Special EDI Shipping Guidelines And Routing Instructions
Special EDI shipping guidelines for Century 21 vendors provided in the blog cover the following issues: Shipments from California, Delivery to wrong locations, Delivery refusals, Small carrier shipments, General shipping notes.
Special EDI shipping guidelines – Shipments from California
- Non-prepaid shipments from CA ZIP codes 90001 – 94999 should be shipped
- Prepaid to our Consolidator, Collect Beyond
- Non-prepaid shipments from CA ZIP codes beginning with 950-962 should be shipped via Fed Ex
Delivery to wrong locations
Vendors that ship an order to a location other than the “SHIP TO” location specified on the order or order transmission, without specific written instructions from the Century 21 Department Stores Traffic Department, will be responsible for all re-consignment charges from the carrier.
Delivery refusals
Shipments may be refused for the following reasons:
- Attempts to deliver without a scheduled appointment.
- Purchase orders not on file.
- Shipments arrive at the DC outside of the shipping window on the vendor portal purchase order verification tool.
Small carrier shipments
- Shipments having a total combined weight of less than 150 lbs. and fewer than 10 Cartons, must be shipped via a Century 21 Department Stores preferred carrier or service as found in the Designated Carrier Listing
- Cartons shipped UPS or FedEx must meet all carton size and construction requirements
- UPS charges are to be identified as “FREIGHT COLLECT” when manifesting cartons to UPS.
- All FedEx charges are to be processed “Bill 3rd Party” when manifesting cartons FedEx.
- The Century 21 purchase order number must be included in reference field #1 on the manifest.
Special EDI shipping guidelines
- Updated small package ground account information should be obtained by calling (201) 348-2252 x 7101 or emailing C21appt@c21stores.com
- If a designated carrier does not service your area, please contact our Traffic Department for special routing instructions at (201) 348-2252 x 7101 or by emailing C21appt@c21stores.com
- For all shipments of 7 or more pallets, you must request special Full or Partial/Volume Trailer Load Pricing when contacting the carrier.
- Reminder: Century 21 purchase order dates are defined in the shipment terms and definitions of the Vendor Standards Manual. If you are not shipping so that the scheduled delivery falls within the defined receiving window, you must contact Century 21.
- Orders delivered outside of the receiving window, will be refused with freight charges reverting to the shipper.
- Freight charges must not be prepaid and added to the merchandise invoice.