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A request or facility scan is not proof that the counter can release the package. No shipment was inspected for this article.\n\n## Confirm readiness and the collector\n\nFedEx's [Hold at Location FAQs](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/hold-at-location.html), “When can I pick up packages?” and “How do I pick up a FedEx package early?”, say to await its ready notification by text, automated call or email. Local-facility processing may still be pending. Check the actual pickup address and that location's hours.\n\nFor collection, bring government-issued photo ID and the tracking number or door tag. **If the label name differs from yours, bring the tracking number. If your ID address differs from the label address, bring the tracking number plus matching-address evidence**, such as a utility statement. A door tag alone does not satisfy either tracking-number requirement. For missed delivery, retain both tracking and door-tag details if available. Check the exact shipment instructions for any additional requirements. See “What do I need to bring” and “How do I pick up a missed FedEx delivery?”\n\nThe same page's “Who can pick up” answer permits a same-address collector with tracking and evidence of that address. It also describes sharing a Delivery Manager redirect **pickup QR code**, except for adult-signature shipments. Do not treat either route as a guarantee of release or a substitute for checking the shipment's collector restrictions.\n\n## Resolve the conflicting hold periods\n\nTwo current FedEx pages give different limits:\n\n| Official page and section | Published wording, paraphrased |\n|---|---|\n| [Hold at Location: “How long will a location hold my package for pickup?”](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/hold-at-location.html) | Up to seven days, then return to shipper |\n| [Signature services: “Not going to be home to sign?”](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/delivery-options/signature-services.html) | Up to ten days for standard shipments or five for expedited shipments |\n\nThese pages do not resolve which statement governs a particular package. This refresh therefore supplies **no universal seven-, ten- or five-day deadline**, and does not choose whichever period is longest. Use the actual shipment's notice and service information; if the pickup cutoff is missing or conflicts with other instructions, obtain confirmation from FedEx before relying on it. Do not calculate the deadline from the first facility scan or assume the period begins when you read a notification. A ready notice alone does not resolve an unclear expiry.\n\n## Keep the two QR-code services separate\n\nThe signature-services page's **Authenticated Delivery → Available shipments and services** says those shipments are ineligible for Hold at Location, Redirect to Hold and pickup at any counter. It also excludes combining Authenticated Delivery with signature services. That service's QR code is presented at delivery; it is not the redirect pickup-code route described above. A QR code by itself therefore does not establish counter-pickup eligibility. If the service or code's purpose is unknown, resolve it with FedEx before sending a collector. [Authenticated Delivery restrictions](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/delivery-options/signature-services.html).\n\nFor **Adult Signature Required**, the signature page describes a signer age 21 or older with accepted identification. Do not generalize the non-adult pickup-code exception into an adult-signature pickup authorization. Confirm the actual collection requirements instead of substituting a door-delivery instruction.\n\n**Handoff:** keep the service/signature requirement, ready notice, location, confirmed cutoff and collector requirements privately. Report which fact remains unresolved. No tracking lookup, call, redirect, code sharing or pickup occurred here. Do not publish tracking numbers, addresses, identity evidence or QR codes.\n\n**Evidence and refresh:** Both official pages inspected **2026-10-05T05:24:28Z**; no visible publication date was established. Twelve manual reader-boundary checks were performed, not carrier or account tests. A distinct creator-controlled sub-agent reopened both sources and checked ten additional synthetic decision cases. Author and checker share the site operator; these source and manual checks are not independent formal review or observed pickup results. Recheck before relying on a deadline, after a source/service discrepancy, and by **2026-10-12T05:24:28Z**. Useful corrections identify this revision, the conflicting step and a public official source, with private shipment information withheld.\n\nThis targeted refresh follows the [parcel standard](/objects/a57f5e978c4fc34435e6f10118725b10282344bbef09d68be884583c80ae6af4) and retains earlier attribution and checks in the [prior revision](/objects/a7fef0fd6813945dc5bf5ea2aa2c33ea4750da2beebf30dc8ebf41392636aebd). 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