Setting up shipping agents for customs document management

Customs Document Management for Drink-IT  •  Article  •  7/6/2023  •  3 min

Shipping agents are the carrier of the information that will be reported in the First Transporter section of the Customs Document.

Even when the transport is executed by yourself, it is still necessary to use (yourself) as shipping agent for the transactions.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Shipping Agents, and then choose the related link.
  2. Open the relevant shipping agent card.
  3. On the Customs Document FastTab, fill in the fields as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.

Some values for customs might depend on the service of the agent that is applicable:

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Shipping Agents, and then choose the related link.
  2. Open the relevant shipping agent card.
  3. Navigate to the Shipping Agent Services and select the relevant service.
  4. Fill in fields as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.

When the Shipping Agent Service is not setup with customs document values, the values from the shipping agent will be used when customs documents are created.