International Shipments
If you are looking to ship internationally with the new Parcelforce services, or if you have Domestic and International services added to a brand new account seperate to our Royal Mail via Intersoft connection then you will need to integrate as below.
Please speak to your Royal Mail account manager about obtaining the below details to use this integration.
Note: This will go through Parcelforce via Royal Mail, referred to as Sapient.
Prerequisite - Royal Mail Online Business Account
Before Mintsoft can set up the integration, you must:
Register for a Royal Mail online business account (OBA).
Have your Royal Mail posting location reference (a numeric code starting with 9)
Request Integration Setup
The Mintsoft Support team wil set up your Parcelforce integration. To request setup:
Gather the following information:
The address for the shipping location from which the goods are dispatched for this Parcelforce account.
Your Parcelforce/Royal Mail account number.
Registered email address for your online business account (OBA).
Registered Billing Postcode
Your Royal Mail posting location
Speak with the Mintsoft team by starting a conversation with us.
Reference "Parcelforce Integration" as the subject.
Include all the information above in the conversation.
Note: There's an extra charge for using the Parcelforce via Royal Mail integration, please contact your customer success manager or account manager for more information.
Configuring the Service Codes
Extra Code 1- Notifications.
Example- SMS;EMAIL
Extra Code 3- SafeDrop
Example- Driver Choice
Extra Code 7- Enhanced Compensation
Compensation code value passed directly to the courier.
Domestic Shipments
If you only use Parcelforce for Domestic shipping please see this guide.