Shipping Container Details Page

Overview

Each Shipping Container in Sellercloud has its own Shipping Container Details Page, where you can access and update any related information and settings. In this article, you will learn about all available options on the page. This includes the different panels, the Toolbox tabs, and the Actions you can perform on your shipping containers.

Shipping Container Details

To access the Shipping Container Details page:

Go to Purchasing > Shipping Containers.
Click Search to see all containers. Optionally, you can use the filters to control which containers appear in the search results.
Clicking a container’s ID.
This takes you to the Shipping Container Details page, which looks like this:

You can find essential information about the PO at the top of the page:

Detail	Description
Container ID	The shipping container’s unique identifier.
Container Name	The container’s name.
Receiving Warehouse	The receiving Warehouse for the container.
Status	The container’s general status: Saved, Ordered, Pending, Received, or Completed.
Total Qty	The total number of product units in the container.
Costs Applied to Products	Indicates if the Extra Costs (Shipping Cost, Shipping Fee, and Duties/Tariffs) have been applied to the items’ cost and reflected in their Average Cost.

The panels below also show the above information, as well as a lot more:

General Details

Option	Description
Container Name	The shipping container’s name.
Created On	The date when the container was created.
Received On	The date when the container was received.
Estimated Arrival Date	The container’s estimated arrival time at the warehouse.
Receiving Warehouse	The receiving Warehouse for the container.
Receiving Bin Name	The name of the receiving Bin at the warehouse.
Shipping Status	The container’s shipping: Arrived, Not Arrived, Shipped, Not Shipped, or Receiving Errors.
Container Status	The container’s general status: Saved, Ordered, Pending, Received, or Completed.
Invoice #	The number of the invoice associated with the container.
Order Source/SPO #	The PO number at the original channel where the container was purchased.
Total Qty	The total number of product units in the container.
Exported	Indicates whether the shipping container has been exported.

Vessel Info

Option	Description
Vessel Number	The number of the shipping vessel delivering the container.
Shipped On	The date when the container was shipped.
ETA Port	The shipping vessel’s estimated arrival time at the shipping port.
Port Name	The name of the shipping port where the vessel is expected to arrive.

Cost Info

Option	Description
Shipping Cost	The Cost Associated with Shipping the container.
Cost Based Fees	Fees calculated based on the container's cost.
Total CBM In Container	The total cubic meter volume of products within the container.
Total Duties & Tariffs	The total amount of duties and tariffs applicable to the container's contents.

Notes

This panel allows you to post notes related to the shipping container. Shipping container notes are helpful internally for better communication and collaboration among team members. For example, one way to use notes is to document changes and inform others - this way, they won’t have to check the Change Log.

Items

Option	Description
ID	The unique line item identification number.
Vendor	The Vendor selling the item.
PO #	The associated purchase order number.
Product Name	The name of the product.
Product ID	The unique Sellercloud SKU of the product.
Qty	The quantity of the item in the container.
On Hand	The current available stock of the item.
Received	The quantity of the item that has been received.
Average Cost	The Average Cost of the item.
Unit Cost	The cost per unit of the item.
Total Cost	The cumulative cost of the item quantity.
Unit CBM	The cubic meter volume per unit of the item.
Duties %	The percentage of duties applicable to the item, used to automatically calculate the total Duties/Tariffs amount owed for the item.
Tariffs %	The percentage of tariffs applicable to the item, used to automatically calculate the total Duties/Tariffs amount owed for the item.
Shipping Cost	The cost of shipping the item.
Shipping Fee	Any additional fees associated with shipping.
Duties/Tariffs	The total duties and tariffs cost for the item, used to automatically calculate the Total Duties & Tariffs for the entire container.
Extra Costs	The sum of the Shipping Cost, Shipping Fee, and Duties/Tariffs, making up the total additional cost related to the item.

Actions

To access container-related actions, click the Actions button on the Shipping Container Details page.

Now, you can select from the actions below. Click the star to pin any frequently used action to the top of the actions list.

Action	Description
Export to Excel (with Items)	Export container information to a spreadsheet. This option also includes item information, each on a different row.
Receive Full Container	Mark all items in the container as fully received at the warehouse. This action sets the Container Status to Received and updates the Received On date and any Received item quantities. The received inventory will appear in the selected warehouse, and the relevant POs will also update their Status to Partially Received or Fully Received and reflect any Received item quantities.
Receive Selected Container Items	Mark only specific selected items as received at the warehouse. This action updates any Received item quantities. If all items are received after this action, it also sets the Container Status to Received and updates the Received On date. The received inventory will appear in the selected warehouse, and the relevant POs will also update their Status to Partially Received or Fully Received and reflect any Received item quantities.
Receive Container Items (Custom Quantity)	Mark partial item quantities as received at the warehouse. This action updates any Received item quantities. If all items are received after this action, it also sets the Container Status to Received and updates the Received On date. The received inventory will appear in the selected warehouse, and the relevant POs will also update their Status to Partially Received or Fully Received and reflect any Received item quantities.
Delete Container Items Receiving	Delete any received quantities of items in the container, which also sets the quantities in the Received column back to 0. If you do this action for all items in the container, it also clears the Received On date.
Manage Documents	Open the Documents tab to upload and manage any related documents, such as invoices.
Apply Extra Costs to Items	Apply Extra Costs to the items to reflect them in the Product Average Cost.
Mark Exported	Set the container’s Exported status to Exported.
Export (via Plugin)	Export the container using a custom Container Export plugin.

Toolbox

The Toolbox grants you access to tabs with other modules related to your container. To access these tabs, click the Toolbox button on the Shipping Container Details page.

Now, you can select from the options in the table below.

Tab	Description
Change Log	View a log that stores all container history, showing who has made changes, what changes have been made, and when.
Documents	Upload and manage any related documents, such as invoices.