International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions (IDDSS) is a set of contractual services that enables you to ship FedEx shipments as follows:

•Canada origin to U.S. destination

•U.S. origin to Canada

•Mexico origin to U.S.

Requirements to use International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions

•A contract with FedEx to use the International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions Special Service (see your FedEx CSP).

•A Canada, US, or Mexico origin shipping location and account.

For more information on these IDDSS services and requirements, see the FedEx International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions Web page.

Canada Origin to U.S.

International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions with a Canada origin enables you to ship from a Canada origin to the U.S. border, have the shipments cleared by FedEx Customs or a broker of your choice, and then continue the shipment to any of the 50 United States via any U.S. domestic FedEx service (Air or Ground). This service also allows you to avoid using an expensive export service for shipments from Canada to the United States because the two legs of the shipment are handled as follows:

The International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions service also allows you to have a package returned to an address in the destination country. If a package cannot be delivered to its final recipient, the package is sent to this (required) return address. This procedure avoids any brokerage fees for returning the package to your shipping location.

An International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions shipment can consist of up to 999 packages (999 commodities or packages per shipment maximum) destined to different U.S. locations. Therefore, you can use different FedEx shipping services (to handle the second legs of the packages) within the same International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions shipment. For a list of these services available with FedEx International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions, see the following Help topic: FedEx - International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions Overview. For an overview of the International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions shipping process, see FedEx International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions - Process Overview.

U.S. Origin to Canada and Mexico Origin to U.S.

U.S. origin to Canada includes a door-to-door distribution service for packages weighing up to 150 lbs. FedEx Ground or FedEx Freight picks up consolidated shipments in the U.S. for delivery to individual Canadian recipients.

Mexico origin to U.S. provides shipping from Mexico to multiple recipients in the U.S. Cross-border transit is provided by FedEx Express or select your own carrier.

See Also:

•FedEx International DirectDistribution Surface Solutions - Shipping Services

•Creating an IDDSS Shipment
- Process Overview
- Creating IDDSS Master and Child Shipments