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Yamato Implementation Guide

  1. Introduction
  2. Preferences
  3. Service Types
  4. Packaging Types
  5. Product Details
  6. Shipping
  7. Returns
  8. Pickups
  9. Label Types

Introduction

Generate labels, electronic trade documents and special services as well as tracking and manifesting.

Preferences

In order to create a Preference for Yamato in the Multi-carrier application please obtain the credentials below directly from the carrier.

How to Test

If you don't have your live credentials available during implementation phase, Zenkraft can provide test credentials. Click on the Use Test Account toggle and select the Test Account Country from the dropdown.

How to get Yamato API key

1. Log into the Yamato Business Members page.

2. Click on “Service in Use (ご利用中のサービス)” → “Shipping Label Printing System B2 Cloud (送り状発行システムB2クラウド)”

3. In the “Shipping Label Printing System B2 Cloud (送り状発行システムB2クラウド)” page, click on “Change System Settings (システム設定を変更する)” → “Link with external system (外部システムとの連携)”.

4. When the API access authentication key (APIアクセス認証キー) is displayed on the screen below, copy the contents.

5. Next, in the “Shipping Label Printing System B2 Cloud (送り状発行システムB2クラウド)” page, click on “Issue one by one (1件ずつ発行)”

6. Copy the last two digits of the “Bill to (請求先)” code in the basic information (基本情報). You see numbers from 01 ~ 99.

7. Use the API key (APIアクセス認証キー) and the Freight Number Bill to (請求先) to set up the preference.

Service Types

Service Types Value Description
Ta-Q-Bin Regular regular Ta-q-bin (Size 60 to 160 parcels) next-day delivery to most areas in Japan all year round. Copy
Collect collect Ta-q-bin Collect (Size 60 to 160 parcels) - Send small parcels for a reasonable price. Like TA-Q-BIN, all services are available, with payment taken from recipient. Copy
Direct Mail direct_mail Service for delivering catalogs, pamphlets, and other promotional material to mailboxes throughout Japan without a seal of receipt. Copy
Time time Parcels accepted by the evening are delivered by 10:00am the following morning. Copy
Freight On Delivery freight_on_delivery Freight delivery service provided by Yamato. Copy
Nekopos nekopos This service for small parcels provides next-day delivery to a mailbox, to the same standards as TA-Q-BIN. Copy
Ta-Q-Bin Compact taqbin Ta-q-bin Compact (Parcels smaller than Size 60) - Send small parcels for a reasonable price. Like TA-Q-BIN, all services are available. Copy
TA-Q-BIN Collect taqbin_collect Ta-q-bin Compact Collect (Parcels smaller than Size 60) - Send small parcels for a reasonable price. Like TA-Q-BIN, all services are available, with payment taken from recipient. Copy

Packaging Types

Packaging Types Value
Your Packaging (あなたのパッケージ) your_packaging Copy

Product Details

Product details are required for both domestic and international shipments.

  • DESCRIPTION (概要)
  • HARMONIZED CODE (HSコード)
  • VALUE (価格)
  • QUANTITY (数量)
  • MANUFACTURE COUNTRY (生産国コード)

Shipping

Please make sure both sender and recipient address details are in Japanese.

Returns

Yamato is including the return label in the outbound shipment. This is because Yamato requires return labels to be printed on Yamato-specific paper. So generally Yamato clients create an outbound shipment with the return label included in the box. The customer then contacts Yamato directly to arrange the pickup.

Pickups

Yamato does not have an API integration to create pickups. These need to be done manually through their website.

Label Types

The available label formats can be usually grouped into two types: thermal and non-thermal labels.

Label Types Value
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