Broker Tab

Use the Broker tab to supply the address of the broker involved in international shipment.

To supply the Broker information, do the following:

  1. From the main shipping page page, click the Broker tab.

  2. On the Broker tab, complete the following:

    In this box...

    Do this...

    Broker Customer Code

    If you use a customer database, click search to select a broker customer record or type the broker's customer code and press the Tab key. When you press the Tab key after specifying the customer code, the search is performed in the address books in a specific order.
    To enter a new broker information that you want to save to the customer database, click and add the broker's information to the Personal, Global, or Corporate address book.

    Country

    From the list, select the country where the broker resides.

    Attention To

    Type the name of the broker.

    Company/Name

    Type the company name of the broker.

    Address 1

    Type the street address of the broker.

    Address 2

    Type any additional address information such as apartment number or floor.

    Address 3

    Type any additional address information such as apartment number or floor.

    City

    Type the city of the broker.

    State/Province

    From the list, select the state or province of the broker.

    Postal Code/ZIP

    Type the postal code of the broker.

    Phone/Ext

    Type the phone number and extension of the broker.

    Fax Number

    Type the fax number of the broker.

    Government Id

    Type the Tax Number assigned by the government.
    In the US it can be a DUNS Number, a Social Security Number, or a Government assigned Exporters ID Number (EIN). In Canada it is referred to as the Tax ID Number.

    Address

    If you want to validate the address (to ensure that the city, state/province, and postal code are correct for each other), select the Validate hyperlink.