DOES DHL GERMANY USE AN 8-DIGIT NUMBER FOR THEIR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS?

Tracking numbers are a series of numbers given to each of the shipments that are assigned to their respective destination. The numbers are primarily useful to the user or the customer to identify the exact location of the deliveries of goods. It is a unique code assigned to that particular parcel or package. The numbers are typically printed onto a shipping label in the form of a bar code, and that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or simply with a smartphone.

 

DHL Germany is known for its International Shipping. The DHL Ecommerce covers up to 200+ countries and different other territories, with a wide range of customer service along with end-to-end tracking. There are times when the final mile delivery will be handled to the local postal service, and you will have to collect it in person.

 

DHL in Germany usually uses the 8-Digit number, especially for international shipments. The service is called DHL Global Forwarding.

 

The DHL Global Forwarding was previously known as DHL Danzas Air & Ocean. It is a part of the Deutsche Post DHL (DHL Germany). Its main plan is to take on major logistics projects under the brand name DHL Industrial Projects. Along with DHL Freight, it forms Deutsche Post Freight/Forwarding department.

 

With DHL Global Forwarding, the goods are carried out by rail, air, road, and sea under their DHL brand along with a unique set of numbers for universal tracking. The DHL Freight operation runs a ground-based network covering Europe, Russia, and most of the traffic into the middle East.

 

Here are the series of numbers you will find in the shipping label of a global product in DHL Germany, along with the 8-digit number.

1. The series starting with a 7-digit numerical series. Example-2345678

2. The series starting with a number, then 2 letters, and a series of numbers again. Example- 2RP123458

3. The series starting with 3 letters and a series of 6 numbers. Example- ABC010234

4. Series starting with a 3-digit carrier code, followed by a hyphen (-), which is then followed by the 8-digit master bill number. Example: 123-46723409

 

With the help of the 8-digit master bill number, you can easily have the location of your package or parcel. So, the 8-digit number is the master bill number, which is quite important when it comes to DHL Germany.