Billed weekly. Storage pro-rated daily. Nothing bundled.
Every OC3PL invoice is weekly, and every line on it falls into one of these four categories. If you know your order volume and how much space you occupy, you can work out your bill before we send it.
Fixed fees for the everyday work of fulfillment.
Inbound: one fee per unit, case, or pallet received — whichever your delivery qualifies for, never all three. Outbound: one fee per order plus one fee per item shipped.
Flat, predictable, and simple to compute from your own order data.
You pay for the space you use, for the days you use it. Nothing else.
No full-month charge because a pallet arrived on the 2nd. No half-month rules. No prepaying for space based on a pallet count on the first of the month. Those models are standard in this industry, and they are unfair to the customer.
Inventory in on Tuesday, out on Friday, you pay for three days.
Your storage rate is quoted monthly, because that is how every other provider quotes it and it is the only way to compare us like for like. The monthly figure is the comparison. The daily usage is the bill.
Recurring charges for the technology that runs your account.
A single Shopify connection is a single simple charge. Complex or multi-channel integrations cost more. Optional tools that extend your business are available as recurring charges you turn on when you need them.
Every tool and integration is quoted as a weekly amount, on the same invoice as everything else. One number, one cadence.
The catch-all for work that does not happen every week: kitting, relabeling, special projects, returns handling.
Every value-added service rate is on your quote before you sign, so if we ever need to perform one, you already know the cost.
Weekly billing keeps invoices small, current, and easy to reconcile against the week’s orders. You are never looking at a 30-day bill trying to remember what happened on the 4th — and because storage is pro-rated daily, what you are charged tracks what you actually used.
The calculator takes the rates on your current invoice or quote and gives you a true cost per order. These explain the arithmetic behind it.
Estimate what fulfillment will cost you. See which factors move the number, which costs stay hidden, and how to use the result without fooling yourself.
Work out your true fulfillment cost per order, then turn it into a margin forecast — including the hidden costs that quietly erode the margin you thought you had.
Why fulfillment pricing is hard to predict early on, why startups routinely underestimate it, and a step-by-step model for forecasting before the volume arrives.
The reference guides behind the four categories above.
How 3PL pricing models work, the four core fulfillment fees, the value-added charges on top, and the costs brands most often miss. The reference guide for the rest.
Pick and pack is the core fulfillment charge. How 3PLs structure it, where it gets complicated, and why a higher per-order fee is sometimes the cheaper option.
Discover how transparent line-item 3PL billing eliminates hidden fees, improves forecasting, and helps startups cut fulfillment costs.
Activity based charges are the fixed fees for the everyday work of fulfillment. Inbound, you pay one fee per unit, case, or pallet received — whichever your delivery qualifies for, never all three. Outbound, you pay one fee per order plus one fee per item shipped.
Storage is usage-based and pro-rated daily. You pay for the space you occupy, for the days you occupy it. There is no full-month charge because a pallet arrived on the 2nd, no half-month rule, and no prepaying for space based on a pallet count on the first of the month. Inventory in on Tuesday and out on Friday means you pay for three days.
Because a monthly rate is how every provider quotes storage, and it is the only way to compare quotes like for like when you are choosing between us and someone else. It is a comparison figure, not a billing method. What you are actually charged is the space you occupied, for the days you occupied it, on your weekly invoice.
Weekly billing keeps invoices small, current, and easy to reconcile against the week’s orders. You are never looking at a 30-day bill trying to remember what happened on the 4th. Everything appears on it — activity charges, storage, tools and integrations, and any value-added services — on one cadence.
A value-added service is work that does not happen every week: kitting, relabeling, special projects, and returns handling. Every value-added service rate is on your quote before you sign, so you already know the cost of any we perform.
No. There are no order minimums, no thresholds and no penalties, and no long-term contract. Pre-launch and early-stage brands get the same technology, workflows and dedicated account manager as the largest clients, and costs are quoted from your SKUs, volumes and workflow rather than a tier you have to qualify for.
No. OC3PL does not use a one-size-fits-all price list. It builds a custom quote from your SKUs, order volume and workflow requirements, delivered as a detailed line-item breakdown the team walks you through. The fastest route to real numbers is sending your order history and product dimensions.
Before you compare two 3PL quotes, it is worth knowing what the other options actually cost.
Compare the true long-term costs of in-house fulfillment vs. outsourcing so you can choose the most profitable path for your DTC brand.
See how doing fulfillment in-house can cost more than you think. Learn the hidden costs of DIY fulfillment and how to avoid them.
Traditional 3PL billing is killing your margins. Learn how per-cycle pricing offers predictability, scalability, and savings for subscription box brands.
Send us your order history, SKU count and product dimensions, and we will send back a detailed line-item breakdown — every charge separated, with no minimums and no long-term contract.
