Forwarding Instructions

Here you will find general forwarding instructions for deliveries to the ZF Group and it's subsidiaries.

The "Location specific forwarding instructions" describe local forwarding specifics of the German locations and several international locations of ZF Friedrichshafen AG and its subsidiaries.

• General forwarding instructions
• Appendix 1: Receiving plants and warehouses for the ZF Group and subsidiaries
• Appendix 2: Forwarding process for small shipments
• Appendix 3: Logistics service providers for the ZF Group
• Appendix 6: TransitTimes Europe

For the Region North America, please refer to the regional shipping instructions. You can reach this document (ZF North America Supply Chain Manual) via the following link:

• ZF North America Supply Chain Manual

For the Region South America, please refer to the regional shipping instructions. You can reach this document (Condições Gerais de Compras - Protocolo Logístico) via the following link:

• Condições Gerais de Compras - Protocolo Logístico

• Information Page of our transport management system TOMS

If notification of ZF forwarders is not yet done via EDI, using the following notification templates is mandatory.

• Air Notification Template
• Land Notification Template
• Sea Notification Template