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Accessorials are additional services applied to a shipment. Pass them in the charges array of your rate request.

LTL accessorials

ChargeDescription
arrival noticeDestination wants notification before delivery
arrival scheduleDestination requires a delivery appointment
liftgate pickupLiftgate needed at the pickup location
liftgate deliveryLiftgate needed at the delivery location
inside pickupCarrier brings freight inside the pickup facility
inside deliveryCarrier brings freight inside the delivery facility
sort and segregateCarrier sorts and separates items at delivery
protect from freezingTemperature-controlled transit to prevent freezing
arrival notice and arrival schedule are mutually exclusive. Include one or the other, not both.

Facility type charges

Location-based charges (residential delivery, trade show, limited access, etc.) are applied automatically based on the originType and destType fields. You do not need to list them as accessorials. For example, setting destType: "residential" automatically adds the residential delivery surcharge.

Parcel accessorials

ChargeDescription
signature requiredRequires a signature at delivery
adult signature requiredRequires an adult signature at delivery
indirect signature requiredAllows an indirect signature (FedEx only, residential destinations only)

Example

{
  "originPostalCode": "60601",
  "destPostalCode": "90210",
  "destType": "residential",
  "charges": ["liftgate delivery", "arrival notice"],
  "items": [
    {
      "weight": 300,
      "freightClass": 85
    }
  ]
}