Set up FedEx Ground Economy Web Services

FedEx Ground Economy services offer low-weight residential shipping, using the U.S. Postal Service® for final delivery. Outbound and return shipments are handled via the network of hubs located throughout the States.

Requirements

  • FedEx Ground Economy Web Services Account Number
  • Shipping Key
  • Security Credentials Username and Password
Setup My System is available for FedEx Ground Economy Web Services. What follows covers the manual setup.

Enable the FedEx Ground Economy Web Services Carrier

  1. In the Administration App, click Carriers.
  2. In the list of carriers, double-click FedEx Ground Economy Web Services.
  3. Select Enable, and ensure Display in Carrier Selection Controls is selected.
  4. Click Security Credentials, complete the detail, and click ADD NEW. If successful, a row is added. Click SAVE & CLOSE.

When completing security credentials, the Identifier field is your Security Credentials Username.

Add the Account

  1. Click Accounts, and click + ADD ACCOUNT.
  2. Enter an Account Name.
  3. Enter your Account Number.
  4. In the Carrier list, select FedEx Ground Economy Web Services.
  5. In the FedEx Ground Economy Hub list, select the hub, and click SAVE.
  6. Under Shipping Keys for Account, complete the detail, and click ADD NEW. If successful, a row is added. Click SAVE & CLOSE.

Add Carrier Permissions

  1. Click Carrier Permissions, and click + ADD CARRIER PERMISSION.
  2. In the Carrier list, select FedEx Ground Economy Web Services.
  3. In the Security Credentials, Shipping Key and Account lists, select the ones you added for FedEx Ground Economy Web Services.
  4. Under Permissions, select who can use this carrier and account, and click SAVE & CLOSE.

Set up Outputs

  1. Click Outputs, and then Labels or Documents, and select + ADD LABEL or + ADD DOCUMENT.
  2. Complete the configuration, and click SAVE & CLOSE.

FedEx Ground Economy Web Services Reference lists the output types.

Article last edited 9 November 2022