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DHL Express: Overview of the connection with Shipcloud

Integrated shipping methods and additional services

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Written by Ina Kahl
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Shipcloud supports you in shipping your DHL Express parcels worldwide from Germany via your own your own DHL Express contract, which you can already integrate in Shipcloud from our Professional subscription.


In this article you will learn which services and additional services are available to you for your DHL Express shipping via your own business rates.

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Integrated DHL Express shipping methods*

DHL Express (Worldwide)**
Service for more urgent domestic, EU- and worldwide shipments - with door-to-door delivery in Germany in the course of the next working day and Europe within a few business days.

To book DHL Express in the Shipcloud WebUI, select "Express (1 Day)" as service and "Parcel" as package type.

To book DHL Express via API request, transmit "one_day" as service and "parcel" as package type.

DHL Express 12:00 (Worldwide)**

Service for for urgent domestic, EU- and worldwide shipments - with a door-to-door delivery before 12:00 in Germany on the next working day and Europe within a few business days.

To book DHL Express 12:00 in the Shipcloud WebUI, select "Express (1 Day Early)" as service and "Parcel" as package type.

To book DHL Express 12:00 via API request, transmit "one_day_early" as service and "parcel" as package type.

DHL Express Economy Select**

Service for for less urgent EU-wide shipments - with door-to-door delivery in Europe within a few business days.

To book DHL Express Economy Select in the Shipcloud WebUI, select this service and choose "Parcel" as package type.

To book DHL Express Economy Select via API request, transmit "dhl_express_economy_select" as service and "parcel" as package type.

Integrated additional services for DHL Express*

Tracking ´

Multi-carrier tracking solution including individual and multilingual tracking page and emails in your own shop design. For more information about this feature and the benefits, please visit our website.

Saturday Delivery

Service for the delivery of express shipments on Saturday in Germany and many parts of Europe.

You can also find more information in our Developer Portal.

*This information applies to shipping from Germany.

**Please note that the specified transit times are standard transit times. However, time specifications are not a guarantee and may vary, depending on the destination of your shipment.

Available label formats

The shipping label is generated in PDF DIN A5 or A6 format. You can define the shipping label format in the Shipcloud WebUI under the menu item "Configurations" >> "Label configurations" or via API request.

You can only use DHL Express with your own contract in connection with Shipcloud, which you can easily integrate from our Professional subscription. You can find out how to store your contract in Shipcloud here.


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