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APC is a US Postal Service (USPS) Postal Qualified Wholesaler (PQW) that supports merchants in shipping internationally. ShipEngine's integration with APC allows you to create international shipping labels to anywhere in their delivery network of over 200 countries. "Pay on scan" is the default for APC, so you are only charged for labels if they are used. APC is available for shipments originating in the US.

For more information, contact shipengine@apc-pli.com.

APC Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with APC

  • Your APC account username and password

Shipment Requirements:

  • APC requires manifests for all shipments. ShipStation submits these electronically.

Connect APC to ShipEngine

To connect your APC account in the ShipEngine dashboard:

  1. Select Carriers under the Set-up section.

    Carriers section selected under ShipEngine Setup

  2. Click Connect My Own Carriers under the My Carrier Accounts section.

    Carriers Setup screen with Connect My Own Carriers button highlighted

  3. Select your Ship From country for this carrier.

    CONN_Carrier_SEL_Country.png

  4. Select the APC tile from the Available Carriers pop-up window.

    APC logo. Button that reads, Connect

  5. Enter your APC account Username and Password into the corresponding fields.

  6. Click the Connect button.

Available Features for APC

ShipEngine's integration with APC supports the following standard features:

Key: Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. = Supported; Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No. = Not Supported; Grey dash icon. Not applicable. = Does Not Apply

Feature

Supported?

Domestic Shipping

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

International Shipping

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Electronic Customs Submission

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Return Labels

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Estimated Rates

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Carrier Insurance

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Tracking

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

End of Day (Electronic)

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

End of Day (PDF)

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Label Branding

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Label Messages

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Multi-package Shipping

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Multiple Accounts

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

APC Additional Features

The ShipEngine integration with APC allows the following additional features:

Feature

Description

Automatic Manifesting

ShipEngine will automatically manifest all open shipments for the previous day at 2 AM PST.

You can retrieve a link to download a copy of your manifest by making a List Manifests query.

This setting can be disabled if you contact ShipEngine support. If disabled, you will be responsible for manifesting your APC shipments.

Available Services, Packages, & Confirmation Types

APC International Services

  • APC Book Service DDU

  • APC Expedited DDP

  • APC Expedited DDU

  • APC Priority DDP

  • APC Priority DDP w/ Delcon

  • APC Priority DDU

  • APC Priority DDU w/ Delcon

  • APC Priority USPS PQW DDU

  • APC Standard DDU

  • APC Standard USPS PQW DDU

  • APC USPS ePacket DDU

APC Package Types

  • Package

APC Confirmation Options

  • Standard

The carrier can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipEngine will submit international customs declarations electronically to the carrier.

The carrier can be used to create domestic return labels.

When an API call is made to the Rates endpoint, ShipEngine will return estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Shipment insurance, provided by the shipment's selected carrier, can be added to the shipment in ShipEngine. This insurance would be in addition to any default coverage already provided by that carrier.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are submitted electronically to the carrier by ShipEngine.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are generated as PDF files that can be printed along with shipping labels. Because these documents are not electronically submitted, physical copies must be provided to the carrier.

ShipEngine can print your brand logo on shipping labels from carriers that support this feature. Add your logo in the ShipEngine Dashboard.

ShipEngine can include additional information on a shipping label that is specified in the label request, if supported by the carrier.

This carrier can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple labels are created for a single shipment and the individual packages are linked together in a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier to ShipEngine multiple times using different accounts and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

APC Integration Notes

  • To display estimated rates, contact your APC account representative and have them load your rate table into your account. Once your rate table is loaded, contact ShipEngine Support to enable estimated rates.

  • If no Recipient Company Name is provided, the Recipient Name will appear twice on the label.

  • The Ship From Location's Address Line 2 will not appear in the Return Address on labels. Only Address Line 1 will be visible.

The carrier can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipEngine will submit international customs declarations electronically to the carrier.

The carrier can be used to create domestic return labels.

When an API call is made to the Rates endpoint, ShipEngine will return estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Shipment insurance, provided by the shipment's selected carrier, can be added to the shipment in ShipEngine. This insurance would be in addition to any default coverage already provided by that carrier.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are submitted electronically to the carrier by ShipEngine.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are generated as PDF files that can be printed along with shipping labels. Because these documents are not electronically submitted, physical copies must be provided to the carrier.

ShipEngine can print your brand logo on shipping labels from carriers that support this feature. Add your logo in the ShipEngine Dashboard.

ShipEngine can include additional information on a shipping label that is specified in the label request, if supported by the carrier.

This carrier can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple labels are created for a single shipment and the individual packages are linked together in a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier to ShipEngine multiple times using different accounts and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

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