Drop-off guide

Need to drop off a parcel to a carrier? Shippit supports drop-offs to Couriers Please and HUBBED. Here's everything you need to know.

Updated over a week ago

Shippit supports drop-offs with CouriersPlease & Hubbed. This article explains how to drop-off your packages.

Drop off your packages with CouriersPlease

Take advantage of Shippit's partner rates to drop off your packages to over 700 convenient locations, from news agencies to service stations. Many locations are open early and late, 7 days a week for your ease and convenience.

Is the CouriersPlease Drop-off service right for me?

CouriersPlease is one of Australia's leading parcel delivery providers with nationwide coverage across Australia. Rather than waiting days for your freight to be collected, Shippit has partnered with CouriersPlease to offer a drop-off service for pre-approved customers.

Before applying to access Shippit’s drop-off service rates with CouriersPlease, please review the following information and restrictions to determine if this service is right for you.

Your packages must meet these size, weight and commodity guidelines:

Max packages per drop off

Most locations accept approx 10 packages per drop-off.

If you ship more than this, we suggest contacting our support team who can help set up a scheduled pickup instead.

Max dead weight (kg)

<10kg

Max cubic weight

<0.1 m³

Max length

1.1m

Pallets

No

Bulky goods

No, no packages over 30kg are accepted for drop-off

Liquids

Yes

Alcohol

Yes, with prior approval from Shippit only

Dangerous Goods

Yes, only what is accepted in the CouriersPlease network & approved by Shippit prior to shipping.

How do I access the CouriersPlease Drop-off service through Shippit?

To apply for the CouriersPlease Drop-off service you'll need to complete the request form.

Once you have submitted your application, our team will review and determine whether your store meets the criteria detailed above. You will receive a response from us within 10 business days.

What happens after I've enabled the service?

When enabled, only new orders that have entered Shippit will be declared as eligible for drop-off. These orders will show a visible icon next to the order in the Shippit UI, like this:

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When the CouriersPlease Drop-Off service is enabled, any orders allocated to this service will need to be dropped off at a CouriersPlease drop-off location as the driver will not receive a collection booking request.

If you have orders you have previously booked through the standard CouriersPlease service (non-drop-off) these will need to be cancelled with our support team so the driver does not come out to collect otherwise you may be charged a futile fee.

Can I drop my orders off at a different location?

No, you can only drop off your packages at any eligible CouriersPlease drop off location.

How can I activate a driver collection again if needed?

One service can only be utilised at a time and configured on your account. This means you're unable to request a pickup while using the CouriersPlease Drop-off Service.

If you want to revert back to collections, you'll need to reach out to our platform support team requesting CouriersPlease Drop-off Service be disabled on your account. Please keep in mind that the change will only affect your new orders that have been entered in Shippit. Any existing orders allocated to the CouriersPlease Drop-off Service need to be dropped off or cancelled and recreated in Shippit for collection.

How do I get support with my CouriersPlease orders?

If you have any questions about getting started with the CouriersPlease Drop-off Service - get in touch with our platform support team at [email protected]

If you are already using the CouriersPlease Drop-off Service and need help with existing orders - use the Get Help button on the Track tab from within Shippit.

Drop off your packages with Hubbed

Shippit's HUBBED integration gives you access to Australia’s leading parcel pickup, collection and drop-off point network, so you can drop off your outbound deliveries when and where it suits you and provide your customers with a convenient and sustainable drop-off return option.

Take advantage of Shippit's partner rates to drop off your packages to over 3,000 convenient locations, from news agencies to service stations. Many locations are open early and late, 7 days a week, for your ease and convenience.

Is the HUBBED drop-off service right for me?

HUBBED is one of Australia's leading delivery providers with nationwide coverage across Australia. Rather than waiting days for your packages to be collected, Shippit has partnered with HUBBED to offer a drop-off service for outbound and return packages.

Your packages must meet these size, weight and commodity guidelines:

Max dead weight (kg)

<10kg

Max cubic weight

<10kg

Max cube

<0.1 m³

Max length

1.2m

Pallets

No

Bulky goods

No, no packages over 30kg are accepted for drop-off

Food

Food, yes. Perishables and live goods, no

Liquids

Yes, excluding alcohol

Dangerous Goods

No

How do I access the HUBBED drop-off service through Shippit?

HUBBED drop-offs can be activated as a standard delivery option within the Carrier settings page as below. Our partnership with HUBBED means that you can activate HUBBED as a carrier service without having to create an account or negotiate your own rates.

To initiate the onboarding process and activate HUBBED as a carrier, click Get started. You are taken to this screen, where you can choose to activate HUBBED as a carrier for outbound packages and/ return packages.

Automatically, the closest drop-off location will be selected as a default based on your pick-up address. This can be easily modified by selecting Update location, which will take you to a map where you can see all available HUBBED drop-off locations and their opening hours.

Once you have selected the right location and the services you wish to enable, simply save your selection and you are ready to start dropping off your packages with HUBBED.

Please note that in order to enable HUBBED as a drop-off option for customer returns, you will be required to activate Shippit’s Returns Portal, which is compatible with Shopify and Magento2.

Booking an outbound order with HUBBED

Booking an outbound order with HUBBED is simple. Once HUBBED has been activated as a carrier, you will be able to create and confirm orders as usual in the ‘New Orders’ tab.

Note that when confirming your order, the ‘Pick-up address’ will not change. You will be able to confirm and drop off your order as usual, at the drop-off location you have selected during your initial set-up.

How long do I have to drop off my orders?

Indefinitely, the order is registered in HUBBED and Shippit and won't be charged until the first scan event. Before this point you can still cancel the order to get a full refund

How do I know when the courier has picked up from the location?

Shippit will indicate when the order has been picked up by the Courier, marking it as an In Transit state.

Once a drop-off location has been selected, can I drop off at another location?

To ensure quoting is correct, you will be required to drop off at the location selected during the initial set-up. Note that when you are booking and confirming your order, it will display your standard pick-up address. This is expected behaviour and your order can be dropped off as usual at the location you selected during set-up.

How do I know when my order has been picked up?

Once you drop your packages into a HUBBED location they will process your packages and have them ready for their driver's collection, this can take 24-48 hours.

Once your order has been picked up it will be scanned by the carrier and marked as ‘In Transit'. You will then receive a tracking status notification advising that the package is “On its way.”

How do I get support with my HUBBED orders?

Get to know HUBBED from our HUBBED guide here.

If you have any questions about getting started with the HUBBED Drop-off Service - You can contact us here for more information.

If you are already using the HUBBED Drop-off Service and need help with existing orders -use the Get Help button on the Track tab from within Shippit.

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