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SAP S/4HANA parcel shipping software for outbound deliveries


Deliveries in. Parcel labels out.

SAP S/4HANA parcel shipping software turns outbound deliveries into carrier labels and returns tracking and cost. GoatLabels covers the parcel side for a business unit without a multi-carrier project: import a CSV of deliveries or call a REST API, and it rate-shops USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Free is $0 a month and Pro is $40 flat. It is not an SAP add-on and does not write back to S/4HANA.

Four carriers on every delivery

USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL quoted together on each parcel from an S/4HANA outbound delivery, from one account with no carrier contracts to set up.

UPSFedExDHLUSPSall quoted
Four quotesOne all-in number each.
Bulk CSV500 rows per import.
REST APIUnlimited calls.

Freight cost by delivery number

Every label debits the quoted amount to a dated ledger entry that carries the delivery or sales order number you sent.

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PrepaidCard, ACH, and more.
Pro $40 flatUnlimited shipments.
Your referenceOn every ledger line.
SAP S/4HANA parcel shipping options, compared

What are the options for parcel shipping from SAP S/4HANA?

A team on S/4HANA usually weighs three alternatives to a file or API handoff: a parcel add-on that runs inside SAP, an enterprise multi-carrier system, or keying deliveries into carrier websites. GoatLabels is the handoff route: nothing installed in SAP, four carriers from one account, and a prepaid ledger. The table sets out the trade-offs. Vendor statements were read on October 6, 2026.

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SAP S/4HANA parcel shipping options, compared, sources checked 2026-10-06
 GoatLabelsSAP parcel add-onEnterprise multi-carrier systemCarrier websites by hand
How deliveries arriveBulk CSV import, up to 500 rows per file, or a REST API call from your own middleware or script.Inside SAP. AEB describes its Carrier Cloud add-on as managing shipping orders, label printing, and tracking directly from SAP S/4HANA.Integrated with S/4HANA by the vendor or a partner as an implementation project.Someone retypes the ship-to address and weight for each parcel.
Carrier accountsNone to set up. Labels are bought on GoatLabels' accounts; your own negotiated rates cannot be imported.Typically your own carrier contracts. AEB cites more than 300 parcel services and forwarders.Your own carrier contracts, often across many regions.Your own account with each carrier.
Work inside SAPNone. No transport, add-on, or SAP Store app. Your team owns the export or the calling script.An add-on to install and maintain. SAP lists ShipERP Public Cloud as a multi-carrier parcel solution for S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.Interfaces, mapping, and testing with each SAP release.None, but tracking is pasted back by hand.
Tracking and cost back to S/4HANASigned webhooks or an API read that your integration consumes, plus a ledger export by reference. No automatic write-back.Written to the delivery by the add-on.Written back by the integration.Manual entry; cost arrives later on carrier invoices.
Price and commitmentFree $0 a month with 50 shipments, or Pro $40 a month flat with unlimited shipments. No contract.Not stated on the vendor pages we read.Quoted by sales, usually with implementation fees.No software fee; labor per parcel.

Third-party details checked on from each vendor's own pages: AEB: Carrier Cloud add-on for SAP S/4HANA; SAP: ShipERP Public Cloud partner listing. Plans and features change, so confirm on the vendor's current page before you decide.

What is parcel shipping software for SAP S/4HANA?

Parcel shipping software for SAP S/4HANA takes an outbound delivery that is picked and packed, buys a carrier label for each carton, and hands the tracking number and freight cost back. S/4HANA knows the ship-to party, the handling units, and the weights; the parcel tool turns them into SAP outbound delivery parcel labels and supplies carrier rates, label formats, and tracking events.

Large SAP programs often buy multi-carrier shipping for SAP S/4HANA as a system or a certified add-on, scoped for every plant and region. That scope is the problem for a single business unit, a spare-parts desk, or a samples team that sends a few hundred parcels a month and cannot wait for a slot in the SAP roadmap.

Can one business unit ship S/4HANA deliveries without a multi-carrier project?

Yes. Export the deliveries that are ready to ship to a spreadsheet, save the file as CSV, and import it into GoatLabels, which accepts up to 500 rows per file. Errors name the row and the field, and one bad row does not fail the batch, so a missing postal code holds back one delivery and not the whole wave.

Check which list apps in your S/4HANA release offer a spreadsheet export and which columns they include; you need the ship-to address, weight, and delivery number at minimum. SAP S/4HANA shipping labels then come from GoatLabels and nothing is installed or transported in SAP, so the unit can start with an export authorization and a GoatLabels account while IT keeps its change calendar.

How does S/4HANA call a parcel label API?

Your integration layer or a small script reads the delivery from S/4HANA and calls the GoatLabels REST API: create the shipment, read the USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL quotes, and buy the one your rule selects. Calls are unlimited on every plan, and an Idempotency-Key header means a retry after a timeout never buys a second label.

Test keys let the team prove the flow against a sandbox client before any productive delivery is touched. The OpenAPI 3.1 spec describes every endpoint, and signed webhooks that can be replayed carry tracking events. GoatLabels ships no SDK and no SAP content package, so the mapping from delivery fields to the request is yours to build and own.

How does parcel cost get back to the delivery in S/4HANA?

Each label debits the quoted amount from a prepaid wallet and creates a dated ledger line that carries the reference you sent, normally the delivery or sales order number. Export the ledger and your finance team can join freight spend to deliveries, customers, or cost centers without waiting for carrier invoices.

A delivery packed in several cartons produces several labels, each its own ledger line with the same reference, and carrier re-weigh adjustments post to the same ledger. GoatLabels does not post into S/4HANA. Your interface, an upload, or a journal entry records the cost and the tracking number on the SAP side.

When is GoatLabels the wrong fit as SAP S/4HANA shipping software?

It is the wrong fit when you need a certified SAP add-on, your own negotiated carrier contracts, LTL or freight, hazmat handling, SSO, or a contractual SLA, because GoatLabels offers none of them. It prints carrier labels for parcels only, from US and Singapore origins, on USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and an international network.

A plant that ships pallets and parcels from one transaction, or a supplier bound to retailer compliance labels and routing guides, should stay with an add-on or an enterprise multi-carrier system. GoatLabels suits the unit whose parcels are a side lane next to the main freight flow and who wants parcel labels without waiting for a blueprint.

Comparing every route out of an ERP? See ERP shipping integration. Running SAP Business One instead? Read SAP Business One shipping software.

Public API v1

Outbound deliveries that buy their own labels.

S/4HANA already holds the ship-to, the handling units, and the weights. A script or integration flow on your side sends them to the REST API, compares four carriers, and buys the label, with unlimited calls on every plan, live and test keys, signed replayable webhooks, and rate-limit headers. The dashboard and the API draw on the same prepaid wallet.

Create, rate-shop, and buy in a few calls
Idempotency-Key so a retry never buys twice
Signed, replayable webhooks for tracking
OpenAPI 3.1 spec for your integration team
Read the API docs Get an API key$0 per API call
curl https://api.goatlabels.io/api/v1/shipments
POST /api/v1/shipments
Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…
Idempotency-Key: ord_8421

{
  "to": { "name": "Joyce", "city": "Berlin", "country": "DE" },
  "parcel": { "weight": 2.6, "weight_unit": "lb" },
  "service": "fedex_intl_priority"
}
Pay for labels, not a tier

Two plans. No contract.

Free is $0 a month with 50 shipments a month. Pro is $40 a month flat with unlimited shipments and cheaper label rates. Bulk CSV, 13 connectors, and the REST API come with both, and labels are paid from a prepaid wallet.

Pro

Most popular
$40/ month
Unlimited shipments on one flat plan
Cheaper label rates
Four carriers rate-shopped on every parcel
The same API and wallet as Free

Volume pricing

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less volumemore volume

pay for labels, not for seats

Free

$0 / forever

Enough to pilot one plant's parcel lane before IT builds anything.

50 shipments a month at $0
USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL rate-shopped on every parcel
REST API with unlimited calls
Bulk CSV import, up to 500 rows per file
13 store connectors included

The assistant is included

The in-app assistant drafts a label from a pasted order or email for you to confirm. It is part of the product, not an add-on.

Web, every planTelegram, Pro

API on every plan

GET /api/v1/shipments

200 OK · plan: free

Unlimited calls. The same wallet as the dashboard.

Bring last month's shipments

Put real parcels through the side-by-side quotes and compare against what those labels cost you on

ShippoPirate ShipShipStation
No contractNo card for FreeFour carriers
USPSUPSFedExDHL

Label prices are quoted live from USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL and shown as one number, the same number that leaves your wallet. Other vendors' plans move, so compare against their current pricing page. Full pricing details

SAP S/4HANA parcel shipping software: FAQ

Is GoatLabels an SAP-certified add-on for S/4HANA?
No. GoatLabels is not certified by SAP, is not on SAP Store, and installs nothing in S/4HANA. Deliveries reach it through a bulk CSV import of up to 500 rows per file or through the REST API, which has unlimited calls on every plan.
Which carriers can S/4HANA deliveries ship with?
USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL are rate-shopped on every parcel from one account, with one all-in number per carrier, plus an international network. No SAP S/4HANA carrier integration is needed on your side to reach them. You cannot connect your own carrier accounts or negotiated rates.
What does SAP S/4HANA parcel shipping software cost with GoatLabels?
Free is $0 a month with 50 shipments a month. Pro is $40 a month flat with unlimited shipments and cheaper label rates. Labels are paid from a prepaid wallet funded by card, ACH, and other methods, and there is no contract.
Does GoatLabels update the outbound delivery with tracking?
Not by itself. The API returns the tracking number when the label is bought, and signed webhooks report events as the parcel moves. Your own interface or a manual upload writes that number to the delivery in S/4HANA.
Can it handle pallets or dangerous goods from SAP?
No. GoatLabels is parcel only. It does not book LTL or freight and offers no hazmat or regulated-goods service. Keep your existing transportation process for those shipments and send only the parcel cartons through the CSV import or the API.
Can I talk to someone about our S/4HANA setup first?
Yes. Email contact@goatlabels.io with your S/4HANA edition, the business unit's monthly parcel volume, and a sample delivery export if you have one. We check the file against the bulk importer and quote the parcels across USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Support is by email, not phone.

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Test it on one delivery export.

S/4HANA deliveries in, parcel labels out.
No SAP project.

Import a CSV of outbound deliveries or call the API, compare USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL on each parcel, then decide. Free is $0 a month; Pro is $40 flat with unlimited shipments.

No contract. No card for the Free plan.