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FedEx® Electronic Trade Documents

FedEx® Electronic Trade Documents

FedEx® Electronic Trade Documents

Enjoy a smooth customs clearance process.

Enjoy a smooth customs clearance process.

Enjoy a smooth customs clearance process.

For a smoother customs clearance process, submit your trade documents electronically with FedEx Electronic Trade Documents. This simple, efficient and reliable solution reduces paper waste, delays at customs and ensures your international shipments arrive exactly when they need to.

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A man works on a laptop in his home office.
A man works on a laptop in his home office.

Upload documents quickly

Simply upload your own documents or use FedEx generated trade documents. You can also customize the paperwork by uploading your company letterhead and signature image. 


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A man and a woman sit in an open office area, talking and working on their laptops.
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Save time and money

By submitting your documents electronically, you don’t have to manually sign, fold, stuff and attach the paperwork to each shipment. Plus you save on paper, energy and printing costs.


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A relaxed woman sitting at a table drinking tea
A relaxed woman sitting at a table drinking tea

Enjoy peace of mind

With preclearance assistance and proactive customer help, you get a head start with customs clearance and avoid any potential delays.


Say hello to streamlined shipping

There are three ways to upload trade documents through FedEx Electronic Trade Documents: 

Pre-Shipment

If you want to upload trade documents before creating the label, first create the documents in Global Trade Manager’s Documentation and save them for later use. Then, when creating your label with FedEx Ship Manager, select ‘Attach from Document Preparation Center’ to upload the documents you created.

At-shipment

If you want to create your label and upload trade documents at the same time, use either the commercial invoice generator or your own documents. This is the most commonly used method.

Post-Shipment

If you want to upload trade documents after the label is created, use Post-Shipment Document Upload (PSDU) – it’s ideal for shippers who create their own commercial invoices and don’t have the documents ready before or while the label is being created.

This feature is currently available at FedEx® Ship Manager Software and FedEx API. 

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Man and woman discussing business at a table
Man and woman discussing business at a table

Enable FedEx Electronic Trade Documents

Find out how to create and upload trade documents.


Set Up Post Shipment Document Upload*

Upload trade documents after your label is created

* This feature is currently available at FedEx® Ship Manager Software and FedEx API.