EPISHIP’s surcharge management provides financial transparency by categorizing thousands of carrier-specific fees into high-level groups. This allows administrators to run reports on specific cost drivers like “Fuel” or “Additional Handling” across their entire network.
The REST API that allows users to list, sort, and retrieve surcharge definitions programmatically, serving as the dictionary that maps raw carrier invoice text to structured financial data.
A system that aggregates specific line items into broader categories (e.g., categorizing “Dry Ice,” “Lithium Batteries,” and “Hazardous Material” under the “Dangerous Goods” group), simplifying financial reporting and analytics.
A dedicated capability within the API that categorizes services based on their flow such as “export,” “import,” or domestic (null) in order to enable applications to filter relevant services based on the shipment’s origin and destination.
Users can use the EPISHIP Carrier Surcharges API to perform common workflows, such as:
Surcharge properties available to view and filter through the EPISHIP Carrier Surcharges API:
