Default Customs Header Values on Profile

Customs Header values/ Default Customs Lines on Profiles on shipv2.desktopshipper.com

What are Customs Headers?

The customs headers are the overview of what's in the package and who it came from. These are required fields.

Why are Default Customs headers Useful?

Default Customs Headers are useful for customers who ship internationally using consistent customs information. Setting the Default Customs Headers helps to increase throughput, because the customs information won't need to be entered manually.

Manage Customs Information

If filled out, it will auto-populate the customs headers on orders that require customs. (International orders)

• Description
  A general description of the products being shipped.

• Signer
  Enter the name to appear on the signature line on an international CN22 label.

• Origin Country
  Select the general country your products were manufactured in.
• Type
  Merchandise
  Documents
  Donation
  Gift
  Sample
  Dangerous Goods
  Other

Viewing Customs Headers on International Orders

• Click on an international order in the orders grid.
• Click "Manage Customs".

The top portion of the Manage Customs window shows your Customs Headers.

Default Customs Line-item Info

Default customs lines refer to what's inside the package. These are required fields. They are used to auto-fill product information in the customs section on the order.

If enabled and populated, customs line-item fields will be filled in automatically. This is useful if the host system doesn't pass one of the required customs fields, and the information is the same for all products.

You would not want to use default customs lines if you are shipping many products with differing information.

For example: If you are shipping items that have a value of 5 dollars, and items that have a value of 500 dollars, you would not want to set a default customs line "value" to 500. This would cause the value of all products to be auto-populated as 500.

• Item Description
  The default title of a product.

• HS Code (Harmonized Code)
  Default Harmonized Code for item.

• Origin Country
  General country your products were manufactured in.

• Weight
  Default item weight in pounds. Useful if you need a standard weight for all products or if the host system does not provide item weights.
• Value
  Default price of products. Useful if you need a standard price for all products of a kind, or if your host system does not provide item prices.

Viewing Default Customs Lines on International Orders

• Click on an international order in the orders grid.
• Click "Manage Customs".

The bottom portion of the Manage Customs window (Underneath "Add New Item") shows your Default Customs Lines.