FedEx SmartPost® is now configured in Parcel as a separate domestic carrier from FedEx US.

With FedEx SmartPost® services, your shipment is inducted to the US Postal Service Mail Center (DDU or NDC) closest to the recipient. The US Postal Service completes the actual delivery of the shipment to the recipient. Total transit time is 2-7 days.

Unlike FedEx Home Delivery®, FedEx SmartPost® packages can be delivered on a Monday and can be delivered to PO Boxes, as well as military APO and FPO destinations.

Except for FedEx SmartPost® Returns, FedEx SmartPost® services are a subset of USPS services as described in the following table:

Notes:

•For more information on the USPS services listed in the previous table, see the following topic: US Postal Service - Supported/Modified Services.

•FedEx SmartPost® Returns requires a FedEx SmartPost® Returns enabled meter/account number.

•FedEx service marks are owned by Federal Express Corporation and are used by permission.

USPS compliance and Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMpb)

Parcel supports the USPS Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) for FedEx SmartPost® shipments. IMpb is a barcode for packages only. This barcode can be used for most services where applicable.

Note: IMpb is a barcode for packages only. This barcode can be used for Bound Printed Matter (BPM), Media Mail, or Parcel Select Lightweight. An IMpb encodes the following data: Mailer ID, nine-digit destination ZIP Code, type of mail service, and a unique serial number for the parcel, plus other information used by the USPS.  Because each IMpb mail piece has a unique identifier, it can be tracked individually at every stage to the point of delivery.

Requirements to use FedEx SmartPost®

•Contract with FedEx to use FedEx SmartPost® services (this also defines whether FedEx
Ground® or FedEx SmartPost® is the pickup carrier)

•The proper configuration settings in Parcel

•4 x 6 inch label stock

•Supported printer

Supported Options

For the following FedEx SmartPost features:

•FedEx SmartPost® Returns supports the Print Return label and E-mail Return label options.

•Shipping to APO/FPO destinations is supported for FedEx SmartPost®.

•Future Day Shipping is now supported for the maximum number of future days that the FedEx Ship Manager® Server allows.

•If you have permission from FedEx to use multiple hubs, you can specify a Hub ID other than the default Hub ID.

•The following USPS package classifications are now supported:
- Oversize
- Balloon (An  oversize classification)
- Non-Machinanewble

FedEx SmartPost® Additional Services

You can configure the following special services for FedEx SmartPost on the Warehouse Options screen.

Ancillary Endorsements

FedEx SmartPost® supports a set of special shipment-level services called Ancillary Endorsements. These are special delivery options specific to FedEx SmartPost®. Select one of the following values from the Ancillary Endorsement 1 and Ancillary Endorsement 2 drop-down lists on the Options screen Shipment tab:

•Address Service Requested

•Carrier Leave if No Response

•Change Service Requested

•Forwarding Service Requested

•Return Service Requested

Note: These values are passed to the FedEx Ship Manager Server® when processing a shipment.

Other Additional Shipment-level Options

The Options screen Shipment tab also provides the following shipment-level options:

•Alternate Hub ID

•Returning Party Email

•Returning Party Email Message

•Merchant Contact Phone

•RMA Number

•Return Services (drop-down list)
- On-Line Returns
- Print Label

Package-level Options

The only package-level option supported for FedEx SmartPost® is Non-machinable.

Additional Features and Requirements

Fraud Protection

For protection against fraud, Parcel removes account-specific information from all FedEx and FedEx SmartPost® labels and forms including the OP-900, OP-950, and FedEx IATA forms, as well as the FedEx End of Day Report.

Billing Options

FedEx SmartPost® supports only billing option:

•Prepaid. This is the default selection on the drop-down menu on the Bill To tab of the Warehouse screen.

•Bill Associated Account

Packaging Types

FedEx SmartPost® supports only one packaging type: User Packaging.

Rules

The following table lists the rules for weights and dimensions of FedEx SmartPost® packages by postal service type:

To process a FedEx SmartPost® shipment, see FedEx SmartPost® - Processing a Shipment.

Notes:

•The current FedEx SmartPost® FSMS Server deployment does not provide rates for oversize, nonmachinable packages, and balloon.

•A field engineer (BluJay Solutions- or FedEx-based) needs to configure custom rate files with the FedEx Ship Manager® Server before a FedEx SmartPost® carrier can be used.

Supported Origins

FedEx SmartPost® is available for shipments originating in the 48 contiguous state of the US only. Thus Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Territories are not included as origin points for FedEx SmartPost®. (These  locations are, however, included as possible FedEx SmartPost® destinations - see the following section.)

Supported Destinations

FedEx SmartPost® delivers to recipients in all 50 states of the US United States plus the US Territories. These territories include:

•American Samoa

•Guam

•Marshall Islands

•Micronesia

•Puerto Rico

•Northern Mariana Islands

•Republic of Palau

•US Virgin Islands

Note: Although the territories listed above are considered International destinations by FedEx,  they are treated as domestic locations for FedEx SmartPost®. On the Warehouse screen drop-down lists, the territories listed above are on both the Country and State lists, but for FedEx SmartPost® deliveries, the selected Country should be United States, and the selected State should be the territory name.

Trailer ID

Parcel now enables you to Ship by Trailer ID for FedEx SmartPost®. This means that you can associate a shipment with a Trailer ID and generate a Trailer ID report.

Notes:

•You cannot close a FedEx SmartPost® shipment by Trailer ID.

•The maximum length for Trailer ID is 32 characters.

Supported Printers

Parcel supports the following label printers for use with the FedEx SmartPost® carrier:

•Datamax

•Eltron

•Intermec

•Monarch

•PNG (laser printer)

•Zebra

Note: Parcel supports only models of the printers listed above that provide a 203 dpi resolution.