You can use the Matkahuolto extension to print directly in the admin panel shipping labels for your online store's orders that will be delivered with Matkahuolto's services.

Pricing

Using the service is subject to fees. Contact Matkahuolto's corporate sales to request an offer for package services.

Installation and activation

Read more about the Matkahuolto extension and see the general installation instructions.

Extensions are not available in MyCashflow Free plan.

  1. Order Matkahuolto's package services and ask Matkahuolto's customer service for online store interface credentials.
  2. Enter the credentials in the settings for the Matkahuolto extension in your MyCashflow online store.
  3. Indicate also the account number to which bus advance payments should be made.
  4. Optionally, you can change the order default weight that is sent to Matkahuolto if the order's weight is 0.
  5. If the sender's address is different from the address in the online store's contact information, add it to the extension's settings.
  6. Save the extension's settings.

Once the extension settings suit your needs, you can create new shipping methods that will use Matkahuolto's services.

  1. Create a shipping method for which shipping labels should be printed by using Matkahuolto's services.

    In the Shipping labels section, select Matkahuolto. Select also the desired Matkahuolto shipping service as the package service.

    For more information about the available package services, see Matkahuolto's website.

  2. Click Save.
  3. Define other shipping method settings to suit your needs and save the shipping method.

With the Matkahuolto extension enabled, you can print shipping labels in the Shipping details section on the admin panel's order page. You'll also find the Tracking code link in shipping details, which you can use to track the shipment in Matkahuolto's system.

Defining the shipping label size

You can choose the size of the printable shipping label for shipping methods that use Matkahuolto to generate shipping labels. The shipping label size is selected in the shipping method settings in the Document type item. The available sizes for a shipping label are 10x15 and A5.

Services that support providing customs information

You can provide customs details for shipments during order processing by using the following shipping services included in the extension:
  • Default shipment description (defined on the Settings > Order settings page)
    • Near Parcel
    • Bus Parcel
    • Express Parcel
    • Home Delivery
    • Delivery Parcel
    • Pallet Freight
    • XXS Parcel
    • International Near Parcel
    • International Delivery Parcel

See detailed instructions on how to provide customs details for shipments.

Pickup point types

It is possible to exclude outdoor parcel points from the Matkahuolto pickup point menu available at the online store's checkout. This will prevent the customer from selecting a parcel point that is located outdoors and only make available indoor parcel points.

The feature is supported with the following Matkahuolto services:

  • Near Parcel
  • XXS Parcel

The restriction is set in the Pickup point types item in the shipping method settings.

The default shipment description

This extension includes shipping services that use the default shipment content description on their shipping labels for the purpose of a potential customs clearance.

The default description can be specified on the admin panel's Settings > Order settings page.

The following shipping services include support for the default shipment content description:

  • Near Parcel
  • Bus Parcel
  • Express Parcel
  • Home Delivery
  • Delivery Parcel
  • Pallet Freight
  • XXS Parcel
  • Near Parcel (Estonia)
  • Delivery Parcel (Estonia)

Some shipping services also allow you to edit the shipment description in the Shipping details section of the order page. However, you may want to specify a default description that defines your entire product catalog as clearly as possible.