International shipping API for pricing, customs, labels and tracking
Integrate Paket International directly into your system and automate international shipping processes: calculate shipping rates, calculate import duties, control DDP or DAP logic, generate labels, create export documents and feed back tracking data.
- Ideally, manual label and document creation should be used.
- Customs & import duties integrated
- Automated labeling and tracking
- For B2B, E-Commerce & Fulfillment
{ "destination": "US", "incoterm": "DDP", "carrier_options": [ "DHL", "FedEx", "UPS" ], "customs": { "hs_code": "420221", "value": 249.90 }, "response": { "label_url": "ready", "tracking_number": "created", "duties_taxes": "calculated" } }1
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10.000+
Shipments / Month
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Countries worldwide
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Platform for carriers, labels & customs
DDP
Option for transparent total costs
B2B-Profile
for growing shipping processes
API
for automated workflows
"Exporting knives has never been easy and it won't get any easier. Paket International takes a huge amount of work off our hands. It's great, simple and above all, inexpensive."
Hendrik Aryus – Puma Knives
An API for the entire international shipping process
The API is not just a label interface. It combines shipping price logic, customs calculation, document creation, carrier selection, and tracking in an automated workflow.
Calculate shipping costs
Enter the recipient country, address, package dimensions, weight, and service requirements. The API will then provide suitable shipping options for international shipments.
Calculate customs and taxes
Calculate customs duties, import VAT and relevant import costs before shipping and use this data for checkout, quotations or internal approvals.
Create labels
Create shipping labels automatically from your system and receive structured label URLs, tracking numbers, and status information back.
Play back tracking
Use a central interface for tracking data from various shipping providers and feed the status back into your shop, ERP, WMS or marketplace.
Our Partners
This is how the API workflow works in practice
Their system remains the leader. Paket International handles the shipping, customs, and document logic in the background. This creates a scalable process without the need to manually copy addresses, product data, or tracking numbers.
Typical systems
The API is suitable for individual shops, ERP systems, WMS solutions, middleware, marketplace backends and fulfillment platforms.
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Order data transferred
Your system sends the recipient address, package data, item positions, merchandise values, customs tariff numbers, and desired shipping logic.
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Get shipping and customs options
Paket International calculates shipping costs, possible carriers, DDP/DAP options and relevant import duties.
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Create labels & documents
After approval or automatic rule decision, labels, tracking numbers and required shipping and export documents are generated.
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Restore status data
Tracking, shipping status and document links can be returned to your system and used for customer communication.
Which functions you can connect
Depending on the use case, the API can be used only for price calculation, only for label creation, or for the complete international shipping process.
| module | Benefits | Typical use |
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| Rate API | Calculate international shipping prices in real time | Checkout, quote calculation, ERP shipping decision |
| Customs & Tax API | Calculate customs duties, import sales tax and import costs | DDP checkout, landed cost calculation, cost approval |
| Shipment API | Create shipments, generate labels and obtain tracking numbers | Shop, WMS, Fulfillment, ERP, Marketplace Backend |
| Documents API | Provide commercial invoice, pro forma, customs documents and export documents | Third-country shipping, B2B export, automated document processes |
| Tracking API | Centrally retrieve status data from various shipping providers | Branded tracking, customer communication, support, ERP status |
For whom the shipping API is particularly useful
The API is ideal if international shipments should no longer be created manually in the portal, but rather directly from your existing system.
Shops & D2C Brands
Show shipping options at checkout, calculate DDP costs, and automatically create labels after an order is placed.
- Shipping costs before purchase
- DDP or DAP selection
- Tracking data sent back to the shop
ERP & inventory management systems
Generate shipping labels directly from internal orders, delivery notes, or pick-pack processes.
- less manual shipping work
- clean data transfer
- scalable export processes
WMS & Fulfillment
Connect warehouse processes with international shipping and customs clearance — including documents and status data.
- automated label creation
- Carrier selection according to rules
- Documents for dispatch to third countries
Marketplaces & Middleware
Connect multiple sales channels and centralize shipping, tracking, and customs clearance in one process.
- Multi-channel shipping
- Status return to source systems
- uniform shipping logic
B2B exporter
Utilize structured export data, document creation, and shipping decisions for recurring international B2B shipments.
- Capture export data in a structured manner
- Provide documents centrally
- Standardizing international shipments
Zero-click shipping
With appropriate rules, the shipping process can be automated to such an extent that labels, documents and tracking are generated almost without manual intervention.
- Define default values
- Rules for countries, carriers and services
- Automatically restore shipping data
Not just label printing: consider customs clearance directly.
International shipping processes rarely fail because of the label. The real complexity lies in product data, customs tariff numbers, goods values, Incoterms, import duties, and export documents.
This is precisely where Paket International comes in. Its API can process shipping and customs together, instead of handling them separately. This results in better data, fewer queries, and significantly more scalable processes for international shipping.
Data that is important for international shipments
- Recipient address and delivery country
- Sender details and origin of shipment
- Package dimensions, weight and number of packages
- Item description, quantity and value of goods
- Customs tariff numbers and country of origin
- Incoterm logic such as DDP or DAP
- Insurance, service levels, and carrier preferences
- Tracking and document return to your system
API building blocks for clean integration
The exact technical implementation depends on your system and your shipping process. In principle, the integration can be built modularly.
Typical API requests
Rate Request
View shipping options and prices
Tax & Duty Request
Calculate import duties
Shipment Create
Create shipment and label
Document Request
Retrieve or create documents
Tracking Request
Synchronize shipment status
Typical API responses
carrier services
possible shipping methods and prices
Landed Costs
Customs duties, taxes and total costs
Label URL
PDF labels for further processing
Documents
Commercial invoice, pro forma, export documents
tracking Number
Status and shipment tracking
The difference to pure label APIs
Many shipping APIs only create labels. Paket International connects shipping providers, customs processes, import duties, export documents, and tracking into one international shipping system.
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Shipping & customs in one process
Instead of setting up labels, customs calculations and document creation separately, you get an integrated shipping logic for international shipments.
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Multiple carriers over one logic
Depending on the shipment, country, service level and cost structure, use different shipping providers without having to map each carrier individually in a complex way.
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For genuine cross-border processes
The API is designed for international shipping processes — including third countries, import duties, customs documents and status communication.
FAQ
What is the global shipping API?
The worldwideThe schicken API is an interface for integrating international shipping and customs processes into external systems (e.g., shops, ERP, WMS). According to its description, it covers price calculation, customs/tax calculation, shipping processing including labels/documents, and tracking.
Who is the API suitable for?
Typical use cases are Shop systems, ERPs, fulfillment systems or marketplaces, who want to process international shipping as automatically as possible (zero-click/automation).
What functions does the API offer at a glance?
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International shipping rates (real-time rates)
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Customs & tax calculation (import duties)
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Order data transfer (push model) including labels/documents
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Shipment tracking independent of service provider
How do I get international shipping prices via API?
Our API provides real-time shipping rates for destination countries worldwide. The following parameters are required:
- Shipping & Recipient Address
- Package dimensions & weights
- Optional services requested (e.g., collection, insurance, hazardous materials)
Does the API also calculate customs duties, import VAT and other fees?
Yes. Our API can calculate the following.
- duties
- Import sales tax
- other fees (e.g. environmental tax, excise taxes)
Which documents can be created via the API?
Our API can generate the following documents:
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Shipping label (including tracking number)
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Proforma invoice or commercial invoice
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Export declaration (including MRN if required)
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Customs declaration (also automated)
Will I receive a tracking number via the API?
Yes, we offer tracking via API. This keeps you and your customers up to date at all times.
What is an API?
A API (Application Programming Interface) is a technical interface that allows us to directly connect external systems to our shipping, customs and logistics processes when shipping worldwide.
This allows data to be exchanged automatically, in a structured manner and in real time – without manual intervention.
How does an API help with international shipping?
International shipments require correct data for:
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tariff
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Taxes
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Shipping service
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Recipient countries
Our API ensures that all relevant information is available. complete, correct and on time processed – from order placement to delivery.
What does "real-time" mean in the context of a globally transmitted API?
For us, real time means:
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Shipping costs without delay
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Instant customs and tax calculation
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current tracking information
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direct status updates
This way you can provide your customers with reliable information at any time.
Is the API also suitable for small businesses?
Yes. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular benefit greatly from APIs because:
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Manual work is eliminated
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Processes appear professional
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Growth is possible without additional administrative effort
Our API is not just for corporations, but for scalable growth.
What is the difference between API and manual order processing?
Manually:
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more time
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higher error rate
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poorly scalable
API-based:
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automated
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consistent
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scalable
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professional
That's why we consistently rely on API-based processes for worldwide shipping.
Why is an API the future of logistics?
Logistics is becoming increasingly data-driven.
APIs enable:
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networked systems
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intelligent decisions
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automated processes
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international scaling
When it comes to worldwide shipping, we don't see APIs as an addition, but as an essential component. central foundation of modern shipping solutions.