FedEx Express is offering customers in Taiwan additional time and flexibility when preparing theiroutbound shipments to Europe and Africa with later cut-off times for collections.
The company is extending the call-in cut-off time for outbound shipments from Taiwan toEurope and Africa to as late as 19:00. The service improvement is applicable to FedEx InternationalPriority (IP) and FedEx International Economy (IE) shipments from Taiwan to major destinations inEurope and Africa on weekdays.
Europe was Taiwan’s fourth largest business partner in 2011 while the value of goods shippedto Africa increased 32 per cent, FedEx pointed out.
“FedEx supports local businesses by making strategic investments to respond to customerneeds,” said Michael Chu, FedEx Taiwan managing director. “Despite a challenging economicenvironment in Europe, Taiwan remains a strong trading partner with the EU and trade between thetwo markets in 2011 climbed more than 10 per cent year-on-year. With FedEx in-depth internationalexperience, we are well-positioned to help Taiwan businesses trade more competitively in the globalmarketplace. ”
