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# Manufacturer configuration

In addition to the dedicated supplier management, you can also activate existing **Shopware manufacturers** as dropshipping partners. This is useful if you already manage manufacturers in Shopware and want to use them directly as suppliers.

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## Activating a manufacturer as a dropshipping partner

Open a manufacturer in the administration under:\
**Catalogue > Manufacturers > \[Select manufacturer]**

In the custom fields area under the **"Dropshipping"** tab, you will find the following fields:

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| Field                                                                             | Description                                            |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Enable dropshipping for this supplier** <mark style="color:red;">**(3)**</mark> | Activates this manufacturer as a dropshipping supplier |
| **Recipient email** <mark style="color:red;">**(1)**</mark>                       | Primary email address to which orders are sent         |
| **Additional email address** <mark style="color:red;">**(2)**</mark>              | Second recipient email (optional)                      |

> **Important:** The "Enable dropshipping" field must be turned on for emails to be sent to this manufacturer.

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## Difference: Supplier vs. Manufacturer

The plugin supports two ways to assign products to a dropshipping partner:

|                         | Dedicated supplier                              | Manufacturer                                                    |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Management**          | Catalogue > Suppliers                           | Catalogue > Manufacturers                                       |
| **Email configuration** | In the supplier with additional email recipient | As a custom field on the manufacturer with additional recipient |
| **CSV/XML export**      | Fully configurable                              | –                                                               |
| **DHL settings**        | Global plugin configuration                     | Global plugin configuration                                     |
| **Minimum order value** | Configurable per supplier                       | Configurable per manufacturer                                   |

**Recommendation:** Use **dedicated suppliers** when you need full CSV/XML export capabilities. Use **manufacturers** when you already have an extensive manufacturer structure in Shopware.

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## Assignment priority

If a product is assigned to both a dedicated supplier and a manufacturer, the following priority applies:

1. **Dedicated supplier** (via `hueb_supplier_id` on the product) – takes precedence when active
2. **Manufacturer** when the dropshipping custom field is enabled

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## Product variants

When using product variants, the supplier or manufacturer assignment is automatically inherited from the **main product** if the variant itself has no dedicated assignment.


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