Setting up your default options

Overview

This article outlines how to set up default options, including default weight unit, currency, timezone, item details and city of manufacture. 

Set up default options

To set up default options for your eShip account, navigate to Settings > Options to find the following options:

Units

You have the option to set your importing weight to kgs, grams or lbs depending on what default weights you are importing.

Display Weight Unit

Set the unit used to display weights in the system.

Display Sizes Unit

Set the size unit of L x W x H displayed in the system.

Currency

Set this to your main currency.

Display Time Zone

Set this to your time zone.

Default Item Description

Set a generic description for the products you are shipping when setting your package description. This description may be used for customs clearance.

Default Item Weight (kg)

Set a default item weight when creating a manual shipment.

Default Item Price

Set a default item price when creating a manual shipment.

HS code

The HS code is a standardised number to designate the materials your goods are made from. Use this field to set a default for every order.

Country of Manufacture

Enter in a default country of manufacture. This can be changed individually in each order.