Exporting DHL Recipient Databases to FedEx Ship Manager


Overview

Follow these simple steps to export a recipient database from DHL shipping software for import into FedEx Ship Manager®:

  1. Open the DHL shipping application.
  2. Click on Tools.
  3. Select Launch the Export Utility.
  4. Select Create a new Export Definition.
  5. Select Export Consignee.
  6. Click Next (keep the default setting of Comma for the field delimiter).
  7. Click Next.
  8. Add all fields from the left column to right column by clicking the >> button or highlight specific fields from the left column and click the > button to add them to the right column.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Save the Export definition to a file (e.g., Customers).
  11. Click Next.
  12. Select the export file location (e.g., C:\save\).
  13. Click Next.
  14. Click Save.
  15. Click Finish.
  16. When the export is complete, close the DHL shipping application.
  17. Open the file using Excel (e.g., C:\Save\Customers.csv).
  18. Clean up the file by replacing all commas with hyphens and add leading zeroes to zip codes as required.
  19. Save the updated file.
  20. Import to FedEx Ship Manager using the procedures in the FedEx Ship Manager User Guide v. 2350.