Zineps

For webshops that ship with GLS

Ship with GLS.Keep your other carriers.

Zineps imports your orders, applies carrier rules, creates labels and sends tracking updates. Bring your own GLS contract, and use the same returns portal when a parcel comes back.

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Example queue. Orders, carriers and statuses are illustrative, not a live account.

What is GLS shipping software?

GLS shipping software is the layer between a webshop and GLS. Zineps imports orders from Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon, applies your carrier rules, creates the shipping label and sends tracking updates to the shop and the customer. You bring your own GLS contract and keep PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost in the same queue, for webshops in the Netherlands and Belgium.

GLS next to the carriers your customers already know

One queue for GLS and the carriers beside it

Zineps is shipping software for webshops in the Netherlands and Belgium that ship with GLS and other carriers. Label creation, tracking updates and the returns portal sit beside PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx and Bpost, so GLS is one carrier in the same queue rather than a separate tool.

  • GLS
  • PostNL
  • DHL
  • DPD
  • UPS
  • FedEx
  • Bpost

The problem

GLS moves the parcel. The work around it still piles up

GLS moves the parcel. The work around it is order import, carrier rules, label creation and tracking updates, plus a returns portal when the customer sends the parcel back. When that work lives in a different tool for each shop, a GLS label becomes a manual step and the status never reaches the customer.

A different tool for every shop

Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon each have their own shipping screen. Add GLS on top and someone still copies orders between them before a label exists.

The customer asks where the parcel is

The label was created, but the tracking update never reached the shop or the customer. Support opens another tab and reads a carrier page out loud.

The return starts in an inbox

The outbound GLS label is done. The return still arrives as an email. The returns portal is there so the customer can start it, and your team can see the status next to the order.

Where you are today

With a GLS contract, or with GLS beside other carriers

Zineps is for webshops in the Netherlands and Belgium that already have a GLS contract, and for shops that ship GLS next to PostNL, DHL or another carrier. Both start from imported orders, carrier rules and labels in one queue. Partner rates, if you do not have a GLS contract yet, are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

You have a GLS contract

Keep the contract. Lose the extra portal

Your GLS terms stay yours. Zineps uses that contract for labels, tracking updates and the returns portal, next to the other carriers you already ship with.

  • Orders imported from Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon
  • Carrier rules that choose GLS or another carrier per parcel
  • Labels and tracking updates from the same queue
See this setup

GLS is one of several carriers

GLS sits in the same rules as the rest

PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost may fit a lane better. The rule decides. You do not open a second tool to find out.

  • Bring your own carrier contracts, including GLS
  • One returns portal when the parcel comes back
  • Partner rates, if you still need a GLS contract, are reviewed on a demo
See this setup

What you get

The GLS work that should not be a second job

Zineps imports orders, applies carrier rules, creates the GLS label, sends tracking updates and runs the returns portal from one queue. You bring your own GLS contract and can keep PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx and Bpost beside it. FlexDeliveryService, ShopReturnService and a ParcelShop picker are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

Order import

Orders from Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon land in one queue, so a GLS label starts from the order instead of a copied address.

Carrier rules

Rules choose GLS or another carrier by weight, destination or the promise you made. Changing a rule does not mean changing the shop.

Label creation

Create the GLS label, and the label for PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost, from the same queue. One order or the day's batch.

Tracking updates

When the label is created, the tracking update goes to the customer and back to the shop. Support stops reading a carrier page out loud.

Returns portal

The customer starts the return, a label is created, and your team sees the status next to the original order. GLS ShopReturnService is reviewed on a demo for your setup.

Your own GLS contract

Bring the GLS contract you already have. If you do not have one yet, partner rates are reviewed on a demo for your volume and lanes.

Tracking updates

Getting started

How does shipping with GLS work in Zineps?

Shipping with GLS in Zineps starts when orders are imported from your webshop. Carrier rules decide when a parcel goes with GLS and when PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost is the better fit. Zineps creates the label, sends tracking updates to the customer and keeps returns in the same portal. You bring your own GLS contract. FlexDeliveryService, ShopReturnService and a ParcelShop picker are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

  1. 01

    Connect your shops

    Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com or Amazon. Orders are imported into one queue.

  2. 02

    Add your GLS contract

    Bring your own GLS contract, and the other carrier contracts you already use. Partner rates, if you do not have a GLS contract yet, are reviewed on a demo.

  3. 03

    Set the carrier rules

    Decide when a parcel goes with GLS and when PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost fits better.

  4. 04

    Ship, track, and take returns

    Labels are created, tracking updates go out, and the returns portal stays on the same queue.

How a parcel gets its carrier

Carrier rules, with GLS in the list

Carrier rules decide whether a parcel ships with GLS or with PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost. The example below is an illustration of that logic for a webshop in the Netherlands or Belgium, not a live account and not a customer result.

Example rules

GLS when the rule says GLS

The same queue as your other carriers

A parcel does not need a new tool because the carrier is GLS. The order is already imported. The rule looks at weight, destination and the promise you made, then the label is created with GLS or with another carrier you brought.

Tracking updates go to the customer from that same queue. If the parcel comes back, the returns portal is the same one your team already uses. Options that depend on your GLS contract, such as FlexDeliveryService, ShopReturnService or a ParcelShop picker, are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

Carrier rules

  1. 01 IfNetherlands, under 10 kg

    ThenGLS

  2. 02 IfCustomer paid for a faster promise

    ThenThe carrier that meets the promise

  3. 03 IfBelgium

    ThenPostNL or Bpost, by your rule

  4. 04 IfCustomer starts a return

    ThenReturns portal, same queue

Review. Orders outside the rules wait for your team. Example rules. Your rules are set with you on a demo.

Example rules, not a live account. FlexDeliveryService, ShopReturnService, a ParcelShop picker per platform and partner rates are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

Works with the carriers and shops you already use

Which webshops and carriers can you combine with GLS in Zineps?

Zineps combines GLS with the carriers and webshops already named on this site, for merchants in the Netherlands and Belgium. The carriers are GLS, PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx and Bpost. The webshops and marketplaces are Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon. Orders from those shops land in one queue, and carrier rules choose GLS or another carrier per parcel. A ParcelShop picker per platform and partner rates are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

  • GLS
  • PostNL
  • DHL
  • DPD
  • UPS
  • FedEx
  • Bpost
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • bol.com
  • Amazon

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FAQ

Questions we get a lot

01

What is GLS shipping software?

GLS shipping software is the layer between a webshop and GLS. Zineps imports orders from Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon, applies your carrier rules, creates the shipping label and sends tracking updates to the shop and the customer. You bring your own GLS contract and keep PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost in the same queue, for webshops in the Netherlands and Belgium.

02

How does shipping with GLS work in Zineps?

Shipping with GLS in Zineps starts when orders are imported from your webshop. Carrier rules decide when a parcel goes with GLS and when PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx or Bpost is the better fit. Zineps creates the label, sends tracking updates to the customer and keeps returns in the same portal. You bring your own GLS contract. FlexDeliveryService, ShopReturnService and a ParcelShop picker are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

03

Which webshops and carriers can you combine with GLS in Zineps?

Zineps combines GLS with the carriers and webshops already named on this site, for merchants in the Netherlands and Belgium. The carriers are GLS, PostNL, DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx and Bpost. The webshops and marketplaces are Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon. Orders from those shops land in one queue, and carrier rules choose GLS or another carrier per parcel. A ParcelShop picker per platform and partner rates are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

04

Do I need my own GLS contract?

You can bring your own GLS contract and ship on those terms. If you do not have a contract yet, Zineps can introduce a logistics partner. Partner rates depend on your volume and lanes, so they are reviewed on a demo for your setup.

05

Does the returns portal work when I ship with GLS?

Yes. The returns portal is the same one used across Zineps. The customer starts the return, a label is created, and your team sees the status next to the original order. GLS ShopReturnService is reviewed on a demo for your setup.

06

What does a demo cover for GLS?

A demo walks through order import, carrier rules, label creation and tracking updates on your shops. It also reviews FlexDeliveryService, ShopReturnService, a ParcelShop picker for your platform, and partner rates if you do not have a GLS contract yet.

See GLS in the same queue as your other carriers

Bring your shops and your GLS contract, if you have one. We will walk through order import, carrier rules, labels and tracking updates.

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A few details about your shop and how you ship with GLS, and we will get back to you.