Address Validation And Verification

When you ship something with a courier company that is labeled incorrectly, you end up having to pay a surcharge in order to compensate the courier company for any time that they waste trying to correct that mistake. There are some tools which courier companies provide to you that can allow you try and minimize the number of times that you make this mistake. If a courier company uses courier dispatch software that uses address verification, it is important that you make sure to make use of that tool in order to reduce the odds that you will make this type of errors.

Address verification is a feature which makes sure that any address which is entered into the courier software is actually a valid US address. This helps to catch many mistakes in shipping labeling before the package is ever picked up. If a mistake is picked up at this part of the shipping process, there of course is going to be no problem, and therefore, no surcharge. That is why it is important to use this tool to catch any errors that you can.

There are many times that the error that is present in an address will flag the address as not being a valid US address. Any of these mistakes will be caught by address verification if you are placing your orders online. This is just one more reason to be sure that you're placing your orders online. Not only will it save you time, as online ordering is quicker than phone order entry, but it will also save you money if it helps you catch a mistake of this type.

A simple typo could actually be responsible for costing you money if you're not using a function like address verification. Something as simple as one missed keystroke could end up sending your package to the wrong destination if you don't use a courier with address verification, making this a feature that is worth looking for.

There are even worse situations than can happen than simply being assessed a surcharge if you happen to use a courier that does not use address verification. For instance, if the address mistake was not caught at all, it could cause the package to get delivered to the wrong address. If that happened, you could end up losing your package entirely, and have to place an insurance claim with the courier company.