The process below will walk you through the steps of changing the billing party to the recipient or third party for domestic shipping. This option is not available for all carriers and services.
For help with using recipient or third party billing for international shipments visit the help center link: Change the Billing Party for Duties when Shipping International
Click the Ship tab.
Select a pending shipment or enter your own information.
Select a service and enter your packaging information.
Select the checkbox to show the options for "Change Billing/Dutiable Party". You can switch the options for the billing party by selecting the dropdown. Then enter the Recipient or Third Party's Account number.
How to set a Default Recipient or Third-Party Billing Account in the Address Book
You can also set a Default Billing Party, along with the service and package type in the Address Book.
Click the Address Book tab.
To add a single address, click the “Add Address” button.
Or to edit an existing contact select the drop-down next to the name you would like to edit.
Select "Edit Address" .
When selected, an “Address Details” box will appear.
Fill out the customer information, at the bottom will be the options to select the Default Service, Default Package, and Default Billing Party. This option is not available for all carriers so it is not shown in the window until the service is selected. In the example below, it will default packages going to the saved address contact to use FedEx Express Saver as the service and bill the 3rd Party account number listed. You also have an option to enter a Custom Address ID such as a customer number. Select "Save" when done.