Skip to main content
Return to top

How to ship to the UK with GLS Germany 🇩🇪

Louise
  • Updated

Purpose: If you are shipping from Germany to the UK with your own GLS DE contract, you need to take some additional steps to enable the correct shipping methods in your Sendcloud account.

Please note: In order to ship with GLS DE, you need to have a Small Shop subscription plan and have enabled a direct carrier contract with GLS in your Sendcloud account. Click here for more information. 

 

Shipping to the UK with GLS 🇩🇪

As a result of Brexit, shipping to the UK from a European country now involves the inclusion of customs documentation alongside the standard shipping label. You can now enable the option to send electronic customs documentation alongside your parcel when you ship from Germany to the UK on your own direct contract with GLS DE.

When you have enabled this option, not only can you now select shipping methods which are compatible with UK delivery in your Sendcloud account, but you no longer have to attach a hard copy of the commercial invoice to your shipment. 

 

Step 1: Enroll in the GLS developer portal

  1. Go the GLS developer portal
  2. Click Sign up to login or create an account 

Step 2: Create an app

  1. Once you've signed in, click the â–¾dropdown menu next to your email address
  2. Select Apps
    1.jpg
  3. Select + New app 
    2.PNG
  4. Enter a name and a description for the app
  5. Under the APIs section, click Enable next to Authentication API V1 and Customs API V1
  6. Click Create
    1_gif.gif

Step 3: Obtain API keys 

  1. Once you've created the app, you will be taken to the app overview. You can also access the overview by clicking the â–¾dropdown menu next to your email address and selecting Apps
  2. Under the section API Keys, you can find your API key and secret key
  3. Display the secret key by clicking the Show secret button
    keys.jpg
  4. These are the keys you need to enter into Sendcloud to authenticate the connection 

Step 4: Authenticate the connection in Sendcloud 

  1. In your Sendcloud account, go to Settings > Carriers & Pricing
  2. Click the My contracts tab and click the pen icon next to your GLS contract
  3. If you haven't yet connected your GLS DE contract, click here to find out how to do so
  4. Enter the API Key from GLS into the field Customs API Key
  5. Enter the Secret Key from GLS into the field Customs API Secret
    gls_de.PNG
  6. Click Save when you're done 

Step 5: Shipping methods

You will now be able to ship to the UK with GLS Germany using the following new available shipping methods: 

  • GLS EuroBusinessParcel
  • GLS FlexDelivery
  • GLS EuroExpressParcel