En:Behaviour in case of damage reports and problems (follow-up)
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Depending on the shipping service provider, you can either record your damage claims directly in Winestro.Cloud (UPS), send them to us by e-mail (DHL) or claim them directly via your myDPD access (DPD). For all 3 providers, the use of officially certified and approved cardboard boxes is mandatory in order to be considered in a test procedure for damage reimbursement!
Please be sure to read before reporting a claim the following information on the respective carrier, so that you have the best possible chance of being reimbursed.
In this article you will also learn a lot about known problems that can occur during shipping.
In case of repeated sending of incomplete claims, unjustified complaints (repeated rejections), attempted fraud or knowingly false information - also and especially in case of non-compliance with the delivery conditions of the respective shipping service provider - as well as confrontations with the shipping service providers on our behalf/on the basis of our framework agreements, exclusion from the parcel mark service will take place immediately. Furthermore, we reserve the right to exclude customers from the parcel label service completely or temporarily at any time in the event of business-damaging behaviour without giving reasons, so that we can continue to offer the favourable conditions for all users. We thank you for your understanding.
Damage report UPS
Before the first report
Before you can create a damage report at UPS, you have to enter your UPS certified cardboard boxes in the package templates under System - Settings - Delivery, so that you can select them when creating the damage report.
Note deadline: We must receive the report within the first 7 days after receipt of the return, otherwise a refund from UPS will usually be refused. We can pass on late reports, but have no influence on whether they are processed or rejected straight away.
Create damage report
Click on the [+] symbol under Mail - Parcels - Damage to report a new claim. Please fill in all fields. (See picture Report damage 1).
Check the box: Info in advance
Have you been requested by the Winestro.Cloud-team by e-mail to create a report/to be informed about a case of damage? Then please confirm this by ticking the appropriate box.
Verkaufsrechnung
First select the corresponding invoice for the affected consignment. You can pull this from the Weinbau-online system or upload it as a PDF from your computer. Pay attention: If your own business data usually only appear on the invoice by printing it out on letterhead, you must do this first and then scan the receipt again. An invoice is not valid without the seller's data. Please note that free samples or gifts can only be refunded if an invoice is presented. In this case, you must create an invoice and discount it by 100%.
Telephone number of the recipient
Then please enter the recipient's telephone number. Please note that since autumn 2020 UPS refuses to investigate claims if no recipient telephone number is provided. If you only have a mail address for the recipient, you must use this to request a telephone contact. Pro Tip: You can also leave your own number and make sure that UPS does not notice the difference when contacting you... Usually you only have to acknowledge "the breakage did not happen at my place, there was no delivery attempt", "I never received the package", or similar. If the recipient has actually noticed something (breakage during delivery/at the front door), you should make it possible for UPS to speak to him.
Parcel tracking number
Below this, enter the corresponding tracking number, which you can easily obtain directly from the system. You can also find this in the Overview of all created parcel labels. You must create an individual damage report for each parcel. If several parcels from one sales invoice were damaged, make sure that the reports are created separately and that a precise description is given in the text field (see below) of which bottles were packed in which parcel.
Carton and filling
In the next step, specify the box manufacturer. Please note that you can only file a claim for a UPS-certified box. In case you have used a non-certified UPS box for shipping, please refrain from filing a damage report in your own interest. This does not qualify you for a refund of your damage and therefore you are not entitled to financial compensation. Rule of thumb: If your box is not listed under "System - Settings - Delivery", it usually does not have official UPS certification.
You have to confirm that the specified carton was actually used and that it was completely filled and approved for the bottle size used (you have to pay particular attention to this if you are sending 1L or 1L and 0.75L bottles mixed together). If one of these criteria is not met, the claim will always be rejected.
Empfängererklärung
Below you will find the option to download a recipient's declaration blanco (only required for enquiry orders, see below "Parcel has been lost". Otherwise ignore).
Images
If available, please upload images of the damage. Important information about damage pictures:
- Optimally, you should have several pictures showing the size and damage of the bottles, type of inner packaging, and reference/test number of the cardboard box.
- Additional pictures can be uploaded after creating the report via the comment function.
- If your shipment has already been repacked by UPS in the course of the return, it is best to attach a "sample photo" directly, showing how you originally packed the shipment (the inspection number on the box should be visible).
- If, in addition to the broken bottles, other items on the invoice were damaged in such a way that they are unsaleable, also document this in pictures and upload them.
Please note that UPS may reject damage claims due to missing pictures.
Description of Damage
A description of the damage that is as detailed as possible must be entered in the text field below. Make sure that descriptions of damaged or missing items also match the item description on the invoice so that the service provider can assign the loss to a net amount. For multi-package shipments, please also be sure to indicate which bottles on the invoice were packed together in the damaged/lost package.
Be as specific as possible when describing these individual incidents. Note that UPS will only refund at most the net value of the damaged goods and the net value of the original brand used after a positive inspection. The shipping material, a new stamp for reshipment and the VAT will not be refunded.
When you have filled in all the data, click on Create a report. This will be transferred to UPS and added to your list of damage reports. Past reports can thus be called up again and again.
What happens next?
If UPS gives feedback or has enquiries about the claim, you will see these in the respective message and can report back the required information directly. You will receive an infomail every time the other party replies.
Observe deadline: You also have 7 days to reply to queries, otherwise the case may be closed.
Please also note the status of the claim (Open, Waiting for feedback (from you!), In progress, Rejected, Under review by carrier, Claim being granted) and please be understanding and patient, as the review may take 4-6 weeks. If you have not received a message after six weeks, please enquire about the current status of processing directly in the claim notification.
In case of a positive check, you will receive an e-mail with the information that the claim is granted. You will automatically receive the credit in the next invoice and you do not need to take any further action.
Damage report DHL
If you notice any damage, please report it to us and not directly to DHL.
Terms
If you notice damage directly upon delivery of the parcel, it must be reported to the driver immediately so that DHL is informed. You are also welcome to report the damage directly to us so that we can also pass the report on to DHL. If the damage is only visible when unpacking, please notify us of the damage immediately, at the latest by the 6th day after delivery, so that we can forward the case to DHL.
A late submission will result in the rejection of the damage report.
Procedure
Please report the damage to us by email, quoting the consignment number and telephone number of the recipient, and send us a copy of the sales invoice. If there are several items on the invoice, please mark the ones that have been damaged or inform us in writing which ones have been damaged. If possible, please also send us photos of the damaged goods.
Note: DHL usually wants to assess the damage itself if it has not already been recorded by DHL during transport. If an assessment is required, the damaged parcel (please include all contents and packaging) can be taken to a post office or DHL shop or collected by DHL. To arrange a collection, the end customer can also call DHL himself at: 0228 28609800.
Damage report DPD
Important: Since 2016, DPD only accepts damage for parcels with a maximum of 12 boxes.
Here you can find the official letter in sample form: Datei:DPD Weinkartons Schaden blanco.pdf
In the event of a breakage at DPD, we unfortunately cannot take over the management of the damage report for you.
You must claim damages directly via myDPD. Please create a damage report via your own myDPD account.
To do this, proceed as follows:
- Log in to your myDPD account
⇒ If you can't find your login details or have forgotten them, post a help ticket on the forum asking to be sent the login details for myDPD again. - Go to My parcels - Complaints
- Enter the parcel number, the contents of the parcel, the date of dispatch and the reason for the complaint.
- Please also upload the sales invoice and pictures of the damage.
For further questions you can also contact your local depot. You will find the number of your depot on every DPD label you have created and under System - Settings - Delivery. You will find the telephone number and e-mail address of the depot on the label or alternatively on the Internet.
Please note that DPD usually requires a purchase invoice in order to settle the claim. If no purchase invoice is available, the following value will be refunded: sales invoice with 25% discount. Since you are usually unable to present a purchase invoice, we have been given a special arrangement by DPD: the value of the sales invoice minus a discount of 15% will be refunded.
What, how and when will be refunded?
UPS:
Only the net value of the damaged articles will be refunded. This also applies to flat-rate companies. Costs of packaging and reshipment to the customer will not be reimbursed. If your damage report is accepted after inspection, you will receive a settlement of the amount with your upcoming monthly statement.
If it is a loss or a total loss, you will also be credited separately for the shipping costs or the parcel stamp (if UPS has also agreed to reimburse you).
If you want to claim a recalculation or only the shipping costs because of an obvious mistake on the part of UPS, please write us a ticket under Help --> Tickets --> Write Ticket, because only damages and losses can be handled within the damage report.
Please note: The processing time for damage reports submitted to us can take up to 6-8 weeks.
DHL:
Only the net value of the damaged items will be reimbursed. This also applies to flat-rate companies. The cost of packaging and reshipment to the customer will not be reimbursed.
In most cases of damage, you will be contacted directly by DHL and asked for your account number to transfer the refund amount.
DPD:
Only the net value of the damaged items, packed in boxes of no more than 12, will be refunded directly by DPD to you. This also applies to flat-rate companies. Costs of packaging, the stamp used and the reshipment to the customer will not be reimbursed. You will receive the amount directly from DPD after the depot has positively checked your case based on damage pictures/the actual broken parcel and the sales invoice. The refund does not go through our contract and has nothing to do with your Weinbau-online account. You refer directly to your DPD customer number in the refund process and provide DPD with your bank details for transferring the value of the damage.
Please note that DPD usually requires a purchase invoice in order to settle the claim. If no purchase invoice is available, the following value will be refunded: sales invoice with 25% discount. As you usually cannot present a purchase invoice, we have received a special arrangement from DPD: The value of the sales invoice minus a discount of 15% will be refunded.
Unfortunately we cannot give any information about the duration of these procedures at DPD. This varies greatly from case to case and from depot to depot.
Repetitive rejection
If a claim is rejected several times for no apparent reason or due to an error, please do not seek direct confrontation with the service provider, but open a a help ticket in the Winestro.Cloud forum: In this case, we will mediate between you and the between you and the parcel service provider.
Wrong address/house number given or redelivery requested
Alternative search terms: Change of address, wrong address, change of house number, change of parcels sent, retry delivery, attempt delivery, postpone delivery, not at home, parcel not delivered, pick up at access point, drop off permit, requested delivery, delivery to neighbour, redirect, redirect parcel.
The parcel is still at your home
It is generally not possible to subsequently change addresses for stamps that have already been created. Manual overwriting is not effective, as the address is entered into the respective system via barcode. The only solution: You can cancel the stamp on the same day until 5 p.m. and then create a new parcel stamp with the correct address.
The parcel is already on the way
UPS
UPS: Shipper's options
Your own options are unfortunately limited due to our contract structure.
If you want to make address corrections because you have entered an incorrect or incomplete address, we can request this from Shipcloud. However, this is only possible as long as the parcel has not yet been returned according to the tracking system. To do this, we need the consignment number and the recipient's telephone number.
Our tip: Actively offer your end customers the UPS-MyChoice service when they place their first order. Via this portal, 'your customers can easily correct the address later and make delivery requests. However, registration requires a Post-Ident procedure, which is why short-term registration to process shipments that have already been sent is not expedient.
Since registration with UPS MyChoice requires some lead time, Alternatively, a note can be posted on the door for ongoing shipments. This should contain the address of the recipient, the tracking number of the package, the desired drop-off location, and the date and signature. Whether this solution works ultimately depends on the respective UPS employee and cannot be guaranteed.
In addition: Very helpful is the specification of the recipient's telephone number when creating the tag (is automatically inserted for existing customers with a telephone number stored in the customer file, otherwise manual entry in the parcel stamp creation mask).
UPS: Recipient's options
If there has already been a delivery attempt (you can see this in the detailed view of the tracking page directly at UPS), the recipient can be informed via the number on the Info-Notice. (is deposited in the letterbox by UPS), the recipient can request a redelivery or package rerouting digitally or manually, by telephone.
Even if there was no Info-Notice or no delivery attempt has been made, the recipient always has the chance to make his wishes known via the UPS hotline (01806 882 663* 20 cents/call from a German landline, mobile max. 60 cents/call). The recipient can simply consult with UPS more individually and flexibly about how the package can best be delivered for both parties. In addition, an existing UPS-myChoice account can be used.
If the shipment was delivered to a UPS Access Point, the recipient has the opportunity to make an individual delivery arrangement with UPS in the coming days so that the shipment can be delivered again. The following options are available for this:
- by telephone: +496966405060
- in writing: CustomerServiceDEDE@ups.com
- electronically: myUPSChoice (if available)
Alternatively, we can request a new (fastest possible) pick-up via our shipping partner, for which we need the recipient's telephone number. It is best to send us this by e-mail to info@winestro.cloud.
DPD
DPD: Possibilities of the consignor
Please contact your depot. You can find the number of your depot on any parcel label. You received your DPD customer number from us by e-mail when you activated your account. You will find a DPD customer number (as well as the contact to your depot) under System - Settings - Delivery. If you are missing this information, please contact the Weinbau-online team via the help ticket.
If DPD reports a delivery problem, you have the option of changing your address or requesting a new delivery directly via your myDPD account (under My parcels - Delivery obstacles).
Note for both the sender and the recipient:
By entering the parcel number and postcode on the DPD website you also have the option of making delivery requests, such as Cancel OK, change day, choose neighbour, choose parcel shop. This also applies to the recipient, of course.
DPD: Möglichkeiten des Empfängers
As described above, DPD offers simple options for the consignee to indicate his wishes online via the shipment tracking page. All that is needed is the consignment number and the postcode of the consignee. You can find all the information about this here. Please forward this link to your customers.
DHL
DHL: Options of the sender
As a rule, DHL communicates directly with the respective recipient via shipment tracking and there are also better address research options available, so that even incorrectly addressed shipments arrive without your help. If you do encounter any problems here, please feel free to contact us via the help ticket.
DHL: Options for the recipient
If the parcel is at a branch or Packstation for collection, the recipient has the option of requesting a second delivery attempt. To do this, follow this link. In general, your customers can also create a customer account at DHL and thus manage their shipments easily and conveniently.
Seasonal adjustment of shipment tracking
Especially before Christmas, there is a huge volume of shipments. Therefore, unfortunately, delivery problems can occur with all shipping service providers. We have designed text modules that you can select for a (seasonal) change of the shipcloud tracking. Select your desired modules here and write us via help ticket if you want a change!
Parcel lost/Retrieval request
In case of a lost parcel/if the tracking has not been updated for more than 3-4 days/the parcel is listed as delivered in the tracking, but the recipient assures not to have received it - you can place a search request. Please check in advance on the tracking page of the respective service provider whether there is a delivery or delivery receipt with a signature or name for the parcel. If the recipient can do something with it, you can save yourself the next steps.
UPS
You can request an investigation directly when creating a "damage report" (under "Post - Parcels - Damage"). It is best to download the Recipient declaration in advance and have the recipient of the package fill it out. Then attach it to your damage report/loss report (Create damage report). In any case, you also need the sales invoice and the recipient's telephone number.
Special case: Parcel is in Venlo / the Netherlands: Don't worry, the return process (free of charge for you, of course) has already been initiated. process (free of charge for you, of course) has already been initiated and you do not have to do anything else the goods again. If you have been informed about damage to this parcel, please file a damage report now. Please file a damage report now, stating that the number and type of damaged items is still unknown. Background: It is very rare for individual UPS employees to make a sorting error, so that returns go to the contract holder (located in NL) instead of the sender (i.e. you).
DHL
If the tracking system shows a successful delivery but the end customer has not received a parcel, we require a legally binding declaration from the end customer and a copy of the sales invoice. Please send us both by e-mail, stating the consignment number. You can download the DHL form for the consignee's declaration at here .
If the shipment is simply "stuck", the copy of the invoice is sufficient for the time being.
DPD
You can create a loss report directly via your myDPD account under My parcels - Complaints. Alternatively, you can contact your local depot. You will find the contact details on every DPD parcel label. Have your customer data ready, which you received from us by e-mail when you activated your account. Please refer to your DPD customer number and the consignment number, not to our framework agreement.
Note: Please note that damage or loss must always be reported to DPD (customer service) immediately upon delivery or within 7 days in writing by the sender! The data is only visible online for a maximum of 3 months, during which time the customer can also call up the delivery receipts, after that only via kundenservice@dpd.de'. The consignment numbers are archived and the DPD employees then need the "month of dispatch" and the "year of dispatch" in addition to the parcel number in order to locate the parcel. As with any insurance, you must report what happened, how much the damage is (sales invoice) and, above all, photos as proof of the damage. (Photos of the outer and inner packaging, parcel label and damaged goods).
Missing parcels or goods
Should a parcel arrive undamaged at your customer, but with missing bottles, we ask you to proceed as in the case of a lost parcel (see above). Upload pictures of the intact shipping box with the missing bottles and a Receiver's Declaration from your customer confirming that fewer bottles have arrived. Please make sure that you always use certified cardboard boxes and also indicate this in the damage report.