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International Bridge is an ideal carrier for high-volume merchants looking to ship small parcels to customers around the US at a low cost. ShipEngine's integration with International Bridge supports getting rates and creating labels for domestic delivery services. International Bridge is available for shipments originating in the US.

Contact International Bridge for information about setting up an account.

International Bridge Integration Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with International Bridge.

  • Your International Bridge email address, password, and optional Origin Warehouse.

Connect International Bridge to ShipEngine

To connect your International Bridge account in the ShipEngine dashboard:

  1. Select Carriers under the Setup 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 International Bridge tile from the Available Carriers pop-up window.

    International Bridge logo on tile with button that reads, "Connect".

  5. Enter your International Bridge email address , password, and (optional) IB Origin Warehouse into the corresponding fields.

  6. Click the Connect button.

Available Features for International Bridge Integration

The ShipEngine integration with International Bridge supports the following standard features and services:

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

Common ShipEngine Features

Feature

Supported?

Domestic Shipping

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

International Shipping

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Electronic Customs Submission

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Return Labels

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Third-Party Billing

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Estimated Rates

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Carrier Insurance

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Tracking

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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.

Multiple Accounts

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Label Messages

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Multi-Package Shipping

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Supports PUDO (pick-up/drop-off)

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Supports Unicode characters on labels (Kanji, Cyrillic, etc)

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

International Bridge Blue Domestic Services

  • IB Standard

  • IB Expedited

  • IB Non Con Standard

International Bridge Blue Package Types

  • Package

Additional Features for International Bridge

The ShipEngine integration with International Bridge allows for the following additional features:

Feature

Description

End of Day (EOD) forms

EOD forms are required, and a PDF is sent from International Bridge to ShipEngine for printing. There is a late manifest penalty if a label is used without being manifested.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipEngine will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.

The carrier integration 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.

Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipEngine.

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.

Multi-Package ShippingSupports Unicode characters on labels (Kanji, Cyrillic, etc)

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipEngine will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.

The carrier integration 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.

Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipEngine.

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.

Multi-Package ShippingSupports Unicode characters on labels (Kanji, Cyrillic, etc)

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