When shipping internationally, some carriers require product Commodity Code, Manufacturer Country, Description and Composition used during Customs. It is possible to download this additional commodity data to Shiptheory from Brightpearl when Shiptheory picks up your orders.
To have Shiptheory download this data, create a Product Custom Field in Brightpearl for the Commodity Code, Manufacturer Country, Description and Composition.
1. Add Custom Product Fields to Brightpearl
In Brightpearl, you'll need to go to the settings menu, select Custom Fields from the left hand menu bar and then Products.
In the below example, we are adding the Commodity Code, Description, Country of Manufacturer and Composition. Please note that the manufacturer country expects your field to be populated with the ISO 2 character country code.
Here you'll see any custom fields you have already created in Brightpearl. Each field has a name (the name you see) and a 'field code' The field code is what you'll need in a minute. Take a note of it. In the screenshot below we've created our four fields with codes PCF_UNCODE, PCF_CTRYOM, PCF_UNDESCRI and PCF_PRODUCTC.
2. Configure Shiptheory
Within your Shiptheory account, browse to the Brightpearl Settings page and scroll to the bottom. You will see a Cog icon in the bottom left. Click to expand advanced settings...
Find the Commodity Code Brightpearl Custom Field, Commodity Description Brightpearl Custom Field, Commodity Composition Brightpearl Custom Field and Manufacturer Country Brightpearl Custom Field fields and enter the field code you just created in Brightpearl, then save.
Now, any products that contain data in these fields in Brightpearl will be downloaded by Shiptheory as orders are shipped.
Need Help?
If you have having trouble setting up custom fields, please get in touch. We are happy to help.