DHL Express Integration

Integration Summary: 

• Supports global shipping (Shipping from both UK & Worldwide locations)
• Commercial Invoice Document
• Multiple Export terms (DDU / DDP)
• Paperless Trade
• Returns Label functionality
• Automatic rate retrieval for 3PL Accounting (See Notes)
• Tracking Events download to Mintsoft (with tracking events module added to account)

Credentials

To signup for DHL credentials please register here:

https://xmlportal.dhl.com/register

Choose 3PV as the requester type and state in the integration description it is for use with Mintsoft OMS

Tick Capability & Shipment from the services

You will receive two emails with test and production credentials - please use the credentials on the production email when setting up in Connect > DHL

Customs Information

When shipping outside the EU you may want to use these product fields for customs clearance:

Customs Description (basically a short description of the product - e.g. Jeans, maximum length is 50 characters)
Country Of Manufacture
Commodity Code

We also recommend to enter the client address & VAT number on client settings

Paperless Trade

When you see PLT on the DHL shipping label - this means you do not need to print a paper commercial invoice as paperless trade is available for that destination. When PLT is not available - the system will automatically print a paper commercial invoice for you to an A4 printer if you have one specified on your courier printing tool. 

If you are using the batch process to bulk print DHL labels, the labels will bulk print on a thermal printer and any commercial invoices that are required for non-PLT covered shipments will also bulk print at the same time on an A4 printer.

Automatic Rate Retrieval

To use the Automatic Rate Retrieval from DHL ("Use DHL Postage Cost to Invoice), this requires the use of the Variable Uplift Pricing. Please see guide Here.

Client Name

The client name on the shipping labels is obtained from the Order.Client.Name