A new optional attributes entry, nuf, is now supported on the importer party for shipments to Norway. It lets you declare the Norwegian NUF number (Norwegian-registered foreign business) that customs and VAT should be billed to, and it is sent on to the carrier with the customs documentation.

Four new optional attributes entries are now supported on shipments booked with DACHSER products. They are declared through the existing attributes arrays:

• order_group (shipment level) - free text.
• goods_group and goods_group_quantity (parcel level) - these two belong together. If only one of them is given on a parcel, the shipment is rejected with an error naming the missing field.
• pallet_places (parcel level) - accepts up to two decimals (e.g. 0.25 for a quarter pallet). Values are summed across all parcels and sent to DACHSER as a single number. If no parcel declares the attribute, nothing is sent - so declare 0 explicitly if you want to report zero pallet places.

{
  ...
  "attributes": [
    {
      "name": "order_group",
      "value": "A"
    }
  ],
  "parcels": [
    {
      "weight": 250000,
      "attributes": [
        { "name": "goods_group", "value": "B" },
        { "name": "goods_group_quantity", "value": "2" },
        { "name": "pallet_places", "value": "1.5" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  ...
}

DACHSER expects specific values in goods_group and order_group - agree these with DACHSER, as Shipmondo does not validate them.

Find the full specification in our Shipments API reference.

We have introduced two new endpoints that allows you to hold (pause) and unhold (resume) sales orders.

• PUT /sales_orders/:sales_order_id/hold
• PUT /sales_orders/:sales_order_id/unhold

We have introduced two new endpoints:

• GET /statistics/invoices — aggregated statistics for your invoices and credit notes, e.g. spend by category, and net/VAT/gross totals.
• GET /user_ledger_entries — your account statement: individual balance movements (refills, charges) with a running balance.

See the API reference for /statistics/invoices, and here for /user_ledger_entries.

The EU has introduced a requirement to provide product identifiers for goods imported into the EU. New attributes entries are now supported on objects in the customs.goods array, letting you declare them: m_pid (assigned by the seller or platform), ns_pid (a non-standardised manufacturer identifier) and s_pid (a standardised manufacturer identifier, such as an EAN or ISBN).

Product identifiers are accepted today for DHL Express, FedEx, UPS and unspecified-carrier shipments, with a couple of carrier-specific requirements. See Product identifiers (PID) for EU import for the full details.

You can now request a specific DPI for ZPL labels via a new optional label_dpi query parameter on GET /shipments/{id}/labels.

Supported Values​

• 200
• 300

If label_dpi differs from the shipment's saved label DPI, the label is converted on the fly. If it matches, the label is returned unchanged. This only applies to ZPL formats; other formats ignore the parameter.

For detailed information, see the Shipments API reference.

It is now possible to upload your own documents such as proforma or commercial invoices when creating shipments. The documents will be forwarded to the given carrier, but currently the option is only available for select carriers.

Check the Document Upload guide for full details on how to upload your own documents.

When shipping ADR goods, the gross weight of the goods is now available to define explicitly. This can be done by using the new field gross_weight in the dangerous_goods array.

Find the full specification for the new field in our API Reference - Create a Shipment.

Check the Dangerous Goods / Limited Quantity for full details how to ship ADR goods.

If you need to ship lithium batteries by air, under IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Section II or IB, you can now book them with Shipmondo. This can be done by using the new service codes IATA_II and IATA_IB. Check the Dangerous Goods / Limited Quantity for full details on requirements

Currently, these services are available for DHL Express and FedEx. We expect to add support on multiple carriers soon. Follow the progression on Product news

unit is an new optional field which has been added to the customs.goods array in Shipment creation requests. This field allows you to specify the unit of measurement for the quantity of goods in your customs declarations.

Supported Units​

• piece (pieces) - default value
• m2 (square meters) - UPS shipments only for now

We expect to add support for more units in the future, on multiple carriers. Follow the progression on Product news