Shipping Integration for Tracking & Management

Clarity eCommerce Integrates with Hundreds of Carriers and Centralizes Your Shipping Management

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Instant Shipping Tracking

Customer-Specific Shipping Rates

Shipping Integration with All Major Carriers

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Improving shipping and tracking through integration with major carriers offers significant advantages.

  • By integrating with carriers such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, or USPS, businesses can streamline their shipping operations, enhance visibility, and provide better customer experiences.

  • Shipping integration with APIs allows seamless access to carriers' tracking and shipping functionalities between two systems (or more), eliminating the need for manual switching between platforms.

  • It enables real-time tracking information, automated label generation, and pickup scheduling, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.

  • By leveraging carrier integration, businesses can completely automate logistics, enhance transparency, reduce manual labor, and deliver shipments more effectively, ultimately helping increase sales and customer satisfaction.

More than Just Shipping Estimates

Instant Shipping Tracking

Integrated shipping allows the system to provide accurate shipping rates automatically, offer multiple carrier and shipping options, print shipping labels, and email tracking codes to both you and the customer as soon as the order is processed. Customized features also include allowing customers to provide their own shipping accounts to be used for fulfillment, allowing split and drop shipping, targeted shipments, automated packing slips, freight instructions, and much more.

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Shipping Agreements & Contracts

Customer-Specific Shipping Rates

If some of your customers or groups have specifically negotiated shipping rates or contracts in place, Clarity eCommerce can automatically pull that data into the checkout display and charge the proper amount at checkout. It can also allow them to enter their own shipping carrier account information.

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Domestic & International Coverage

Shipping Integration With All Major Carriers

Clarity eCommerce is capable of integrating with whatever shipping service you prefer. It is even capable of doing complex intermodal shipping calculations to find the best price and route automatically if your business often ships in combinations of air, train, and ground.

We offer a complimentary discovery process to help you pinpoint the next steps for you business, so get in touch today!

FAQ

Is shipping integration possible with every major shipping carrier?

Yes, it is possible to integrate shipment tracking and management with major shipping carriers. Many shipping carriers offer Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) or software development kits (SDKs) that let you manage shipping and track packages.

Such shipping integrations enable you to retrieve real-time tracking information, generate shipping labels, schedule pickups, and even automate the entire shipping process including inventory levels. By integrating with major carriers such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, or USPS, businesses can streamline their shipping operations, improve visibility, and provide accurate information for tracking packages.

What are the benefits of shipping integrations with major shipping carriers offer?

Shipping integration with every major shipping carrier offers several benefits. First, it provides seamless access to the carrier's tracking and shipping functionalities within your existing system, eliminating the need to switch between multiple platforms. This helps you save time and simplifies the workflow a significant amount.

Second, shipping integration allows you to obtain accurate and up-to-date tracking directly from the carrier, ensuring real-time visibility into shipment status from labeling through final delivery. This improves customer service, reduces inquiries, and enhances transparency. Moreover, integration enables automated label generation and pickup scheduling, streamlining shipping processes and reducing manual effort.

How can I integrate shipment tracking and management with major shipping carriers?

To integrate shipment tracking and management with major shipping carriers, you typically need to utilize the carrier's provided APIs or SDKs. These integration tools allow your system to import orders and communicate with the carrier's infrastructure and exchange data seamlessly. Most carriers have developer portals or documentation that outline the integration process, including the required authentication, data formats, and API endpoints.

You may need to register for an API key or account credentials with the carrier to establish the connection. Additionally, there are third-party shipping management platforms and software solutions that offer pre-built shipping integrations with multiple carriers, simplifying the integration process for businesses.