> ## Documentation Index
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# Accessorials

> Accessorial charges available for LTL and parcel shipments.

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

## LTL accessorials

| Charge                  | Description                                         |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `arrival notice`        | Destination wants notification before delivery      |
| `arrival schedule`      | Destination requires a delivery appointment         |
| `liftgate pickup`       | Liftgate needed at the pickup location              |
| `liftgate delivery`     | Liftgate needed at the delivery location            |
| `inside pickup`         | Carrier brings freight inside the pickup facility   |
| `inside delivery`       | Carrier brings freight inside the delivery facility |
| `sort and segregate`    | Carrier sorts and separates items at delivery       |
| `protect from freezing` | Temperature-controlled transit to prevent freezing  |

<Warning>
  `arrival notice` and `arrival schedule` are mutually exclusive. Include one or the other, not both.
</Warning>

### 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

| Charge                        | Description                                                              |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `signature required`          | Requires a signature at delivery                                         |
| `adult signature required`    | Requires an adult signature at delivery                                  |
| `indirect signature required` | Allows an indirect signature (FedEx only, residential destinations only) |

## Example

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