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This type contains shipping information for a fulfillment, including the shipping carrier, the shipping service option, the shipment destination, and the Global Shipping Program reference ID.

Type that uses ShippingStep

FulfillmentStartInstruction

Calls that use ShippingStep

Fields

Field
Type
Description
shippingCarrierCode
The unique identifier of the shipping carrier being used to ship the line item.

Note: The Trading API's GeteBayDetails call can be used to retrieve the latest shipping carrier and shipping service option enumeration values.
shippingServiceCode
The unique identifier of the shipping service option being used to ship the line item.

Note: Use the Trading API's GeteBayDetails call to retrieve the latest shipping carrier and shipping service option enumeration values. When making the GeteBayDetails call, include the DetailName field in the request payload and set its value to ShippingServiceDetails. Each valid shipping service option (returned in ShippingServiceDetails.ShippingService field) and corresponding shipping carrier (returned in ShippingServiceDetails.ShippingCarrier field) is returned in response payload.
shipTo
This container consists of shipping and contact information about the individual or organization to whom the fulfillment package will be shipped.
Note: When FulfillmentInstructionsType is FULFILLED_BY_EBAY, there will be no shipTo address displayed.
Note: For Digitally Delivered Goods (DDG), this address is the same as the Buyer's Registration Address.
Note: For a Global Shipping Program shipment, this is the address of the international shipping provider's domestic warehouse. The international shipping provider is responsible for delivery to the final destination address. For more information, see Addressing Shipments.
shipToReferenceId
This is the unique identifer of the Global Shipping Program (GSP) shipment. This field is only returned if the line item is being shipped via GSP (the value of the fulfillmentStartInstructions.ebaySupportedFulfillment field will be true. The international shipping provider uses the shipToReferenceId value as the primary reference number to retrieve the relevant details about the buyer, the order, and the fulfillment, so the shipment can be completed.

Sellers must include this value on the shipping label immediately above the street address of the international shipping provider.

Example: "Reference #1234567890123456"

Note: This value is the same as the ShipToAddress.ReferenceID value returned by the Trading API's GetOrders call.