FedEx Ground® Economy
FedEx Ground Economy combines FedEx shipping with USPS to deliver the package to its final destination. FedEx offers Ground Economy shipping rates for standard mail, bound printed matter, media mail, and parcels. To use Ground Economy rates:
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Contact your FedEx representative to add Ground Economy services to your FedEx account
Updating Your FedEx Registration for Ground Economy
After you sign up for FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx supplies an ID number that identifies the processing hub for USPS deliveries. Add the hub number to your NetSuite FedEx registration to complete the integration for these services.
To use both FedEx Ground Economy and FedEx Ground Economy Returns, add a separate Ground Economy Returns account and then register the FedEx Ground Economy Returns account in NetSuite.
FedEx Ground Economy is the only FedEx service that requires a separate account for its returns. All other accounts can be used to process both outbound and inbound (non-Ground Economy) shipments.
Ground Economy Shipping Items
Ground Economy shipping items are available for sales orders and web store orders. They can be used for shipments to U.S. destinations only, including P.O. boxes, military destinations, and U.S. territories.
To learn more, see Creating Shipping Items.
Fulfilling Orders Shipped by Ground Economy
To fulfill orders Follow the same process to fulfill orders with FedEx Ground Economy shipping items. To learn more, see Fulfilling Orders with FedEx® Integration.
Shipping labels display a single tracking number to track both the FedEx and USPS legs of the delivery.
Ground Economy Returns
Including customer return labels for Ground Economy shipments provides a convenient customer return solution. Customers can use the labels to return items from any USPS or FedEx location. You do need to register a separate FedEx account in NetSuite for Ground Economy returns.
To learn more, see FedEx Customer Returns.