Updated 2nd November 2026. A plain-English summary of the published rules, not legal advice: your carrier or customs agent has the last word.

FedEx and the EU product identifiers: what to send

FedEx asks shippers for one value per product for each of the three identifiers (M-PID, NS-PID and S-PID), and for the word NO in the S-PID column where a product has no barcode. From 1st November 2026, goods sent from outside the EU to shoppers in the EU in parcels worth up to EUR 150 are declared with these identifiers, and FedEx files the declaration. Here is what its EU guide shows, as of 2nd November 2026.

What FedEx asks for

• One value for each identifier, per product: M-PID (your own product code), NS-PID (the manufacturer's reference) and S-PID (the standard barcode, such as an EAN or UPC).
• NO in the S-PID column when the product has no barcode. (In the customs declaration itself, this is the exception Y081.)

Customs also need each product's HS code and country of origin. Ask FedEx which of its tools you use (online shipping, API or another integration) and where it wants the identifiers entered.

Preparing the data from Shopify

1. Give every variant its own SKU: that is your M-PID.
2. Record the manufacturer's reference for every variant: that is your NS-PID.
3. Add the barcode wherever there is one, and mark the variants that have none.
4. Fill in the HS code and the country of origin.

PIDReady checks all of this on every variant and downloads a FedEx file with the columns SKU, Description, M-PID, NS-PID, S-PID (NO when there is no barcode), HS Code and Country of Origin, ready to copy into your shipping documents.

Common questions

Check your catalogue

PIDReady is a Shopify app that checks every variant for the three identifiers, the HS code and the country of origin, helps you fill the gaps one by one or in bulk, and downloads a file for your carrier. The free plan does every fix, for any size of store.

Questions about the rule, app or no app? Email support@pidready.com: we reply within one working day.

More guides

• The full guide to the EU product identifiersWho needs them, the key dates, and what each of the three is.
• EU parcel held or returned? Check your product identifiersWhat FedEx, UPS, DHL and Royal Mail say about missing identifiers, and a three-step fix in Shopify.
• What to send your carrier from 1st November 2026What FedEx, DHL Express, UPS, Royal Mail and Shipmondo have published, and the data every carrier needs.
• Royal Mail Click & Drop: SKU and manufacturer ID for EU parcelsWhy Click & Drop won't apply postage to EU parcels without them, and how to fill them for every product.
• Free EU product identifier CSV templateA spreadsheet with the columns customs data needs, with a demo row, to collect your codes.
• EU customs changes in 2026: what applies to Shopify storesThe EUR 3 duty, the product identifiers and the EUR 2 handling fee on one timeline, and what to do about each.

See all guides

Sources

• FedEx, EU product identifier guide
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1022 of 30th April 2026 (EUR-Lex). It was published in the Official Journal on 1st July 2026 with 30th June in its title; the Official Journal's corrigendum of 3rd July 2026 corrected that date to 30th April.
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2152 of 21st September 2026 (EUR-Lex): the Union handling fee is EUR 2 per item. Published in the Official Journal on 22nd October 2026; it applies from 1st November 2026.
• European Commission, guidance on the temporary EUR 3 customs duty and the Union handling fee, version of 5th October 2026