FedEx® WorldTariff Manager
FedEx® WorldTariff Manager
Ship confidently with our easy-to-integrate international trade solution.
Ship confidently with our easy-to-integrate international trade solution.
Ship confidently with our easy-to-integrate international trade solution.
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What is FedEx WorldTariff Manager?
FedEx WorldTariff Manager is a global trade management tool for U.S. customers shipping internationally, that combines three of the services that WorldTariff provides (Restricted Party Screening, Estimated Duties and Taxes, and Product Pre-Classification) into a single, all-in-one solution. The integration process is quick, and the intuitive user interface makes it easy to access the global trade management tools you need to stay compliant.
- Remove the guesswork from international shipping
- Gain customer loyalty and trust by helping them stay compliant
- Access compliance tools, which may help you avoid fines, penalties, and costly delays
- Take advantage of support and maintenance provided by FedEx IT
Now, businesses of all sizes have the ability to import and export with confidence. So whether you’re a small start up or large corporation, we have the tools to fit your international shipping needs.
Easily connect to FedEx WorldTariff landed cost API solutions
This easy-to-integrate, bundled solution operates as a plug-in and does not require the assistance from an IT resource if accessed through a connected marketplace. Whether your business has limited IT or no resources at all, our self-guided integration options make it possible to quickly and easily gain access to our API solutions, including:
Product pre-classification
Estimate the classification of your goods properly at the Harmonized System (HS) six-digit level or fully qualified national tariff code level.
Estimated landed cost
Let your customers know what they should be charged by displaying the estimated full landed cost at checkout.
Restricted party screening
Identify customers with whom you are prohibited from doing business or to whom you can’t ship.
Benefits of FedEx WorldTariff Manager
Our FedEx WorldTariff Manager solution helps make international trade easier for both you and your customers, which can lead to:
- Increased profitability
- Greater customer confidence
- More time savings
- Risk mitigation
- Simple integration
Use FedExWorldTariff Manager to help you properly classify your products, estimate the landed duties and taxes for your customers’ overseas orders, and do a pre-check to determine if your customers have restrictions on buying your products. Our solution can help you increase the efficiency of processing international orders, which can increases loyalty, referrals, and profitability.
Delays caused by misclassified products, inaccurate duties and taxes, or unchecked customer restrictions all can impact your profitability. The fewer shipping delays you encounter, the more customers will keep coming back to purchase your products.
Choose the integration option that fits your business
Adding FedEx WorldTariff Manager to your e-commerce store or order management system is quick and easy.
Step 2
Decide which integration option below works best for your business.
Step 3.
Complete integration setup and begin using FedEx WorldTariff Manager.
Integration options
Platform integration
FedEx WorldTariff Manager is a custom app that allows you to receive product pre-classification, estimated duties and taxes, and restricted party screening services right from your e-commerce store. This option provides quick access, and limited to no IT support is required.
API integration
Integrate this application into your system using REST API.
Answers to your FedEx WorldTariff Manager Questions
SERVICES OVERVIEW
What is the FedEx WorldTariff Manager?
FedEx WorldTariff Manager is a web-based application with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that combines three of WorldTariff's services into a single solution: product classification, estimates for duties and taxes, and restricted party screening.
What is Restricted Party Screening?
RPS refers to the process of comparing names of customers, business partners, facility visitors, etc., against official watch lists of individuals and entities with whom it is illegal to do business.
What are Estimated Duties and Taxes?
Duties and taxes are imposed to generate revenue and protect local industry; almost all shipments crossing international borders are subject to duty and tax assessment by the importing country's government. Duties and taxes can be estimated for goods sold using a HS6 code, or they can be country-specific with a fully qualified harmonized schedule (HS) code.
Can I use the duty and tax calculator for internal calculations of products not sold?
When using a platform-specific plug-in, platforms limit what can be stored, and the calculator cannot be used to generate estimates for internal use. However, if you integrate using the FedEx WorldTariff Manager REST API, then the calculator can be used internally for calculations.
How quickly does the application respond? Can it affect my customer's buying experience?
While your customer is in checkout, the call to FedEx WorldTariff Manager happens before payment information is entered. The response may happen almost instantly or within a few seconds.
What is Product Pre-Classification?
International customs often requires that products or commodities have a harmonized schedule (HS) code. In order to facilitate faster clearance and estimates for duties and taxes, WorldTariff can classify your commodities at the HS6 or country-specific using a fully qualified HS code. Product pre-classification enables you to get your products or commodities classified before you ship
What happens if an invalid HS code is used?
Invalid HS codes can result in inaccurate estimates for duties and taxes, and it could also delay shipments from being cleared by customs.
If a fully qualified HS code has become invalid, will the calculator use the HS6 to provide an estimate?
If a fully qualified HS code has become invalid, the calculator will use the first six digits (HS6), but the result will be a general duties and tax estimate and not one specific to the destination country.
SOLUTION INTEGRATION
How do you integrate with the FedEx WorldTariff Manager?
FedEx WorldTariff Manager offers integrations via REST API or as a plug-in with certain platforms. Set up instructions for each integration option can be found in the FedEx WorldTariff Manager application.
What does Rest API mean?
A REST API is an architectural style for an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to access and use data. REST web APIs are typically loosely based on HTTP methods to access resources via URL-encoded parameters and the use of JSON or XML to transmit data.
What’s the FedEx WorldTariff Manager Custom App?
This app is not supported by the marketplace/platform and can’t be downloaded directly from the marketplace/platform, but rather supported and downloaded (as a custom link) by FedEx directly and integrated onto your marketplace store.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Does the FedEx World Tariff Manager setup require technical expertise?
The FedEx World Tariff Manager is designed for integration with little to no IT support.
Are there specific IT requirements?
Each Integration option comes with its own “Setup Guide” that allows you to properly install the FedEx World Tariff Manager, with limited IT or no IT support.
Is there a help desk for IT questions?
Please send customer support inquires to fedexwtm@fedex.com.
GENERAL
Does FedEx World Tariff Manager work with all carriers?
No, only FedEx.
Does the FedEx World Tariff Manager include other ancillary fees, like advancement/disbursement fee, ODA fees, etc.
Currently no
Can I add additional fees to the calculated results before displaying to my buyer?
This capability is specific to your marketplace platform.
Does the FedEx World Tariff Manger account for de minimis?
Yes
How does billing work?
FedEx WorldTariff Manager offers trackable, transaction-based billing and reporting (credit card based only), that's accessible via the FedEx WorldTariff Manager website (include link here). After signing up, the default billing cycle is monthly, but it can be customized to a frequency that works for your business.
What if I only want to use one service out of the bundle, how will I be charged?
You only get charged for the services used.
How long does the initial set-up/onboarding take?
For the custom app, the setup time takes less than an hour to complete once the request for the custom app has been received. For connecting the FedEx World Tariff Manager to your own system(s), such as using the REST API, it will depend on your technology team’s capability. With a REST API integration, timing will depend upon availability of your IT resources.