--- title: "How to Configure FedEx Shipping Carrier in Magento 2?" url: "https://magecomp.com/blog/magento-2-shipping-carriers-how-to-configure-fedex-carrier/" date: "2021-02-02T18:28:38+00:00" modified: "2024-11-25T12:58:25+00:00" author: name: "Gaurav Jain" url: "https://magecomp.com/" categories: - "Magento Tutorials" word_count: 759 reading_time: "4 min read" summary: "Hello Magento Friends," description: "Configure FedEx to your Magento 2 store helps to increase user experience. 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Handling multiple carriers for your Magento 2 store helps to provide a flawless customer experience. One such shipping carrier is FedEx. So today let’s learn about, **Magento 2 Shipping Carriers – How to Configure FedEx Carrier**. FedEx is one of the well-known and world’s largest shipping service companies that offer domestic and international deliveries by land and air to over 220 countries. Before you can offer shipping options to your Magento 2 customers, you must create a shipping carrier merchant account and configure shipping settings from the store admin. Eliminate these lengthy configuration steps by integrating [**Order Tracking Extension for Magento 2**](https://magecomp.com/magento-2-order-tracking.html). Sit back and relax, let our professionals handle your store shipping while you concentrate on other important tasks. Let’s look at the steps to Configure FedEx Carrier for Magento 2. ## Steps to Configure FedEx Carrier for Magento 2: ### Step 1: Create/Register for FedEx Merchant Account First, you need to create [**FedEx Merchant Account**](https://www.fedex.com/login/web/jsp/contactInfo1.jsp) and register for FedEx Web Services Production Access. After you have created a FedEx account, from the Production Account Information Page, click on Obtain Production Key available at the bottom. The key you obtain is required to configure FedEx in your Magento 2. ### Step 2: Enable FedEx for your Magento 2 store - From the Admin Dashboard, navigate to **Stores > Settings > Configuration**.- From the left pane, enlarge **Sales** and select **Shipping Methods**.- Now, enlarge the **FedEx** section.- **Enabled to Checkout** – Set Yes to show FedEx shipping method in the storefront.- **Title** – Give a relevant title to be shown at the checkout time.- From your FedEx account, enter details for **Account ID**, **Meter Number**, **Key**, and **Password**.- **Sandbox Mode** – Set Yes to work with FedEx in the test environment. When you are all set to provide the FedEx shipping method to customers, set it to No.- **Web-Services URL** – URL based on the sandbox mode. ![MageComp blog How to Configure FedEx Shipping Carrier in Magento 2](https://magecomp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/enable_fedex_magento_2.webp) ### Step 3: Setup Package Description - **Packages Request Type** – Select the appropriate option that describes how multiple shipments will be carried on: Divide to equal weight (one request) or Use origin weight (few requests).- **Packaging** – Select the type of packaging for the shipment of products.- **Dropoff** – Select the desired option that will be the pick-up option for delivery.- **Weight Unit** – Set the weight unit to Pounds or Kilograms.- **Maximum Package Weight** – Set the maximum weight allowed for shipments. Default is 150. ![MageComp blog How to Configure FedEx Shipping Carrier in Magento 2](https://magecomp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/package_description_magento_2.webp) ### Step 4: Setup Handling Fee - **Calculate Handling Fee** – Set the handling fee calculation in the form of Fixed or Percent. - **Handling Applied** – Set how the handling fee will be calculated as Per Order or Per Package.- **Handling Fee** – Enter the amount of the handling fee based on the method of handling fee.- **Residential Delivery** – For B2C deliveries set this option to Yes. For B2B deliveries set it to No. ![MageComp blog How to Configure FedEx Shipping Carrier in Magento 2](https://magecomp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/handling_fee_magento_2.webp) ### Step 5:** **Assign Allowed Countries and Applicable Countries - **Allowed Methods** – Select methods that you want to offer to your customers. There is no restriction on the number of method selection.- **Hub ID** – This is only required when the method is Smart Post.- **Free Method** – Select the method you want to offer for free. Select None to not provide free shipping.- **Enable Free Shipping Threshold** – Enable this field to set the minimum number of quantities for free shipping and enter the minimum value in the Free Shipping Amount Threshold field.- **Displayed Error Message** – Enter the message to be shown when the FedEx Shipping is not available. You can even use the default message. ![MageComp blog How to Configure FedEx Shipping Carrier in Magento 2](https://magecomp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/allowed_countries_magento_2.webp) - **Ship to Applicable Countries** – Set the option to All Allowed Countries or Specific Countries- **Ship to Specific Countries** – Select the country if the above option is set to specific countries.- **Debug** – Set this field to Yes to create a log file of all the communications between your store and FedEx.- **Show Method if Not Applicable** – Set it to Yes to show all shipping methods or No to show methods based on the order.- **Sort Order** – Enter the number to display the FedEx delivery method with other delivery methods at the checkout page. ![MageComp blog How to Configure FedEx Shipping Carrier in Magento 2](https://magecomp.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/applicable_countries_magento_2.webp) At last, click **Save Config**. ## Final Words: Hopefully, with the above steps all are easily able to configure FedEx Carrier for Magento 2. 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