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FedEx Live Rates PRO for WooCommerce – Automatic Box Packing

FedEx WooCommerce - automatic box packing
Updated:
2025-10-28
Reading time:
2 minutes read
Category:
Blog, WooCommerce, Plugins

Calculating the shipping cost for big orders in WooCommerce can be problematic. But with FedEx Live Rates PRO for WooCommerce plugin, the live shipping rates will be adjusted to the number of boxes. This way, you’ll never overpay for FedEx shipping.

Introduction to FedEx Live Rates PRO for WooCommerce

It’s all possible with our FedEx Live Rates PRO for WooCommerce plugin that offers not only automatic box packing but also multi-currency support and handling fees.

FedEx WooCommerce Live Rates PRO
£60.00

Reasonably priced international delivery. Enable FedEx live rates for WooCommerce, save money and display the dynamically calculated shipping cost to your customers.

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2,000+ Active Installations
30-day money back guarantee
Last Updated: 2025-10-06
Works with WooCommerce 9.9 - 10.3.x

FedEx for WooCommerce is an extended version of the free plugin that has more than 2,000 active installations. Read our article about FedEx Shipping Plugin for WooCommerce – Live Rates PRO.

If you would like to learn more about the free version of FedEx Live Rates for WooCommerce, learn more in the video below:

FedEx Live Rates PRO – automatic box packing

The plugin will automatically pack products to standard FedEx packages or custom boxes based on weight. This way, you’ll get the most accurate rates for FedEx shipping in WooCommerce. FedEx for WooCommerce plugin offers three parcel packing methods: Pack into one box by weight, Pack items separately and Pack into custom boxes.

Pack into custom boxes is the most advanced option, that allows defining what boxes do you want to use. It can be a predefined box based on FedEx packaging options or your own custom box.

Predefined boxes:

  • Envelope
  • Pak
  • Tube
  • Box
  • Small Box
  • Medium Box
  • Large Box
  • Extra Large Box
  • 10kg Box
  • 25kg Box
You can find the exact dimensions of packages in FedEx page.

Dimensions of predefined boxes can’t be changed. The plugin allows you to add boxes with custom dimensions.

Custom boxes

To set your own custom boxes, select Pack into custom boxes in the Parcel Packing Method field.

FedEx for WooCommerce - parcel packing method

Then, in the Shipping Boxes section click on the Add button and select Custom Box.

FedEx WooCommerce - custom shipping boxes

Enter all dimensions and (if necessary) Box Weight and Padding that will be deducted from the max weight and dimensions of the package.

You can find more information about plugin’s features in our documentation.

Don’t overpay for multiple box shipping with FedEx for WooCommerce

In this article, I showed you how to use automatic box packing in FedEx for WooCommerce. Our plugin is a great solution for WooCommerce store owners that use FedEx as the delivery option. Thanks to calculating costs based on multiple box packing, your customers will always get the right price of shipping, and you’ll never overpay for it.

FAQ

What is “automatic box packing” in the FedEx for WooCommerce plugin?

  • It’s a feature that packs products into standard FedEx packages or your custom boxes, so live FedEx rates reflect the real number and type of boxes in the shipment.

What extra features does the PRO version include?

  • FedEx Live Rates PRO for WooCommerce adds automatic box packing along with multi-currency support, handling fees, custom origin and more.

Is there a free version?

  • Yes. The free version of the FedEx Live Rates for WooCommerce is available in the repository.

Content Writer at Octolize

Bartosz Gajewski is a content and marketing specialist with a solid background in SEO, WordPress content strategy, and technical documentation for digital products. With years of hands-on experience in both in-house and freelance roles, he supports tech companies – especially in the SaaS and e-commerce space – by creating content that informs, engages, and drives results.

His approach blends storytelling with data-driven SEO, and he’s been involved in projects ranging from rebranding and product marketing to growth experiments and copywriting for complex software tools. On the blog, he shares actionable insights from his work across marketing teams, product documentation, and online store optimization.

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