FedEx Express says it has widened the service coverage of its International Priority Freight Service to include an additional 27 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

This brings the number of countries in the Asia Pacific with this type of express freight coverage to over 90 countries.

FedEx International Priority Freight offers customers a time-definite, premium airfreight service for international palletised shipments, individual packages weighing more than 150 lbs (68kgs), and shipments that exceed the normal size restrictions. The service provides customers with delivery options to combine their pickup, line-haul and delivery transportation needs.

"With international trade volume growing at more than six per cent per year over the past decade, the expansion of fast and reliable airfreight services is essential to businesses in Asia," said David Cunningham, president of FedEx Asia Pacific.

"Air express services, including FedEx Express Freight, will become more crucial for businesses to streamline their supply chains while marketing finished products faster than ever."

Customs clearance is included in the transport rate and shipments are backed by a FedEx money-back guarantee. This priority service is intended to provide customers with greater efficiency in supply chain management and transparency in the movement of goods.

FedEx Express provides delivery to every US address and to more than 220 countries and territories. Parent company, FedEx Corp., has annual revenues of US$35 billion.