Parcelforce Worldwide Guide

Parcelforce Worldwide is a leader among parcel delivery services in the UK. Through ShipEngine’s integration with Parcelforce Worldwide, you can ship with both domestic and international services. Contact Parcelforce Worldwide today to register for an account!

This guide provides developers an overview of shipping services that Parcelforce Worldwide offers and the service codes that you will use to create Parcelforce Worldwide shipments.

Manifesting Requirements:

End of Day forms are required for Parcelforce Worldwide shipments and must be printed. You can create your forms through ShipEngine's Manifests endpoint.

International Requirements:

Parcelforce returns a CN23 form to ShipEngine based on the shipment's customs information.

ShipEngine will provide a commercial invoice from Parcelforce when required. Print three of these and include them with the shipment.

Connect Your Account

ShipEngine API allows you to connect your Parcelforce Worldwide accounts programmatically without logging in to the ShipEngine API dashboard. This is useful if you have wrapped a custom UI around the ShipEngine API toolset and want to add or disconnect existing carrier accounts without exposing your end users to the API dashboard.

These APIs can be used in parallel with the ShipEngine Partner APIs to programmatically create new ShipEngine users, and then connect existing Parcelforce Worldwid eaccounts all via the API without logging into a dashboard. Together these APIs empower you to completely white-label the ShipEngine experience for your end users.

Continue below for instructions on how to programatically connect Parcelforce Worldwide using the ShipEngine API.

For instructions on connecting Parcelforce Worldwide via the ShipEngine dashboard, go to our Parcelforce Worldwide help article.

Parcelforce Worldwide Account Information Model

Parcelforce Information Model

Connect a Parcelforce Account

POST /v1/connections/carriers/parcelforce

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POST /v1/connections/carriers/parcelforce HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "nickname": "My Parcelforce Account",
  "account_number": "1234",
  "password": "pa55word",
  "sftp_username": "sftp_user",
  "sftp_password": "pa55word",
  "contract_number": "12345",
  "department_id": "12",
  "test_account": false
}

Example POST Response

Your account will now appear in your carriers list with an assigned carrier_id that you will specify when creating Parcelforce Worldwide shipments.

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{
  "carrier-id": "se-1234567"
}

Parcelforce Worldwide Service Details

Parcelforce Worldwide Domestic Services

Parcelforce Worldwide International Services

Parcelforce Worldwide Package Types

To ensure you always have the most up-to-date package information, use the List Package Types call.

Return Services

Return services are supported for this carrier.

Review the Return Shipping Labels page for details on creating return labels with ShipEngine.

Adding Shipment Insurance

Parcelforce Worldwide supports adding insurance to your shipments. Review the Parcel Insurance page for details on adding shipment insurance with ShipEngine.

Advanced Options

Parcelforce Worldwide supports the following advanced options:

To ensure you always have the most up-to-date information, use the List Carrier Advanced Options call.

You are now ready to create shipments using Parcelforce Worldwide via ShipEngine!