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  • SHP for Business Central

Shipping for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Pack orders, compare carrier rates, create labels, and apply freight charges—all inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

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  • How it Helps

Shipping Features for Business Central

Packing & Shipment Weight

Pack from the sales order and calculate the shipment’s weight from its contents and the box, including tare weight.

Carrier Rate Comparison

View carrier services and rates side by side in Business Central, then select the service that fits your shipment.

Booking & Tracking Numbers

Manifest the shipment and bring the carrier’s tracking number and shipping charge back to the container.

Automatic Label Generation

Create carrier labels with the shipment. Preview ZPL labels in Business Central, download a PNG, or download the carrier-provided label file.

Freight Charges on the Order

Apply the shipment’s cost to a freight charge line on the sales order, ready for invoicing.

Plan Your Shipping Workflow

Discuss your carriers, service levels, and label requirements with FRT Forge to define the right SHP setup for your Business Central operation.

  • See SHP in Action

Inside Business Central, Exactly Where You Work

Follow a sales order through packing, rate selection, shipment booking, label creation, and freight billing in this 1:44 product walkthrough.

Watch SHP move from a sales order through packing, rate comparison, shipment labels, and freight charges in Business Central. The demonstration follows one order so you can see where the package, tracking, label, and charge information is kept.
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Every shipment starts in Business Central. Until now: another tab. Another paste. Another typo. Freight paid, never billed. Meet Freight Forge SHP. Start where you already work: the sales order. Its ship-to, its carrier: UPS Ground. Nothing to copy. No math at the dock. Pack right from the order, and SHP adds up the weight. Box included. Compare before you book. Rate Shop puts UPS rates side by side. Select the one that fits the promise. Manifest books it with UPS. The tracking number and the charge land right on the box. Nothing retyped. That same click created the UPS label. Preview Label. There it is, inside Business Central. No other tab. Download a PNG for any printer. Freight you pay is freight you bill. Apply Freight Charge, and the cost of the shipment lands on the sales order, ready to invoice. Pack, rate, ship, label, bill. All in Business Central. Ship without leaving Business Central. Freight Forge SHP.
Evaluating your workflow? Read the Business Central shipping software guide.

Rate Shopping in Action

Compare carrier rates without leaving Business Central

Compare UPS and FedEx services in one rate-shopping view. Review price, delivery timing, and charge details, then apply your selected service to the closed containers—all inside Business Central.

Read the rate-shopping video transcript

One shipment. Which carrier? Which service?

Separate tabs for each carrier. Retype. Compare. Key it back.

Freight Forge SHP, now with Rate Shopping.

From a closed container, click Rate Shop. SHP asks every active carrier for its rates.

UPS and FedEx, one list, cheapest on top. Best price is flagged. So is Fastest, with its delivery date. Transit days become delivery dates.

Move down the list, and Charges follows, with its rate lines.

When a service returns no rate, you see which one, and the carrier's reply.

Choose on price, or delivery needs. Select Rate, and the closed containers carry that service.

Back on the container, it's already set. Nothing keyed back.

Ask, compare, select. All in Business Central.

Compare carriers without leaving Business Central. Freight Forge SHP.

  • The Shipping Workflow

From Sales Order to Freight Charge

Your sales order already has the details. SHP carries them through the shipping workflow, then brings the carrier charge back where your finance team can use it.

  • 01 / PACK

Pack Orders & Calculate Weight

Pack directly from the sales order. SHP calculates the shipment’s weight from the contents and the box, so packaging is part of the total.

  • Start with the order’s ship-to details
  • Pack the quantities you’re shipping
  • Include the box’s tare weight
SHP container showing content weight, calculated shipment weight, and box tare weight
Calculate shipment weight from packed items and the box’s tare weight.
  • 02 / RATE

Compare Carrier Rates

Open Rate Shop to see service options and carrier charges side by side. Select the service that fits the shipment and your delivery promise.

  • Compare rates in Business Central
  • Choose a service from the results
  • Carry the selection into the shipment
Three UPS services and their test rates displayed side by side in SHP Rate Shop
Compare carrier services and rates before choosing how to ship.
  • 03 / SHIP

Book Shipments & Capture Tracking

Manifest the shipment with the carrier. The tracking number and carrier charge return to the shipping container in Business Central.

  • Book from the shipping container
  • Capture the tracking number
  • Keep the carrier charge with the shipment
SHP shipping container showing the returned tracking number and carrier charge from a UPS test shipment
Keep the tracking number and carrier charge with the shipment.
  • 04 / LABEL

Preview & Download Shipping Labels

The shipment creates the carrier label. Preview active ZPL labels inside Business Central and download a PNG, or download PDF and PNG label files supplied by the carrier.

For direct printing to a supported warehouse label printer, explore LabelLink for Business Central.

  • Create the label with the shipment
  • Preview without opening another tab
  • Download a PNG from the label preview
UPS SAMPLE label in the Business Central label preview with Download as PNG available
Preview the carrier label in Business Central and download a PNG for printing.
  • 05 / BILL

Apply Freight Charges to Sales Orders

Apply Freight Charge brings the shipping cost onto the sales order as a freight charge line, ready for invoicing.

  • Apply the charge from the sales order
  • Carry the shipment cost into a freight line
  • Keep shipping and invoicing connected
Freight charge amount added to a Business Central sales order line in the UPS test shipment
Bring the shipping cost onto the sales order, ready for invoicing.
  • FAQs

SHP for Business Central FAQs

Get to know SHP for Business Central. Have a specific workflow in mind? Chat with our team.

What is Freight Forge SHP for Business Central?

SHP, pronounced “ship,” is FRT Forge’s packing and shipping extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. It brings order packing, carrier rate comparison, shipment booking, label creation, and configured freight charges into the Business Central workflow. Contact FRT Forge to confirm carrier availability and review your shipping scenarios.

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Start Shipping Smarter with SHP for Business Central

See how your team can take a sales order from packing to freight billing in one connected workflow.

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Get started with SHP for Business Central

Bring your carrier accounts and shipping workflow together inside Business Central. SHP is designed for Business Central online, version 29.0 or later, with API-enabled carrier accounts and a FRT Forge licence for carrier rating and shipment booking.

Contact us for pricing and licensing, and to confirm availability for your carriers and shipping scenarios. Cloud Print is a separate optional app.

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