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The Definitive Guide to Magento DHL Integration

Updated on December 24, 2021

4 Min Read
Magento-DHL

“Have you received your delivery yet?!”

The biggest fear of an ecommerce store owner is chargebacks. Especially during the holiday season, when they receive orders in bulk, shipping can become a major problem.

That’s where Magento DHL module comes in.

Deutsche Post DHL is one of the top courier services globally. This year in April, it partnered with Magento, one of the most popular ecommerce platform, to provide merchants with endless flexible shipping options to speedup the shipping process.

Since the core purpose behind Magento 2 is to facilitate ecommerce industry by providing security, performance, and ease of integration, it allows integration of DHL shipping method as well.

In this guide, I will discuss DHL integration in Magento ecommerce store in detail.

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How to Configure Magento DHL Shipping Method?

I believe you have a Magento hosting provider and your store is ready for operations. If not, create an account on Cloudways platform and launch your Magento 2 store.

Once you have the account created and store configured on Magento 2, move to the next step.

Integrating DHL Magento 2

Login to your Magento 2 Backend panel to integrate DHL Magento 2 plugin.

Once logged in, Navigate to Stores > Configuration.

Magento 2 Backend panel

Expand Sales and click Shipping Methods.

Magento 2 Backend panel Shipping Methods

Out of the multiple options, expand DHL to configure.

Enable DHL Magento 2 Module

Magento DHL Module

  • Select Enabled for Checkout to Yes.
  • In the Title field, type a name that will be used as a reference to this shipping method during checkout.
  • In most cases, you can select the default Gateway URL. However, if you have been given an alternate URL, enter it in this field.
  • Use the credentials provided by DHL to fill the Access ID, Password, and Account Number.

Specify Description and Fee

Magento 2 DHL allows you to mention the following package description and handling fee. Keep in mind that the handling fee is optional and appears as an additional surcharge that is added to the shipping cost provided by Magento 2.

Magento 2 Specify Description and Fee

  • In the Content Type list, select the option that best describes your package to be shipped.
  • In the Calculate Handling Fee list, select the method you want to use for the calculation of handling fee.
  • In the Handling Applied list, select how you want the handling fees to be applied.
  • In the Handling Fee field, enter an amount you will charge for shipping. This amount can vary from shipping method to shipping method. It is based on the method you have chosen to calculate the amount.
  • You can allow the total order weight to be broken up to ensure an accurate calculation of shipping charges. To permit this, set Divide Order Weight to Yes.
  • Select the Weight Unit of the package in Pounds or Kilograms.
  • Select the Size of a package. If you choose Specific, enter the Height, Depth, and Width of the box in centimeters.

Allowed Shipping Methods

You can choose to enable single or multiple shipping methods on your store provided by DHL Magento plugin.

Allowed Magento Shipping Methods

  • In the Allowed Methods list, choose each shipment method that you want to be available for customers.
  • In the Ready Time field, enter package ready time in the number of hours after an order is submitted.
  • Edit the Displayed Error Message as needed. This error message will be displayed when a selected method is unavailable.
  • Using the Free Method drop-down, you can select a shipping method which you wish to offer like free shipping.
  • Enable Free Shipping Threshold and enter the value in Free Shipping Amount Threshold field, to offer free shipping for the minimum amount of an order.

Adding Countries in Magento DHL Module

You can allow DHL for all countries or limit the countries to only a select few depending on Magento DHL shipping method.

Adding Countries in Magento DHL Module

  • In Ship to Applicable Countries, select All Allowed Countries or Specific Countries.
  • In Show Method if Not Applicable field, selecting Yes will display Magento DHL method with error message added in Displayed Error Message during and No will not display Magento DHL if it is not applicable on order during the checkout process.
  • To create and record logs in a file with the details of Magento DHL, set Debug to Yes.
  • In the Sort Order field, enter a number to determine the sequence in which Magento DHL appears when listed with other shipping methods during checkout. Try to sort it out in a way that it would be best from the customer point of view and convenient for you.

After completing the Magento DHL configuration, review it again and click on Save Config button at the top right corner.

Conclusion

An ecommerce store owner must select the best shipping service for steady delivery of products. This brings us to a select few options including UPS, FedEx and DHL. With Magento DHL integration, your store gets the power to deliver products faster and win the trust of customers.

Since ecommerce industry is all about facilitating the customers, with these built-in modules, you can manage things at your end seamlessly and don’t have to rely on external shipping service providers. Thus, improving end-to-end logistics process of your ecommerce store.

 

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Abdur Rahman

Abdur Rahman is the Magento whizz at Cloudways. He is growth ambitious, and aims to learn & share information about Ecommerce & Magento Development through practice and experimentation. He loves to travel and explore new ideas whenever he finds time. Get in touch with him at [email protected]

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