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How to Create a 3PL Client Billing Profile

A billing profile is a collection of fees assigned to one or more 3PL client accounts. Once a profile is linked to a client, ShipHero automatically applies those fees each billing cycle. This article covers how to create a billing profile, configure its fee types, and link it to a customer.

For an overview of how billing profiles fit into the 3PL Billing system, see Overview: 3PL Billing in ShipHero.

Before You Begin

You must be an Admin or have the Create: Billing permission to create and edit billing profiles. Before linking a profile to a client, confirm the client has been added to the warehouse — a profile assignment without a warehouse connection will not generate bills. See How to Add a Customer to a Warehouse.

Only one billing profile can be assigned to a client per warehouse at a time. If a client ships from multiple warehouses, assign a profile to each warehouse separately.

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How to Create a 3PL Billing Profile

  1. Go to 3PL Billing > Billing Profiles.
  2. Click + Add billing profile.
  3. Enter a profile name and click + Add.
  4. Select the fee types to add to the profile and configure each one.

    Billing profile fee configuration screen

Profiles can include Recurring, Receiving, Storage, Shipment, Returns, and Ad Hoc fees. For a full description of each fee type and configuration steps, see Overview: 3PL Billing Fees.

  1. Go to 3PL Billing > Customers.
  2. Select the customer you want to assign the profile to.
  3. On the right side of the page, click Change in the Billing Settings section.

    Customer billing settings with Change button
  4. Select a profile from the Billing Profile dropdown and save.

    Billing profile dropdown on customer settings page

Important

After linking a billing profile, confirm the customer has been added to the warehouse. If the customer is not connected to the warehouse, fees will not be charged. See How to Add a Customer to a Warehouse.

If Export billing on tally is set to Yes on the customer account, bills will export automatically as soon as they reach draft status.

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