This topic and related Help topics describe how to process a hazardous materials or dangerous goods package using FedExWS in Parcel. Parcel does not validate the data you enter while processing a hazardous materials or dangerous goods package. The FedEx Web Services validates some of the data to ensure it complies with FedEx's rules for hazardous materials and dangerous goods packages.

Before you attempt to process a FedExWS hazardous materials or dangerous goods package in Parcel, you need to familiarize yourself with FedExWS's rules (these include service and destination restrictions among other rules). The rules are outlined in the FedEx Service Guide which is available on the FedExWS Web site. You should ensure that you are always using the latest FedEx Web Services Guide. A new version is released every year.

Note on terminology

In the United States dangerous goods are more commonly known as hazardous materials ("hazmat" for short) When we ship dangerous goods using services like FedEx Ground and Home Delivery. For international shipments, the term "dangerous goods" is usually employed. In Parcel, the two terms are used more or less interchangeably.

Dangerous Goods Type

Parcel supports two types of dangerous goods, such as: Accessible Dangerous Goods and Inaccessible Dangerous Goods.

Accessible Dangerous Goods : Certain materials or quantities of materials pose a risk in air shipping and must be accessible to the crew to put out a fire. The package is loaded into an area of the plane where the pilot is able to physically retrieve during flight, or the package is loaded into a class C cargo compartment with fire suppression.

Inaccessible Dangerous Goods : Any dangerous goods which are not required to be accessible by the crew of an aircraft or loaded in a Class C compartment.

 

Accessible Dangerous Goods

Accessible Dangerous Goods may be shipped using the following services:

•FedEx Priority Overnight®

•FedEx 1Day® Freight

•FedEx International Priority®

•FedEx International Priority® Freight

•FedEx International Economy®

•FedEx International Economy® Freight

 

Inaccessible Dangerous Goods

Inaccessible Dangerous Goods may be shipped using the following services:

•FedEx Priority Overnight®

•FedEx Standard Overnight®

•FedEx 2Day®

•FedEx 2Day® A.M.

•FedEx 1Day® Freight

•FedEx 2Day® Freight

•FedEx 3Day® Freight

•FedEx First Overnight® Freight

•FedEx International Priority®

•FedEx International Priority® Freight

 

Forms and Reports

FedExWS requires a special form or report depending on the type of dangerous good or hazardous material package: