Integrated Shipping Solutions – Customisation and Flexibility

DHL makes express shipping simple and efficient with fully-integrated business solutions.

What is DHL XML Services?

DHL XML Services is an online web services integration capability that provides DHL’s service availability, transit times, shipment and courier pickup booking along with shipment tracking from over 140 countries around the world. Using DHL’s XML Services, customers can incorporate DHL shipping functionality into their websites, customer service applications or order processing systems.

When would you use DHL XML Services?

Ideal for shippers and software partners that want to use an in-house application for DHL services such as label printing and tracking
An excellent and flexible alternative when other DHL shipping tools do not meet the requirements
Specifically geared toward users that have experience with web services and XML messaging

Use in-house shipping and warehouse management systems and still be able to provide access to complete set of DHL Express shipping services
No need to locally maintain DHL business rules.
Provide DHL capabilities from internal shipping sites, shopping carts and eCommerce websites
No DHL hardware or software is required on customer site
Use standard XML based, secured platform to integrate with DHL
You control implementation timelines

Capability – Provides list of available services for given shipment criteria along with booking cut-off, pickup cut-off and transit times
Shipment Processing - Validates shipment data and return complete data for label printing and manifest shipment details
Label Generation – Generates DHL compliant label image
Collection Booking – Schedule a DHL courier collection
Tracking - Obtain shipment details and event visibility filtered by Waybill, License Plate, or Reference Number and Account Number

Start developing with DHL XML Services

For more information, contact DHL Express Sales or Customer Service.

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What are DHL EDI Solutions?

DHL EDI Solutions are Electronic Data Interchange solutions designed with large shipping volumes and multi-site logistics operations in mind, with shipping totally integrated into your existing global business processes. Highly advanced and totally customisable, they let you import relevant shipping information via electronic transfer directly into your systems – from shipment and delivery details to billing data.

What are the features?

Customized to fit process flows and management needs
Industry-standard protocol and multiple files format (Edifact, ANSIX12, RossettaNet, XML, flat files)
Secure information exchange and audit trails
Shipment status information to import into your existing systems
Single point of contact for global information

Technical requirements

Variety of communication protocols such as HTTP, FTP, AS2, etc.
Various connection options supported through remote access environment
Internet, dial-up (ISDN/PSTN), value-added network (VAN), X.400, X.25, etc.
Use your own hardware and software

For more information, contact DHL Sales.

Advanced Shipping Solutions

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