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Lettre Suivie is a shipping service offered by La Poste for small envelopes originating in France weighing less than 3 kg. With the ShipEngine integration to Lettre Suivie, you can ship domestically using their Standard service and track your shipment's progress in ShipEngine to ensure successful delivery.

Interested in using Lettre Suivie? Create a La Poste Pro-Account to get started!

Lettre Suivie Integration Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with Lettre Suivie.

  • Your Lettre Suivie Customer Account Number, Contract Number, and Contract Version Number.

Connect Lettre Suivie to ShipEngine

To connect your Lettre Suivie 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 Lettre Suivie tile from the Available Carriers pop-up window.

    lettresuivie_tile.png

  5. Enter your Lettre Suivie Customer Account Numberand Contract Number.

    The Contract Version Number is filled in by default. You don't need to insert it.

  6. Click the Connect button.

Available Features for Lettre Suivie Integration

The ShipEngine integration with Lettre Suivie 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

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

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)

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

End of Day (PDF)

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

Label Branding

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Label Messages

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Multi-package Shipping

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Multiple Accounts

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Lettre Suivie Domestic Services

  • Standard

Lettre Suivie Package Types

  • Package

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.

The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

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

Additional Details About the Lettre Suivie Integration

  • Maximum package dimensions: The maximum weight for Lettre Suivie shipments is 3 kg. The maximum package height is 3 cm and the sum of all the dimensions (length, width, and height) must be less than 90 cm.

  • Surcharges, including fees for fuel, insurance, and home delivery, are not included in rate quotes.

  • You cannot currently mark shipments as Shipped with Lettre Suivie. If you ship orders outside of ShipEngine with Lettre Suivie, choose Other as the service when marking as shipped.

  • The ShipEngine integration with Lettre Suivie does not support third-party billing or the shipping of dangerous goods.

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.

The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

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

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