Parcel incorporates changes to rates for the following USPS services and accessorials:

  • Domestic Services.

  • International Services.

  • Special Services/Accessorials.

Postage Statement Changes

The following USPS Postage Statement (PS) forms are updated to meet the new 2018 requirements from USPS.

  • PS Form 3600-FCM – First-Class Mail and First-Class Package Service (Page 1, 7, Parts A, B, C, & S).

  • PS Form 3600-PM – Priority Mail (Page 1, Parts F & S).

  • PS Form 3605-R – Package Services (Page 1, Part C, E & S).

Manifest Report Changes

The following Manifest Reports are updated to meet the 2018 requirements by USPS.

  • Summary Single-Piece Mixed with Extra Services.

  • Summary Parcel Select Lightweight Irregulars.

  • Summary Parcel Select Lightweight Machinable.

  • PS Form 3605-R Parcel Select Lightweight Machinable.

  • PS Form 3605-R Nonpresorted Bound Printed Matter.