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Payment terms define who pays for the shipment and when. These are returned in the paymentTerms field of rate responses.

Available terms

TermDescription
Outbound PrepaidShipper pays. Most common for outbound shipments.
Outbound CollectReceiver pays on delivery.
Inbound CollectReceiver pays for inbound shipments.
Third Party PrepaidA third party pays in advance.
Third Party CollectA third party pays on delivery.

Default behavior

Most rate requests default to Outbound Prepaid unless your account is configured otherwise.