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Shipping services
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Same-day / Next-day delivery
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Borderless International shipping
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Weekend Deliveries
Special services
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Pickup services
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Warehousing
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Customer Clearances
Technology services
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myDPD Order management dashboard
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PREDICT delivery management software
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Live tracking features for all orders
About DPD Local
DPD local is the UK leg of the French logistics giant DPD group, owned by the French postal group La Poste. The DPD Local brand specializes in express and urgent deliveries within the UK and from the UK to over 220 countries through the DPD network. It provides forward and reverses logistic services to businesses as well as individuals. The DPD Local network is one of the quickest networks that even provide same-day shipments within the UK.
The DPD Local group was founded in 1999 and is currently the La Poste group. The DPD Local group is part of one of Europe's fastest international delivery networks. The carrier operates within the UK through 5000 shops and 450 pickup shops in London. The company has a fleet of over 59,000 vehicles that is part of its supply chain across Europe and operates through 1000 depots across 26 countries. The carrier process almost 4.8 million parcels every day.
DPD Local provides Standard, Express, and Urgent deliveries. The carrier provides express borderless shipments throughout Europe. Under Express shipments, it offers various shipments like Same-day afternoon, Same-day evening, and Same-day 10.30 deliveries, allowing you to provide these options to your customers. You can also allow your customers to customize their shipping speed according to the preferred shipping cost.
Apart from providing seamless express delivery services, the DPD Russia Local group caters to the needs of ecommerce and retail businesses by providing warehousing and fulfillment services. The company also offers seamless international shipments by offering to handle customs clearances for all your international shipments. Along with that, DPD local offers pickup services with all its shipments to make it easier for you to ship with the carrier.
The company has used technology to make shipping and delivery experiences for their clients. The myDPD dashboard is a free order management dashboard you can use to manage and track your shipments. On the other hand, with the PREDICT technology, your customers can choose a delivery time on the day of delivery to collect their shipments at their doorstep. ClickPost has a logistics and tracking API integration with DPD Local that allows you to avail the carrier's services within 24 hours and offers customer experience management services like NDR management and automatic carrier allocation.
FAQs about DPD Local
1) How quickly does DPD Local deliver?
DPD local is a carrier specializing in express deliveries within the UK region. It offers lightning-fast delivery options to all major cities, including same-day afternoon and same-day evening services. You can choose the next-day 10.30 option or the overnight express option for quicker and more urgent deliveries.
2) How to check the price and book a parcel with DPD local?
Once you get on DPD Local's homepage, you will send a parcel at the top of the page. Under this section, you will find an estimation section that provides you with an estimated price range for your shipment. If you are comfortable with the quote, you can book an order with the carrier. Since the carrier offers pickup services, the parcel will be collected from your doorstep.
API | Description |
Manifestation and shipping label generation API: |
Create order on Courier Partner, fetch waybill and shipping label and place pickup request |
Track Shipment API: | Track your DPD Local shipment using AWB and Courier Partner |
Cancellation API | Cancel shipment manifested on Courier Partner for faster returns |
EDD API: | Show estimated delivery date for shipments on the order checkout page |
NDR Action update: | Updates the after NDR action directly on courier company’s database |
Return Web-hooks: | Track your return shipment using AWB and Courier Partner using web-hooks |
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