Fedex International Shipping Reference Guide

International Shipping

Reference Guide

Introduction to international shipping

What do you need to do before you ship?

What documents are required?

How to complete the proper documentation

Commercial Invoice

U.S. Certificate of Origin

Shipper’s Export Declaration

NAFTA Certificate of Origin

Interactive tools to help you process your shipment

Online resources at a glance

FedEx® shipping services

FedEx online tools

Additional online resources

One-page printable international shipping checklist

What do you need to do before you ship?

If you are well-prepared before you begin completing your

documentation, shipping internationally can be easy.

Begin by asking yourself these two important questions:

“Where do I want to ship?” and “What do I want to ship?”

Where do you want to ship?

The destination for your item is crucial in determining what documentation you’ll need, the duties and taxes

you’ll pay, and much more. But first you need to have on hand three very basic pieces of information, which will

be required on all your international shipping documents:

1. The shipper's FedEx account number.

2. The shipper’s address and contact information.

3. Your recipient’s address and contact information: name, address including postal code, and phone number.

Always ask customers in all countries for their postal codes; FedEx relies on these codes to route your shipments

to countries such as India and China, which have established postal code systems. If you do not include the

postal code, your shipment may be delayed.

Here is an example of the correct recipient information for an address in Canada:

Mr. Bill Sharp

25 Raglan Street, Ste. 205

Toronto, Ontario

M5V 2Z9 Canada

416-977-8124

What do you want to ship?

The nature of the item you are shipping is as important as where it is going.

The following information will help you describe each item in your shipment

accurately and determine which documents you will need to complete:

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