The way freight charges display on the Shipping window is affected by a variety of components. This section discusses the different types of freight and how to view them.
View List, Custom, Applied, and 3rd Party/Recipient Freight
The View menu is where you select the types of freight charges to display in the Shipping window. You can choose to display 4 types of freight, alone or simultaneously.
Choices are
List = published rate (including fuel surcharge)
Custom = published rate minus your company discounts; Defined by Rate Utility rules or custom rates from the carrier
Applied = list or custom rate plus Freight Rules
Recipient/3rd Party = freight charged when Billing method is other than Sender
The selections you make from the View menu directly relate to what appears in the Charges section of the Shipping window.
The Billing field is where the billing method is defined, and may be changed at the package level. For example, you may choose to charge the freight directly to the Recipient. Available options are based on the carrier currently selected for the shipment.
Freight charges will appear in the Charges section. So if you choose a Third Party or Recipient billing option, this selection is reflected by the addition of a column to the Charges section. You must also enable Show 3rd Party/Recipient Freight on the View menu.
If you select Recipient, Third Party, Credit Card, etc, you are required to enter a bill-to Account number in the Accnt: field. Click the "…" button to enter the appropriate information.
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Carrier |
Billing Type |
Group |
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UPS |
Prepaid |
Sender |
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Freight Collect |
Recipient | |
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Third Party |
3rd Party | |
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Consignee Billed |
Recipient | |
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UPS (international) |
Cost and Freight |
Sender |
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Deliver Duty Paid, V.A.T. Unpaid |
Sender | |
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Free on Board |
Sender | |
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Shipping, Duty, & Tax to Shipper |
Sender | |
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Third Party / Shipping, Duty, & Tax |
3rd Party | |
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Third Party / Prepaid |
3rd Party | |
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Third Party / Delivered Duty Paid |
3rd Party | |
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Third Party / Cost and Freight |
3rd Party | |
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Third Party / Free on Board |
3rd Party | |
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FedEx |
Sender |
Sender |
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Recipient |
Recipient | |
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Third Party |
3rd Party | |
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FedEx Ground |
Sender |
Sender |
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Recipient |
Recipient | |
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Third Party |
3rd Party | |
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Collect |
Recipient | |
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DHL |
Sender |
Sender |
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Recipient |
Recipient | |
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Third Party |
3rd Party | |
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Spee-Dee |
Sender |
Sender |
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USPS |
Sender |
Sender |
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User-Defined |
Sender |
Sender |
The Charges section displays the freight types you've selected to show from the View menu, the current package total (if the shipment has multiple packages), and the shipment total. Each freight type is broken down by Service fees, Options fees, and Totals for each package. The All Packages row displays each type of freight for the entire shipment.
You can see the effect of Rate Rules by comparing the List and Custom column (if using Rate rules to achieve your custom rate). Furthermore, you can view the effect of Freight Rules by looking at the Applied column. The Applied freight column offers a few special features.
By clicking on the Pkg Total in the Applied column, you can view the package level freight rules that were applied to the default freight, and what values were used in the freight calculation.
Similarly, by clicking on the All Packages total in the Applied column, you can view the shipment level freight rules that were applied to the default freight and what values were used in the calculation.
If there is an error when calculating Freight rules, the Applied Freight is shown in red. Click on the value to see what the error was. The freight will be set as though rules were disabled (ie. for package level applied freight, the initial value will be used; for shipment level applied freight, the sum of the package applied freight will be used).
