How to print DHL Express shipping labels with a Thermal Printer (ZPL file)

Printing shipping label using ZPL format is recommended when you use multiple thermal printers: one thermal printer per one shipping carrier. If you wish to use the DHL Thermal Printers on a Zebra printer for ZPL file, please follow this set up below. 

Note: You can also print PDF file on a Thermal printer (Zebra, Rollo, Sato, etc.). Ship&co supports PDF file in 4x6 and 4x8 for DHL shipment. You can select PDF for thermal printer inside your DHL settings on Ship&co.

Setting Thermal Printer for DHL shipment

To set up the thermal printer to print DHL shipping label from ZPL file, follow these steps:

1. Install the printer settings on your computer following the steps suggested here. 
2. Go to Settings page.
3. In Thermal printers section, click Edit and add the name under the Printer name field.
   
4. Click Submit.
5. Go to Carriers page.
6. In Your carriers section, click Edit on your DHL account.
7. In Print settings section, select the label type as ZPL (Thermal).
   The printer name you previously set will appear below this setting.
   
8. Click Save.

Now, your Zebra thermal printer for DHL has now been successfully set up.