General details about ShipStation Carrier Services: Explanation of program, how to set up billing, and available features & services.
ShipStation Carrier Services provides immediate access to our partner shipping services. This access lets you print labels as soon as you begin using ShipStation through one balance of funds shared among different carrier options.
Currently, ShipStation Carrier Services partners with Hermes, DPD, and Parcelforce Worldwide drop-off services. This partnership gives you access to discounted rates with these couriers, without the need to apply for an account, qualify for delivery minimums, or create sample labels.
ShipStation Carrier Services is automatically added to your ShipStation account upon creation, but you'll need to provide billing information before you can create any labels.
You'll be prompted to add your billing information the first time you attempt to create a label, or you can follow the steps below to add the billing information in advance:
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Click the Setup link for ShipStation Carrier Services.
Enter your billing information for the account and agree to terms and conditions.
This billing information will be shared among any carrier options listed under ShipStation Carrier Services. Charges from ShipStation Carrier Services will appear on your credit card reports with the description “ShipStation Carrier Services".
Post-Billed Charges
Certain courier-imposed fees may be assessed after you create a label and dispatch the parcel.
These fees include, but are not limited to:
Excess weight surcharges
Out of area surcharges
Courier pickup-up surcharges
These fees are assessed by the courier and reported back to ShipStation. Once ShipStation has received notification of these charges, they will be billed to the credit card you set up for carrier fees.
ShipStation Carrier Service supports the following standard features:
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Additional Features
ShipStation Carrier Service allows for the following additional features:
Discounted Rates: All carriers available with ShipStation Carrier Service include access to pre-negotiated discounted rates, including cubic pricing for USPS shipments!
Prepaid postage: All shipments created using ShipStation Carrier Services are prepaid and use a shared pool of funds.
Return labels: All ShipStation Carrier Services carriers provide the ability to create domestic return labels in ShipStation. Check the carrier specific article for details on which services can be used to create return labels and any other restrictions that may apply.
The following shipping services are supported by the ShipStation Carrier Services program:
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