Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding
120 FedEx Ship Manager
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Server User Guide, Version 7.6
NOTE:
If you want to send a ShipAlert e-mail notification (for a FedEx Express shipment only) in
French, the FSMS 020 transaction set supports field designations for both EN (English) and FR
(French) e-mail text. For more information regarding the fields required for ShipAlert language
designation, please see the FSMS TCR Version 7.6.
Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED)
The Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) must be submitted on shipments from the U.S., Puerto Rico, or
the U.S. Virgin Islands to International destinations, between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and from the U.S.
or Puerto Rico to the U.S. Virgin Islands if any of the following conditions apply:
• You ship merchandise under the same Schedule B commodity number that is valued at more than
$2,500 USD and is sent from the same exporter to the same consignee on the same day.
NOTE:
Shipments to Canada are exempt from this requirement.
• The shipment contains merchandise, regardless of the values, that requires an export license/permit.
• The merchandise is subject to the International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR).
• The shipment contains items other than personal, interoffice, or business correspondence, regardless
of value, being sent to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia (excluding Kosovo), Sudan, or
Syria.
The SED is not required for shipments from the U.S. to Canada unless the merchandise is subject to
ITAR or requires an export license or permit. An SED is not required for shipment to other U.S.
possessions (American Samoa, Baker Island, Commonwealth or the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
Howland Islands, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingmen Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra
Atoll, and Wake Island) or from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. or Puerto Rico.
Because of U.S. Government changes in the SED process, you must file your SED information with
AESDirect. This Government-supported website facilitates your filing requirements and provides you with
the appropriate shipper identification for your packages. FedEx will apply this information with your
shipment but will no longer file this information for you.
For more information regarding SED filing, the following locations are available:
• Global Trade Manager at www.fedex.com:
www.fedex.com/us/international
• AESDirect:
www.aesdirect.gov
• U.S. Census Bureau:
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/
FSMS requires indication of SED filing status for each SED qualifying shipment. To indicate the SED
status, use field 1349 with a value of S. U.S. Customs further requires that either a Foreign Trade
Statistics Regulations (FTSR) exemption or Internal Transaction Number (ITN) number be provided for
each SED qualifying shipment. Use field 1358, FTSR, XTN, or ITN Entry to provide either the FTSR
exemption or the ITN.
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