What Does Fedex “Standard Transit” Date Mean?
If you are looking for your Fedex package and you can’t quite figure out when it’s supposed to arrive you might land on the term “Standard Transit Date,” but be confused by what this date means.
In the simplest possible terms, the “Standard Transit Date” is the day on which Fedex believes the shipment will arrive based on:
- shipment date
- transit time / distance
- shipment method (Ground, Express, Overnight, etc.)
In order words, the Standard Transit Date is the date on which the package should arrive if everything goes to plan.
The Standard Transit Date does not take into account seasonal delays, weather delays, customs delays, or any other complications that may affect a shipment’s transit time.
Is the Standard Transit Date Guaranteed?
The Standard Transit Date is only guaranteed is the selected shipment method is a guaranteed one. This would include a method like Fedex Priority Overnight where next-day delivery is guaranteed, but not, Fedex Ground, where the standard transit date may be delayed with no compensation or custom recourse.