The Home Depot’s requirements vary by supplier type. Here is what The Home Depot says all partners generally need, which EDI documents a drop-ship supplier exchanges, and how Acenda connects Home Depot drop-ship.
Last reviewed: November 4, 2026 · Based on The Home Depot's public information.
Requirements vary by supplier type. All partners generally must meet The Home Depot’s legal, insurance and safety compliance standards. Suppliers may also need to pass background checks and show operational capabilities such as EDI for order management.
Which EDI documents does a dropship supplier exchange?
In a drop-ship EDI setup, the retailer sends the purchase order (850). Acenda sends back the purchase order acknowledgment (855), the ship notice (856) and the invoice (810), and a functional acknowledgment (997) confirms receipt. Acenda’s team maps the documents with you. See how EDI drop-ship works in Acenda and EDI and drop-ship integrations.
Which platform does Home Depot drop-ship run on?
Mirakl. Acenda connects The Home Depot drop-ship through Acenda's Mirakl integration: it publishes and maintains channel-ready listings against the operator’s schema, with attribute-level rejection details, keeps inventory and offers in sync, ingests orders and routes them to your ERP, WMS or 3PL, and pushes shipment tracking back, including split shipments.
What Acenda covers
Full order, inventory, and shipment automation over EDI/API.
Purchase orders, acknowledgements, ASNs, and invoices exchanged automatically.
Routing rules send each order to the right warehouse or 3PL.
Compliance-ready documents and labels generated to the retailer’s spec.
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Frequently asked questions
What are The Home Depot’s supplier requirements?
Requirements vary by supplier type. All partners generally must meet legal, insurance and safety compliance standards, may need to pass background checks, and may need to show operational capabilities such as EDI for order management.
Does The Home Depot require EDI?
The Home Depot says suppliers may need to show operational capabilities such as EDI for order management.
Which platform does Home Depot drop-ship use?
The Home Depot does not currently offer a 3P marketplace, so sellers can’t list as third-party marketplace sellers. Brands sell through its drop-ship (DSV, 2P) supplier program on Mirakl, which Acenda connects to. The Home Depot’s drop-ship program runs on Mirakl, which Acenda connects to through its Mirakl integration.
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