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FedEx and UPS delivery area surcharge

What is a delivery area surcharge?

If you are a shipper that frequently sends packages to rural and remote addresses, there is a surcharge that could...

DHL causes chicken shortage for KFC stores

DHL’s delivery blunder forces KFC stores to close their doors

The new partnership between DHL® and KFC is definitely off to a rocky start. An operational failure at DHL® left...

Amazon deploys delivery service to compete with FedEx and UPS

Amazon gears up for new delivery service

Logistics must occur at lightning speed. That’s why Amazon has constructed a delivery service that grants it increased ownership over...

How to see the customs duty billed to a shipment

Customer question Where do I see the customs duty billed to a shipment inside the customer dashboard? performs shipment auditing...

Handling the certificate approval request

As EPISCS begins to set up your reseller account, there will an email sent from Amazon Web Services related to...

UPS Discount FedEx discount carrier discounts contract negotiation

Warning: some shippers are missing out on their carrier discounts

Carrier contracts are full of complexities. You have waivers to navigate, DIM divisors to negotiate and discounts to discuss before...

Free Shipping Minimums Free Shipping Threshold Formula, Calculate free shipping costs

How to calculate free shipping minimum for ecommerce

Process for calculating free shipping minimum Setting a free shipping threshold arbitrarily can destroy your margins. Many retailers ask themselves,...

Fedex and UPS shipping surcharges and fees

Are you paying for your shipping carrier’s mistakes?

Carrier mistakes lead to lost dollars for shippers. Carriers don’t always automatically correct their errors and refund customers. In fact,...

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