diff --git a/api/src/Page/Shipment.php b/api/src/Page/Shipment.php
index ca95ef552..88d45adc0 100644
--- a/api/src/Page/Shipment.php
+++ b/api/src/Page/Shipment.php
@@ -2685,10 +2685,10 @@ function _book_shipment_in_shipping_service($user, $shipment, $dewars, $journey_
             "address_line3" => isset($address_lines[2]) ? $address_lines[2] : null,
             "city" => $user["city"],
             "country" => $user["country"],
-            "post_code" => rtrim($user["postcode"]),
+            "post_code" => trim($user["postcode"]),
             "contact_name" => $user["name"],
             "contact_phone_number" => $user["phone"],
-            "contact_email" => rtrim($user["email"])
+            "contact_email" => trim($user["email"])
         );
         $shipment_data = array(
             "shipment_reference" => $shipment["PROP"],