Shipper Outbound Payment Terms
Prepaid: Shipping charges are the responsibility of the shipper or consignor.
Collect: Consignee or receiver is responsible for the freight charges. When booking the shipment rates will not be visible on the Rates page, only Book Now. Collect is available for all carriers.
Collect - Section 7 Signed: Signifies that if the consignee does not pay the freight charges, the carrier cannot go back to the shipper for payment. Therefore, the carrier can hold the freight until payment from the consignee is received. When booking the shipment rates will not be visible on the Rates page, only Book Now. Collect - Section 7 Signed is available for all carriers.
NOTE: Collect-Section 7 Signed shipments are subject to an additional fee.
Third Party: Scenario where neither the shipper nor the consignee is responsible for paying the freight charges – instead there is a third party who is responsible for the charges. During the book shipment workflow, rates will not be visible on the Rates page, only Book Now. On the finalize step of the workflow you will be prompted to enter the Third Party Information.
NOTE: Third Party payments are only available for FedEx accounts.
Shipper Inbound Payment Terms
Collect and Collect-Section 7 Signed are available for Inbound shipments.
When shipping Inbound you are acting as a cosignee on Collect and Collect-Section 7 Signed shipments and will be able to view and select specific Rates.
NOTE: Collect-Section 7 Signed shipments are Subject to an additional fee.