This article will cover everything you need to know about using FedEx's EEI for international orders.
What is EEI?
Electronic Export Information (EEI) is the data filed through the Automated Export System (AES) for international shipments, including information about the sender, receiver, and items being shipped.
Why Use EEI?
Not using EEI for FedEx international shipments will require manual form filling. Using EEI with ShipWise and FedEx saves time when shipping internationally via FedEx.
For more information on EEI, please visit
https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/electronic-export-information.html
How to set up EEI?
Customers must have EEI enabled on their FedEx account in order to use EEI.
1) Click "Settings" on the menu and then click the Carrier Accounts option.
2) On the Carriers setting page, select a Fedex account.
3) Click 
near the top of the page. This will open the International Form Settings.
4) Under the EEI section Enter your Tax Identification Number
5) Select the type of Tax Identification Number (TIN)
- BUSINESS_NATIONAL
- BUSINESS_STATE
- BUSINESS_UNION
- PERSONAL_NATIONAL
- PERSONAL_STATE
6) Click 
Upload Your Signature and Letterhead
FedEx EEI requires you to upload a letterhead and a digital copy of your signature. ShipWise provides a feature to fulfill these requirements.
Uploading Your Letterhead
1) Navigate to the Settings ->Carrier Accounts page.
2) Select the FedEx account you wish to upload the letterhead to.
3) in the Carrier Account settings, click 
.
4) In the Custom Images window click 
.
5) Click the 
button.
6) Click 
to locate and select your letterhead image.
The letterhead image MUST be saved in PNG format.
7) Verify that the DS Image Type is "Custom Letterhead" and the image number is '0'.
8) Click 
to upload the image.
Uploading Your Signature
1) Navigate to the Settings ->Carrier Accounts page.
2) Select the FedEx account you wish to upload the letterhead to.
3) in the Carrier Account settings, click .
4) In the Custom Images window click .
5) Click the button.
6) Click to locate and select your signature mage.
The signature image MUST be saved in PNG format.
7) Verify that the DS Image Type is "Custom Signature and the image number is '1'.
8) Click to upload the image.
Electronic Trade Document (ETD)
In order to use FedEx's EEI option, you will also need to use the Electronic Trade Document (ETD) feature from FedEx. This option removes the need to print a commercial invoice document when shipping international orders (for most major countries countries).
To enable ETD, use the below toggle in the FedEx account settings.
Please click here for more information on Electronic Trade Documents
