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title: "Set up shipping agent service codes"
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# Set up shipping agent service codes

In Dynamics 365 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, a shipping agent is the name for a carrier, forwarder, trucking company, and so on. Set up a code for each of your shipping agents and enter information about them.

If you enter an internet address for the shipping agent, and the agent provides package tracking services on the internet, you can use the automatic package tracking feature.

When you set up shipping agents on your projects, specify the services each shipping agent offers. For each shipping agent, set up an unlimited number of services and specify a shipping time for each service. When you assign a shipping agent service to a project, the shipping time of the service is used in the **Planned Delivery Date** calculation.

## Steps

1. Choose the ![Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/search_small(3).png) icon (Alt+Q), enter **Shipping Agents**, and click the relevant link.
2. Click **New** to create a new agent or **Edit** to modify an existing one.
3. Enter the values for the **Code**, **Description**, and **Internet Address** fields.
4. Click **Shipping Agent Services** to specify additional settings.
5. Enter values for the **Code** and **Description** fields and complete the following fields:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Shipping Time | Specifies the shipping time for this shipping agent service: the time from when the order ships from the warehouse to when it is delivered to the customer's address. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central copies this value to the **Shipping Time** field on the order line when you enter a **Shipping Agent Service Code**. |
| Base Calendar Code | Specifies the code for the base calendar to assign to the shipping agent service. |
| Customized Calendar | A base calendar typically lists all Saturdays as non-working days. Create a customized calendar for a location that lists specific Saturdays as working days, for example, those leading up to the holiday season. |
| Vendor No. | Link a vendor to the shipping agent service. Used in the purchase process: when posting the transport order, posted transport cost lines are created for this vendor so they can be selected in a purchase invoice. |

## Related

- [Working with transport orders](/bc-working-with-transport-orders.md)