FedEx Declared Value (Not Insurance)
Summary: Declared value is not insurance. It is the most FedEx will pay if your shipment is lost, damaged, delayed, or misdelivered. It raises FedEx's limit of liability; it does not guarantee payment, and a claim still has to be filed and approved.
The short version
- What it is: a cap on FedEx's liability, not a policy that pays out automatically.
- What you get without entering anything: the standard $100 of liability.
- What entering a higher number does: raises that cap, usually at a cost, and does not change the conditions or the exclusions.
- Other carriers: the same concept, with their own limits and terms.
Where the full details are
For the full rules, including what is excluded and how the cap is applied, see "FedEx Declared Value" on this site. That article carries FedEx's published conditions.
If you need to know whether a specific shipment is covered, email support@shipstore.com with the tracking number and what happened.
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