Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding
112 FedEx Ship Manager
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Server User Guide, Version 7.6
Special Shipping Options
In addition to the basic shipping fields required to ship a FedEx Express or FedEx Ground/Home Delivery
shipment, the 020 Transaction also provides a variety of special services to meet your shipping needs.
This section of the FSMS User Guide contains the basic business rules for using each of the special
services offered by FSMS.
Coding instructions for all special services are provided in the FSMS TCR Version 7.6.
Alcohol Shipping
FedEx accepts shipments of alcohol (beer, wine, and spirits) within the U.S. and both U.S. import and
export when the shipper and the recipient are licensed to import/export alcohol. To ship packages
containing alcohol, the following business rules apply:
• The shipment must be clearly designated as an alcohol shipment by including the following fields in
the 020 shipping transaction:
• Field 1332 (Alcohol Flag)
• Field 40 (Alcohol Type)
• Field 41 (Alcohol Packaging)
• Field 42 (Alcohol Volume)
• Field 52 (Alcohol Packages)
• Signature Release (field 51) is not allowed for alcohol shipments.
• FedEx Packaging is not allowed for alcohol shipments.
NOTE:
When shipping alcohol via FedEx Express, any value in field 25 (Reference Notes) will be
ignored, and FedEx Ship Manager will populate the reference field on the shipping label with a
twelve character combination of the values from fields 40, 41, 52, and 42. This value will also be
uploaded to FedEx and will be indicated on the customer invoice.
The composition of the Alcohol Reference field, in order, is as follows:
1 character for Alcohol Type (field 40)
2 characters for Alcohol Packaging (field 41)
6 characters for Alcohol Packages (field 52)
3 characters for Alcohol Volume (field 42)
If you have questions regarding your eligibility to ship alcohol, please contact your FedEx Customer
Support Representative.
AutoPOD (FedEx Ground)
Automatic Proof of Delivery (AutoPOD) has been replaced by FedEx Signature Services.
AOD (FedEx Ground)
Acknowledgement of Delivery (AOD) service is no longer supported.
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