Automate Your nbound and Outbound Logistics Inside Business Central.
MetaShip puts outbound delivery and inbound return shipping on the same Sales Quote — with live carrier rates, automatic markup, and zero re-entry when it converts to an order. All inside Business Central.
Logistics Friction Costs You More Than
You Realise
Managing inbound and outbound logistics across carrier portals, spreadsheets, and your ERP creates the same four problems at every company.
Everything Your Logistics Team
Needs in One Place
Built natively inside Dynamics 365 Business Central — no extra portals, no data re-entry, no disconnected systems.
Outbound Logistics Estimation
Compare live UPS and FedEx outbound delivery rates directly inside Business Central — with markup applied and charge auto-added to the Sales Quote.
Inbound Return Shipping Estimation
For rental and return workflows, MetaShip generates inbound return shipping estimates — adding both legs to the same Sales Quote automatically.
Multi-Package Shipment Management
Define multiple packages per shipment with custom dimensions and weights. Rates for all packages are factored into a single consolidated estimate.
API & Manual Shipment Creation
Once packed, create an API shipment for carriers like UPS and FedEx directly from Business Central — or log a manual shipment with a tracking number for orders shipped outside the system. A consolidated shipping label is generated and available for download instantly.
Automatic Quote-to-Order Carry-Over
When a Sales Quote converts to a Sales Order, every logistics charge line — both outbound and inbound — transfers automatically. No re-entry, no reconciliation, no missing charges at invoice time.
Complete Inbound and Outbound Logistics
in 6 Steps
The full logistics workflow — outbound delivery and inbound returns — entirely inside Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Open a Sales Quote in Business Central. Add the customer, items, and shipping details. For rental orders, enter the Rental Location Code, Rental Invoicing Plan, and Return Location Code at this stage.
- Select Customer No. and External Document No.
- Add item lines — sales items or rental items
- Set Shipping Agent (UPS/FedEx), Method, and Contact Name
- For rentals: enter Rental Return Date and Return Location Code
Click Create/Add Manual Packages on the MetaShip Estimate screen. Define package type, dimensions, quantity, and weight for each box in the shipment.
- Select package type (BX1, BOX, etc.) and quantity
- Dimensions auto-populate based on package type
- Enter actual weight per package in lbs
- Set Shipment Date — supports up to 10 days ahead
Click Outbound Price Comparison. Live outbound delivery rates from all connected carriers appear instantly — with base price, total price, and expected delivery date side-by-side.
- Carrier rates fetched live from UPS and FedEx APIs
- Side-by-side comparison — price and delivery window
- Select preferred carrier row and click OK
- Outbound Shipping Charge field auto-populates
For rental and return orders, click Inbound Price Comparison. The same carrier rate comparison runs for the return leg — ensuring the complete inbound logistics cost is visible before the quote is confirmed.
- Uses the same package configuration as outbound
- Return leg rates fetched and displayed side-by-side
- Select preferred inbound carrier and click OK
- Inbound Shipping Charge field auto-populates
Click Outbound Shipping Charge — then Inbound Shipping Charge. Each triggers your configured markup, and both charge lines are inserted into the Sales Quote automatically. No manual data entry.
- Markup applied separately to each direction
- Both lines inserted as Sales Quote line items
- Add a comment line to label each charge clearly
- Total logistics cost visible on the quote before confirmation
Click Make Order. The Sales Quote converts to a Sales Order and all line items — including both outbound and inbound logistics charges — transfer automatically. Zero re-entry, full audit trail.
- All item lines carry over from Quote to Order
- Outbound and inbound charges transfer automatically
- Sales Order ready for warehouse shipment creation
- Third-party billing details also carried if configured
See inbound and outbound logistics running live inside Business Central.
We walk through your exact workflow — Sales Quotes, carrier comparison, both charge legs, and shipment creation.
What Changes When Logistics
Lives Inside Your ERP
What Logistics Teams Are Saying
We ship hundreds of orders per month. Before MetaShip, getting an outbound logistics estimate meant leaving Business Central, checking UPS, checking FedEx, then manually entering the rate. Now it’s two clicks and done. The time savings are enormous.
The inbound return estimation changed everything for our rental business. We now give customers a complete logistics cost at quote time — outbound delivery and inbound return — instead of issuing a revised invoice three weeks later.
Having both inbound and outbound logistics charges auto-carry from the Sales Quote to the Sales Order has eliminated our biggest reconciliation headache. Our billing team actually has time to do their real work now.
Common Questions
Inbound logistics refers to the return shipment back to your warehouse — typically for rental items — and MetaShip estimates this leg via the Inbound Price Comparison, also adding it as a separate charge line on the quote.
One platform for your complete inbound and outbound logistics.
Book a demo and see MetaShip handle both delivery and return shipping inside Business Central — with your carrier accounts, your markups, your workflow.