With dozens and dozens of FedEx fees and surcharges, it can be overwhelming to decipher what they mean. To help you better understand your FedEx invoice, here is a helpful list of 75 FedEx surcharges, along with their abbreviations. For a complete description of these FedEx surcharge abbreviation fees, their amount, and what services they apply to, see the “Fees and Other Shipping Information” section (on pages 109-122) of the 2023 FedEx Service Guide.
| FedEx Surcharge Abbreviation Invoice | Fee name in the FedEx Service Guide |
|---|---|
| Accessible Dangerous Goods | Accessible Dangerous Goods |
| Additional Entry Line Items Fee | Additional Entry Line Items Fee |
| Additional Handling | Additional Handling Surcharge |
| Address Correction | Address Correction |
| Advancement Fee | Advancement Fee/Disbursement Fee |
| Air Waybill Change Fee | Change of Air Waybill Charge |
| Alternate Address Pickup | FedEx Ground Alternate Address Pickup |
| Appointment | FedEx Appointment Home Delivery |
| Broker Select Option | Broker Select Option Fee |
| Call Tag | FedEx Ground Call Tag |
| Clearance Entry Fee | Clearance Entry Fee |
| COD | FedEx Ground C.O.D. – Collect on Delivery |
| Controlled Export Fee | FedEx International Controlled Export |
| Courier Pickup Charge | Courier Pickup Charge/On-Call Courier Pickup Charge |
| Currency Conversion | Currency Conversion |
| DAS Comm. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Commercial |
| DAS Resi. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Residential |
| DAS Extended Comm. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Extended Commercial |
| DAS Extended Resi. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Extended Residential |
| DAS Alaska Comm. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Alaska Commercial |
| DAS Alaska Resi. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Alaska Residential |
| DAS Hawaii Comm. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Hawaii Commercial |
| DAS Hawaii Resi. | Delivery Area Surcharge: Hawaii Residential |
| Date Certain | FedEx Date Certain Home Delivery |
| Declared Value Charge | Declared Value |
| Delivery Reattempt Charge | Delivery Reattempt Charge |
| Delivery Signature Options | FedEx® Delivery Signature Options |
| Dimensional Weight | Dimensional Weight |
| Duties and Taxes | Duties and Taxes |
| ECOD | FedEx Ground® Electronic C.O.D. (E.C.O.D.) |
| EEI Filing Fee | Electronic Export Information Filing Fee |
| Entry Copy | Entry Copy |
| Evening | FedEx Evening Home Delivery |
| Express Tag | FedEx ExpressTag® |
| Extended Delivery Area | Extended Service Area Delivery |
| Extended Pickup Area | Extended Service Area Pickup |
| Extra Services Charge | Extra Services Charge |
| Fax or Call Fee | Fax or Call Fee |
| FedEx Collect on Delivery | FedEx® Collect on Delivery (C.O.D.) |
| Food/Food Products Notice | Prior Notice for Food and Food Products |
| Fuel Surcharge | Fuel Surcharge |
| Govt. Agency Processing Fee | Other Government Agency, per entry |
| Hazardous Materials | Hazardous Materials |
| Inaccessible Dangerous Goods | Inaccessible Dangerous Goods |
| Inside Delivery Charge | Inside Delivery Charge |
| Inside Pickup Charge | Inside Pickup Charge |
| Intl. ODA Surcharge | International Out-of-Delivery-Area Surcharge |
| Intl. OPA Surcharge | International Out-of-Pickup-Area Surcharge |
| Live Entry Processing Fee | Live Entry Processing |
| Metro Service Area Delivery | Metro Service Area Delivery |
| Metro Service Area Pickup | Metro Service Area Pickup |
| Minimum Billable Weight | Minimum Billable Weight for FedEx Express Packaging |
| Missing/Invalid Account Number | Missing or Invalid Account Number |
| Northern Canada Surcharge | Northern Canada Surcharge |
| Oversize Charge | Oversize Charge |
| Payer Rebilling | Payer Rebilling |
| POD Advantage Charge | FedEx Ground P.O.D. Advantage |
| P/U Charge (Intl. Premium) | Pickup Charge (FedEx International Premium) |
| Reroute of Shipment | Reroute of Shipment |
| Residential Delivery Chg. | Residential Delivery Charge |
| Residential P/U Chg. | Residential Pickup Charge |
| Return Email Label | FedEx Email Return Label |
| Return On-Call Surcharge | Return On-Call Pickup Surcharge |
| Return Print Label | FedEx Print Return Label |
| Saturday Delivery | Saturday Delivery |
| Saturday Pickup | Saturday Pickup |
| Special Brokerage Processing | Other Special Brokerage Processing |
| SPOD via SO Envelope | Signature Proof of Delivery via FedEx Standard Overnight Envelope |
| Storage Charge | Storage Charge |
| Temporary Import Fee | Temporary Import Entry, per entry |
| U.S. ATF Processing Fee | U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| U.S. Dept. of Defense Processing Fee | Entrance of Goods for U.S. Department of Defense Contracts |
| U.S. FDA Processing Fee | U.S. Food and Drug Administration Clearance |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Processing Fee | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Clearance |
| Weekly Pickup Fee | Weekly Pickup Fee |
FedEx invoice abbreviations
FedEx, like many shipping companies, applies various surcharges depending on factors such as package dimensions, weight, delivery location, and additional services required. Here are some common FedEx surcharge abbreviations:
- FSC: Fuel Surcharge – This fee is adjusted on fuel prices and applied to offset fluctuations in fuel costs.
- OSS: Oversize Surcharge – Applied when a package exceeds certain size limits.
- DAS: Delivery Area Surcharge – Applied when delivering to remote or less accessible areas.
- RES: Residential Surcharge – Applied for deliveries to residential addresses.
- ISF: International Surcharge Fee – Applied for international shipments.
- ADR: Additional Handling Surcharge – Applied for packages that require special handling due to size, weight, or packaging.
- CDS: Clear Delivery Signature – Applied when a clear signature is required upon delivery.
- DIMS: Dimensional Weight Adjustment – Applied when the dimensional weight of a package exceeds its actual weight.
- LIS: Low-Value Shipment Surcharge – Applied for shipments with a declared value below a certain threshold.
- DST: Direct Signature Required – Applied when a direct signature from the recipient is required upon delivery.
These are just a few examples, and FedEx may introduce new surcharges or adjust existing ones over time. Keeping up with so many fees and ensuring they’re correctly applied to every package is daunting. FedEx surcharges and FedEx surcharge abbreviations are not easy. Why not let Refund Retriever audit your FedEx shipping?
