# Shippabo’s Quoting Process

Written by [Bonita Fowlersmith](https://help.shippabo.com/authors/1290282)

Updated at July 27th, 2024

Shippabo's platform streamlines the process of obtaining a quote for your upcoming shipment. As soon as you have the essential information for your quote request, you can effortlessly initiate the procedure within the Shippabo platform, ensuring a convenient and efficient experience in managing your logistics needs.

Check out our article How to create a new shipment, which overviews all of the steps in initiating a quote on our platform!

Once you enter the required information for your quote, your request will automatically be in **Planning** stage.

Once you’ve submitted your quote request, you will also receive an email confirmation.

From here, the Shippabo team is notified that you have initiated a quote request, and will begin working on it. We will reach out to you if any further information is needed to submit your quote!

_Please note: Due to the volatility of the market regarding GRI’s, Shippabo will only quote shipments with a cargo ready date within the next month._

Once your quote is ready, you will receive an email from the Shippabo team, containing a PDF of your quote, along with a link which takes you directly to your quote in the platform. This is where you can send the Shippabo team a message with any questions you have on the quote, view all of the quoted charges along with the quote validity information, and approve the quote!

- _Ensure your notifications for **Quote Ready** are enabled! Check out our guide on how to update your notifications._