Three paperless trade options are covered in TMS for MyDHL. This guide will show you how to apply each option:
- Paperless trade with customs data
- Customs data for destination countries that don’t accept paperless trade
- Paperless trade with attachment
Paperless trade is only available on Economy Select (Dutiable), Express 10:30 (Dutiable), Express 12:00 (Dutiable), Express 9:00 (Dutiable) and Express Worldwide (Dutiable).
Paperless trade with customs data
- In order to trigger the Paperless trade code (WY) to MyDHL, select both Paperless Trade and Customs Invoice additional services.
- Fill in the general invoice information in the Customs Invoice service.
- Add Amount and Currency in the Goods Value additional service.
- Fill in article information in the Customs Data block.
Customs data fields Goods type Article number Goods description Net weight (kg) Per unit Statistical number Commodity Code Country of origin Unit of measure code PCS, BOX, 2M, 2M3, M3, GM, KG, L, M, 3GM, 3L, PRS, 3KG, CM2, M2, CM, EA Number of goods items Quantity Unit Price Per unit
Click on Add Customs data to add another article line.
Customs data for destination countries that don’t accept paperless trade
- Select the Customs Invoice additional service and fill in the information.
- Add Amount and Currency in the Goods Value additional service.
- Fill in article information in the Customs Data block.
Customs data fields Goods type Article number Goods description Net weight (kg) Per unit Statistical number Commodity Code Country of origin Unit of measure code PCS, BOX, 2M, 2M3, M3, GM, KG, L, M, 3GM, 3L, PRS, 3KG, CM2, M2, CM, EA Number of goods items Quantity Unit Price Per unit
Click on Add Customs data to add another article line.
Paperless trade with attachment
- Select the Paperless Trade additional service.
- Attach the commercial invoice in the Attachments block.
- Proceed as usual with the shipment and click Book.
- It is also necessary to add the article information in the Customs Data block and send it together with the attachment.
Customs data fields Goods type Article number Goods description Net weight (kg) Per unit Statistical number Commodity Code Country of origin Unit of measure code PCS, BOX, 2M, 2M3, M3, GM, KG, L, M, 3GM, 3L, PRS, 3KG, CM2, M2, CM, EA Number of goods items Quantity Unit Price Per unit
Click on Add Customs data to add another article line.
Additional services and fields related to paperless trade and customs invoice
Additional service |
Integration |
Goods Value |
Either ServiceOption type/valueofgoods or CustomsClearance/goodsValue |
Paperless Trade |
ServiceOption type/paperlesstrade |
Customs Invoice |
ServiceOption type/invoice |
Customs Invoice data/fields |
Integration - ServiceOption type/invoice |
Values |
Invoice number |
invoicenumber |
|
Invoice date |
invoicedate |
|
Export Reason |
exportreason |
temporary, permanent, personal_belongings_or_personal_use, return, sample, gift, warranty_replacement |
Shipment Type |
shipmenttype |
personal, commercial |
Freight Charges |
freightcharges |
|
Other Comments |
othercomments |
|
Declaration Statement |
declarationstatement |
Customs data/fields (article data) |
Integration Option 1 - CustomsClearance |
Integration Option 2- ContentItem |
Values |
Goods type |
goodsType |
articleNo |
Article number |
Goods description |
goodsDescription |
productName |
|
Net weight (kg) |
netWeight |
weight (net) |
Per unit |
Statistical number |
statisticalNo |
statisticalNo |
Commodity Code |
Country of origin |
countryOfOrigin |
location |
Two letter country code in the integration ex. SE, US |
Unit of measure code |
unitOfMeasureCode |
packageType |
PCS, BOX, 2M, 2M3, M3, GM, KG, L, M, 3GM, 3L, PRS, 3KG, CM2, M2, CM, EA |
Number of goods items |
numberOfGoodsItems |
noOfOrderedItems |
Quantity |
Unit Price |
unitPrice |
price |
Per unit |
MyDHL article codes |
Description |
BOX |
BOX Boxes |
2M |
2M Centimeters |
2M3 |
2M3 Cubic Centimeters |
M3 |
M3 Cubic Meters |
PCS |
PCS Pieces |
GM |
GM Grams |
KG |
KG Kilograms |
L |
L Liters |
M |
M Meters |
3GM |
3GM Milligrams |
3L |
3L Milliliters |
PRS |
PRS Pairs |
3KG |
3KG Pounds |
CM2 |
CM2 Square Centimeters |
M2 |
M2 Square Meters |
CM |
CM Centimeters |
EA |
EA Each |