Many times customers come across FedEx invoice abbreviations and agreements yet have no clue as to the meaning of them. Here is a list of common FedEx invoice abbreviations that might come in handy.   

• OB: Outbound prepaid packages picked up at your facility

• IB: Packages received by and billed to you (inbound on your account number)

• 3P: Packages shipped for you by a third party (i.e. drop shipping)

• RB: Packages received by and billed to you

• PRP: Package Returns Packages received at your facility

• ZJ: Zone jump packages dropped into a designated hub

• RM: Return Manages packages received at your facility

• TBIB: Trans-border packages tendered at a U.S. designated hub or terminal received by and billed to you

• TBRB: Trans-border packages tendered at a U.S. designated hub received by and billed to you

• TB3P: Trans-border packages tendered at U.S. designated hub received by and billed to you by a third party

• Domestic shipments: Shipments with the same origin and destination country (i.e. shipment from Texas to Florida)

• Export shipments: Outbound shipments paid by the origin country, to a non-origin destination (i.e. shipment from the US to Switzerland)

• Import shipments: Inbound shipments paid by the destination country, from any non-destination origin (i.e. shipment from Switzerland to the US)

• Ground MWT: Multiple-piece shipments with a total weight of 200 lbs. with the average package weight of 15–25 lbs.  Shrink wrapping or palletizing shipments is not required and the packages are processed like any other FedEx Ground shipment.

What are the FedEx service types?

FedEx shipping is divided into two main services types. These are based on the speed and shipping procedures: FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. FedEx Express is fast and comes with a time-specific delivery commitment with a money-back guarantee. FedEx Ground is day-definite delivery and could take up to seven days. In addition, there is a money-back guarantee for FedEx Ground and Home Delivery. Below is a document from FedEx that specifically addresses addition FedEx invoice abbreviations.

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