Shipping Management - The Windsor Framework agreement

The Windsor framework is an agreement, between the UK and the EU designed to ease the flow of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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If you’re a business that brings goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) or a country outside of both the EU and the UK, you’ll need to submit declarations for those goods.
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There may be duties due depending on the origin of the goods and whether they are at risk of onward movement to the EU.

Whether goods are at risk or not at risk is determined by the applicable duties and the trader's certainty of the final destination of the goods.

If you're shipping direct-to-consumer (D2C) orders from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, you don’t need a UKIMS number. UKIMS is mainly for businesses moving goods B2B to declare items as ‘not at risk’ of entering the EU.

For D2C sales, parcel carriers handle customs and declarations, and shipments are generally treated as UK domestic deliveries. Some carriers may request extra details, so it’s always good to check with your courier if unsure. But in most cases, UKIMS registration is only relevant for B2B trade.

Currently the Recipient Type field is only available for customers using the B2B Allocation Logic Module, if you do not have this module, please review the Recipient Type - Without the B2B Allocation Logic Module section below. The Recipient Type field is within the Order Details screen. If the courier requires the recipient type (B2B/B2C), you’ll have the ability to set the recipient for an order via Manual input, CSV upload (Multi line and single order) and API. So that you can check which orders have a certain recipient type we’ve added a filter to the order overview.

To set the Recipient Type on an existing order, please follow the steps below:

When manually inputting or uploading an order, you can set recipient type. This also applies when creating an order through a Custom API.

For customers not using the B2B Allocation Logic Module on Mintsoft, all orders will default to B2C unless a company name and address are added to the order details. If the Company Name field is populated, Mintsoft will automatically mark the recipient type as B2B when sending information to the courier for a shipping label.

If a courier requires your UKIMS number, please ensure the field located under the Customs Information tab is populated.
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To check the UKIMS number is populated please do the following:

For 3PL Warehouses:

For Multi-Channel Warehouses:

The following couriers are supported on Mintsoft for the Windsor Framework agreement:

The list above reflects the supported couriers with Mintsoft.

The following information is required for a successful APC (HypaShip) shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful Amazon Shipping shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful DHL eCommerce UK shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful DHL Express shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful DPD or DPD Local shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful DX Despatch Manager (Express) shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful DX One Man shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful Evri shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful FedEx shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful GFS shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful Huxloe shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful Intersoft (Royal Mail) shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful ParcelHub shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful Parcelforce shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful The Delivery Group (Secured Mail) shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement:

The following information is required for a successful Yodel (NetDespatch) shipment against The Windsor Framework agreement: