Canpar Express

Canpar Express offers a reliable service for your regular day-to-day shipping needs. Canpar Express is available to ShipStatoin accounts based in Canada and ships to virtually all points accessible by public roads in all ten provinces of Canada and the continental United States.

Canpar Express Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • A ShipStation account based in Canada

  • An active account with Canpar Express

  • Your Canpar Express API Username and Password

  • Your Canpar Express Shipper Number

Shipment Requirements:

  • Canpar Express requires you to manifest your shipments. Electronic manifesting is available.

Connect a Canpar Express Account to ShipStation

To connect your Canpar Express account to ShipStation:

🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Your Carriers Add-On

For US- and Canada-based ShipStation accounts, certain plans will require you to enable the Your Carriers add-on before you can connect your carrier accounts. If you have not yet enabled it, you'll be prompted to do so before you can connect your accounts.

  1. Click the Add Carrier button.

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  2. Select Canpar Express and click Connect.

    Canpar Express logo on square tile button that says "Connect"
  3. Enter your Canpar Express API Username and Password, and Shipper Number.

    To request your Canpar Express API credentials, email servicedesk@canpar.com.

    Connect Canpar Express window open in ShipStation store settings.
  4. Click Connect.

Available Features for Canpar Express

ShipStation's integration with Canpar Express supports these standard features:

Additional Features for Canpar Express

ShipStation's integration with Canpar Express allows for these additional features:

Feature

Description

All services, by default, are SIGNATURE REQUIRED

By default, Canpar Express will always attempt to obtain a signature for shipments.

Void labels

You only can void Canpar Express labels before you create manifests (End of Day forms).

Available Services, Packages, & Confirmation Types

Canpar Domestic Services

  • Ground

  • Select

  • Select Letter

  • Select Pak

  • Overnight

  • Overnight Letter

  • Overnight Pak

Canpar International Services

  • USA

  • USA Letter

  • USA Pak

  • Select USA

  • International

Canpar Package Types

  • Package

Canpar Confirmation Options

  • No Signature Required

  • Signature

  • Adult Signature

The carrier can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipStation will submit international customs declarations electronically to the carrier.

The carrier can be used to create domestic return labels.

ShipStation will display estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Shipment insurance, provided by the shipment's selected carrier, can be added to the shipment in ShipStation. This insurance would be in addition to any default coverage already provided by that carrier.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

ShipStation can close the day's shipments for the carrier and submit the manifest electronically. The End of Day process may be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. A printable file may or may not be available when submitted electronically - see End of Day (PDF).

ShipStation can close the day's shipments for the carrier and create a printable PDF of the manifest to provide to the carrier. The End of Day process may be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. The file may or may not be submitted electronically - see End of Day (Electronic).

ShipStation can print the store's logo on shipping labels created for this carrier. Label branding may not be available for all services supported by this carrier.

ShipStation can print information on the label as a label message (configure in Label Document Options). The carrier may or may not support all 3 label message fields and label messages may not be available for all services supported by this carrier.

This carrier can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple labels are created for a single shipment and the individual packages are linked together in a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier to ShipStation multiple times using different accounts and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

Canpar Express Integration Notes

  • As of 27 May 2021, Canpar Express no longer ships full firearms, firearm parts, or ammunition.

  • ShipStation's integration with Canpar Express does not support Cash on Delivery (COD).

  • ShipStation only supports the thermal label layout (4" x 6") for Canpar Express shipping labels.

  • Canpar Express does not support Ship To address line 3 or the Company Name field in both Ship From and Ship To addresses.

The carrier can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipStation will submit international customs declarations electronically to the carrier.

The carrier can be used to create domestic return labels.

ShipStation will display estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Shipment insurance, provided by the shipment's selected carrier, can be added to the shipment in ShipStation. This insurance would be in addition to any default coverage already provided by that carrier.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

ShipStation can close the day's shipments for the carrier and submit the manifest electronically. The End of Day process may be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. A printable file may or may not be available when submitted electronically - see End of Day (PDF).

ShipStation can close the day's shipments for the carrier and create a printable PDF of the manifest to provide to the carrier. The End of Day process may be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. The file may or may not be submitted electronically - see End of Day (Electronic).

ShipStation can print the store's logo on shipping labels created for this carrier. Label branding may not be available for all services supported by this carrier.

ShipStation can print information on the label as a label message (configure in Label Document Options). The carrier may or may not support all 3 label message fields and label messages may not be available for all services supported by this carrier.

This carrier can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple labels are created for a single shipment and the individual packages are linked together in a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier to ShipStation multiple times using different accounts and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.