Add and Manage Carrier Accounts

Overview

AfterShip Shipping supports multiple carriers and eCommerce platforms. It enables you to generate labels easily and manage thousands of orders in one place. With AfterShip Shipping, you can either set up AfterShip Shipping carrier accounts at discounted shipping rates or your own carrier accounts for pre-negotiated shipping rates. When generating labels, you can select the desired shipping service from a dropdown list.

Add your own carrier account

By adding your own carrier account, you can avail the benefits of your own terms of contract with the carrier and use the pre-negotiated shipping rates.

Go to Carriers > Carrier accounts in your AfterShip Shipping admin.
Set up desired carrier account under My carrier account section. Click Add carrier account.
Choose or search for the carrier you want to set up from the carrier list displayed on the popup.
On the carrier account set up window, add in the required details to connect your carrier account with AfterShip Shipping successfully. To view more information on the credentials required to set up carrier account, a guide link will display below the popup header (mentioned below). Click on the link to access the complete guide.


You can also visit this link to get access to the complete directory of documentation focused on helping you set up carrier accounts AfterShip Shipping supports.

Click Submit

Add AfterShip Shipping carrier account

AfterShip Shipping offers quick and easy shipping with certain carriers at discounted shipping rates at up to 89% off. We have partnered with some providers to help you ship using their accounts, without the need for a direct carrier account. Under Carrier accounts section's Recommended carrier accounts, you can view the list of carriers for whom we offer special shipping rates. All you need to do is submit a form given alongside each carrier to start shipping with the said carrier immediately on AfterShip Shipping admin.

Go to Carriers > Carrier accounts in your AfterShip Shipping admin.
Under Recommended carrier accounts section, click Submit form for the desired carrier.
Fill in the detailed form for the account setup.
Each field in the form is required and must be filled for us to process your request for the account setup.
The time required for each carrier's account setup is different. You can find the estimated time of account setup below each carrier and the ship-from countries/regions they support.
Once the form is filled, click Submit.



A detailed list of discounted carrier rates available through our partners is provided in this article. Please refer to the partnered provider list for more information.

Manage carrier accounts

Go to Carriers > Carrier Accounts in your AfterShip Shipping admin.
To edit or remove a carrier, click the {⋯} icon next to the carrier.
You can then edit or remove the carrier account as needed.
After making changes, click Submit to save your updates.

FAQs

1. Do I need my own account with every carrier?

No, you don't need your own account with every carrier. AfterShip Shipping has partnered with certain providers to let you start shipping without the need for a direct carrier account. For example, you can use the following providers to ship without creating a carrier account:

VESYL: For USPS. You can apply for a VESYL account here.
GPS: For USPS and UPS. Please contact your account executive if you want to use this service.


For discounted rates with carriers such as DHL, Sendle, Aramex US, Seko, Chukou1, Parcll, B2C Europe, or Chronopost, AfterShip Shipping can help you apply for the carrier account. You can find more details on how to apply for these accounts here.

For other carriers not listed here, you will need to create and manage your own account directly with the carrier.

If you would like us to support a new carrier, feel free to contact us.

Updated on: 28/02/2025