How to Add an Aramex Client (Billing) Account [Guide]

Modified on Tue, 17 Mar at 6:38 AM

This guide explains how to add and configure an Aramex Client (Billing) Account.

A Client (Billing) Account assigns a carrier connection to a specific Client and defines how that carrier behaves for that Client.

For a complete overview of supported carriers and related setup guides, refer to techSHIP supported Carriers - Master List [Guides List].

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prerequisites
Carrier-Specific Instructions
Next Steps

Prerequisites

Before adding a (Billing) Account, ensure that:

The Client Profile has been created. See: How to create a Client profile [Step-by-Step guide].
This setup uses a Baseline Account as the foundation. To create and configure one specific to this carrier, see: How to Add an Aramex Baseline Account [Guide].
Follow the configuration steps as described in How to Add a Client (Billing) Account [Step-by-Step guide] using the values provided below.

Carrier-Specific Instructions

The Carrier tab contains the Aramex-specific configuration used to define operational behavior for this Client (Billing) Account. Fields in this view are grouped visually to distinguish mandatory (red-highlighted items) and optional (blue-highlighted items) carrier-specific settings.

Core Account Information: This group identifies the Client (Billing) Account and the carrier record associated with it.

Name: Required name used to identify this Client (Billing) Account in techSHIP.
Carrier ID: Read-only system value that identifies the carrier record in techSHIP.
Carrier Code: Read-only carrier code associated with this integration.

Carrier Options: These optional fields define how Aramex behaves for this Client (Billing) Account.

PCA: Optional field used for client-specific carrier configuration.
Routing Group: Optional field used to define the routing group associated with this account.
Signature Required: Optional setting that requests a signature at delivery when enabled.
Insurance Account: Optional field used to associate an insurance account with this configuration.
Enable Returns Using Different Carrier: Optional setting that enables return processing using a different carrier when required.

Restrictions: These optional settings control shipment restrictions for this Client (Billing) Account.

Dimensions Required: Optional setting that requires package dimensions during shipment processing when enabled.
Deny PO Boxes: Optional setting that prevents shipments from being processed to PO Box addresses when enabled.

Label References: These optional fields define which order reference values can be printed on the label for this Client (Billing) Account.

Reference 1: Optional label reference field.
Reference 2: Optional label reference field.
Reference 3: Optional label reference field.
Reference 4: Optional label reference field.

To enable carrier-specific settings —and before continuing—, press Save.

Next Steps

You can now use this account to ship through Aramex.