Payable and Non-Payable Shipments
Corsair tracks the combination of Direction and Billing Terms to determine who pays a carrier invoice.
A shipment is payable in either of the following situations:
In the original order, the Invoice Paying Party is the 3PL (for 3PL-managed shipments).
In the original order, the Invoice Paying Party is the shipper (for self-managed shipments).
The following combinations of Direction and Billing Terms result in a payable scenario where a carrier invoice is sent to Corsair Billing:
Direction | Billing terms |
|---|---|
Outbound | Prepaid |
Outbound | Third Party |
Inbound | Collect |
Inbound | Third Party |
Transfer | Prepaid |
Transfer | Collect |
Transfer | Third Party |
Customer Return | Collect |
Return | Third Party |
Third Party | Third Party |
The following combinations of Direction and Billing Terms result in a non-payable scenario where a carrier invoice is NOT sent to Corsair Billing:
Direction | Billing terms |
|---|---|
Outbound | Collect |
Inbound | Prepaid |
Customer Return | Prepaid |
Third Party | Prepaid |
Third Party | Collect |