How to connect your Yamato Transport account to ship with Ship&co

Connecting your Yamato Transport (Japan domestic) account to ship with Ship&co is quick and easy. This will allow you to seamlessly ship your orders using Yamato Transport's shipping services. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps you need to follow to connect your Yamato Transport account to Ship&co.

Please Note!: Due to Yamato B2 Cloud's server maintenance, registration and shipping label creation in Ship&co for Yamato are not available from 01:00 to 04:00 JST, every day. (2nd/4th Wednesday every month only: 01:00〜07:00 JST). Thank you for your understanding.

Acquire Yamato Credentials from Waybill Issuing System B2 Cloud

Acquiring an API Key and Shipping administration number from Yamato's Waybill Issuing System "Yamato Business Members - B2 Cloud" is an essential step to enable integration with shipping software like Ship&co. To acquire Yamato Credentials from the system, please follow these steps.

Attention: Yamato Transport has restricted the acquisition of API Keys when logged in with a personal user ID on Yamato Business Members. To obtain keys, it is necessary to log in with an administrator ID.

1. Login to Yamato Business Members.
2. Click Service List (サービス一覧) → Waybill Issuing System B2 Cloud (送り状発行システムB2クラウド) → Use this service (このサービスを利用する).
3. In the B2 Cloud (送り状発行システムB2クラウド) page, click Link with external system (外部システムとの連携) under Change System Settings (システム設定を変更する) section.
4. In the Link with external system (外部システムとの連携) page, issue the API access authentication key (APIアクセス認証キー) and copy it.
5. Go back to the B2 Cloud (送り状発行システムB2クラウド) top page.
6. Click on Issue one by one (1件ずつ発行).
7. In the Basic Information (基本情報) section, copy the last two digits of the Bill-to (請求先) code.
   The Shipping administration number will be numbers from 01 - 99.

Now, you have an API access key and Shipping administration number ready. Next, you can use these credentials to set up your Yamato Transport account in Ship&co.

Please Note!: Yamato Transport has been expanding the functionality of B2 Cloud in each region since the end of August 2023, and if you obtain an API access authentication key for the first time after the functionality has been expanded, the key will be valid from the next day onwards. Please note that an error will occur if you follow the procedures below in Ship&co on the day you obtained the key.

Connect your Yamato Transport Account to Ship with Ship&co

Just follow the steps and you'll be ready to start shipping with Yamato Transport in no time.

1. On the Carriers page, click on the Yamato Transport icon.
2. In Your carrier credentials section, input the Yamato Transport credentials obtained from above steps.
3. In the Label Settings section, tick on this option in case you want to display the shortest delivery date possible on label automatically, without choosing a delivery date on calendar.
4. In the Scheduled Delivery Email Notification Settings section: If you would like Yamato to automatically send an email to the recipient with the "scheduled delivery date and time slot," please check this option and make sure to enter your custom message.
   * This feature is only available when one of the following shipping services is selected at the time of label creation -  Regular (発払い), Cash on Delivery (コレクト), Freight on Delovery (着払い), TA-Q-BIN Compact (宅急便コンパクト), or TA-Q-BIN Compact Collect (宅急便コンパクトコレクト) - Also, the recipient's email address is necessary to activate this setting.
5. In the Yamato B2 method types section, please tick the Yamato shipping methods that you plan to use.
6. In the Default service type section, choose the service type you would like to set by default. (e.g. "Regular" for normal temperature) 
7. In the Select Default Care Mark section, choose the care mark(s) to be applied by default for your shipments, if needed.
8. In the Print Settings section, the Label Type is set as PDF by default. Choose the Paper size from the pull-down menu.
   

• • Standard A4 or Standard A5 --- A4 or A5 size for inkjet printers
  • Black&White A4 or Black&White A5 --- A4 or A5 size for laser printers
  • 4.5x7.8 inches --- for thermal printers
  • 4x8 inches --- customized label that can be used only with specific printers (with Ship&co API)

Note: if you choose 4.5x7.8 inches or 4x8 inches, you will need to choose the paper size for TA-Q-BIN Freight on Delivery and TA-Q-BIN Compact, which are not supported printing labels via thermal printers.
Also, when printing Yamato Transport shipping labels, please use the right shipping label papers that match the shipping service you use. You can request these shipping supplies from Yamato Transport using the Yamato Business Member dashboard (except for 4x8 inches).

9. Click Save.

The setup process of Yamato Transport is now complete!

Important: Due to the daily server maintenance, Yamato Waybill Issuing System B2 Cloud service will be unavailable from 1:00 am to 7:00 am (JST). You will not be able to create Yamato Transport's shipping label during that period of time.

Note: If you wish to print Yamato Transport Shipping Labels with 4.5x7.8 inches using a thermal printer (label printer), Yamato Transport recommends the following thermal printer:

• Okabe Marking Systems EV426
• Okabe Marking Systems Eta424

Yamato Transport does not guarantee the operation of thermal printers other than the above B2 Cloud recommended thermal printers, so if any words or letters are smudged, or if any other problems arise when printing the shipping label, the successful printing of the shipping label cannot be guaranteed.