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Transparent 3PL Warehouse Costs & Fulfillment Pricing

3PL Warehouse Cost Breakdown for Growing Brands

Finding a competent fulfillment partner is hard enough. It is even harder finding one that offers transparent, competitive pricing. Ideal Fulfillment makes 3pl warehouse costs easier to understand by clearly outlining inbound, storage, outbound, and specialty service pricing. If you are trying to estimate your 3pl warehouse cost, compare service options, or plan for higher order volume, our team can help you get a clear quote based on your actual fulfillment needs.

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Pricing Table

Simple & Transparent 3PL Pricing

The prices below reflect our base pricing for E-commerce and FBA clients. If you have high order volume or special requirements, you may realize significant cost savings with a custom quote.

The prices below are designed to help brands understand common 3pl warehouse costs before requesting a custom quote. Every business has different order volume, storage requirements, inbound shipments, and outbound fulfillment needs, so your final 3pl warehouse cost may vary depending on the exact services your operation requires.

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Inbound

Service

Unit Price
Pallet Inbound $8.50 / Pallet
Case Inbound $1.00 / Case
20ft Container $450 / Container
40ft Container $800 / Container
Pallet Wrap $5.00 / Pallet
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Storage

Service

Unit Price
Pallet Storage $25 / 6-ft Pallet
Bin Storage $5 / Bin
Cubic Storage* $0.50 / ft3

*For large goods that cannot be easily stored on a pallet, bin, or shelf

Outbound

Service

Unit Price
Order Processing $2.25 / Order
Additional Pick $0.50 / Pick*
Pallet Outbound $8.50 / Pallet
FNSKU Labels $0.50 / Label
Pallet Supply Cost + 15% / Pallet
Materials Cost + 15% / item

*For each pick in an order after the first pick

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Pricing Calculator

Get an Instant 3PL Cost Estimate

Use this handy calculator to estimate your monthly fulfillment pricing based on inbound orders, inventory storage, and outbound volume. This tool gives you a quick way to forecast 3pl warehouse costs using your expected activity, and it can help you understand how your 3pl warehouse cost changes as your business grows. If your needs exceed the ranges below, contact us for a custom quote.

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Inbound Orders

Inventory Storage

Outbound Orders

Total Price: $0.00

Based on these values, we may be able to discount your pricing - Request a Custom Quote

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Here's some of the things we're often asked, but feel free to contact us with any other questions! You can also read more about 3PL pricing and 3PL cost structures on our blog

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We've tried to make it as easy and transparent as possible to determine what our fulfillment services will cost you. Simply pick the relevant services for your business from each of the three categories - Inbound, Storage, and Outbound - and multiply by your volume.

The easiest way to do this is using our interactive 3pl pricing calculator above. You can enter your pallet quanitities, inbound volume, and outbound volume, and get an instant 3pl price estimate online.

We're happy to discuss any special projects or concerns you might have - feel free to contact us by phone or email to discuss the details of your brand's needs!

Several factors can affect 3pl warehouse costs, including the number of pallets or bins stored, inbound shipment volume, order processing needs, pick volume, labeling, materials, kitting, specialty prep, and custom labor. The best way to estimate your 3pl warehouse cost is to review the pricing table, use the calculator above, and request a custom quote for your specific volume and service requirements.

Our pricing for container unload is inclusive of receiving / putaway. Many other warehouses will charge much less, but then tack on pallet handling fees. Our price includes these fees.

The table above shows our basic e-commerce fulfillment fees. There are some additional items to consider which your client contract will reflect, including a $50/month platform fee (for providing a login portal with real-time access to your fulfillment data), $45 per-hour labor fees for work you direct us to perform which is outside the scope of standard services, fees for kitting or specialty services (if required), and material supply fees if needed.

For more details on the full picture of services we offer, as well as potential discounts for higher-volume clients, contact us for a custom quote today

Absolutely! We're happy to provide custom pricing for anyone interested. Please reach out to us with the details so we can quote your specific scenario.
We offer many many services which are too numerous and diverse to include easily on this pricing page - for anything you don't see here, we recommend reaching out with your specific requirements!

Storage rates are pallet-based for anything that is stored palletized, by the bin/case for small-quanity SKUs, and volumetric for items that don't fit the other use cases (large bulky items typically). Small items which are stored in bins for e-commerce fulfillment are charged at the per-bin rate.

Note our per-pallet rate is for 6-ft pallets, which provides 20% more storage volume than a standard 5-ft pallet. This is important to keep in mind when comparing rates between other 3PL providers.

Additionally, unlike Amazon and other providers, we do not charge increased storage rates during Q4 - a flat storage rate is charged year-round.

  • Client Portal with real-time visibility to your inventory, orders, activity, and billing
  • Discounted shipping rates with all major carriers
  • Dedicated account rep for all your customer service needs
  • Dynamic reporting to easily track the metrics that matter to you
  • Amazon FBA and Walmart WFS processing
  • Unlimited / omni-channel marketplace and shopping cart integrations
  • Painless on-boarding
  • Simple billing that's easy to understand and traceable to individual orders and activity
  • Best-in-class on-time order processing rates
  • Clear communication so you're in-the-loop on what's going on with your products
  • Sleeping soundly knowing your fulfillment is handled by highly competent operators
  • ...and much more

Testimonial

What They Say About Us

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Anthony B.

Co-Founder at BlackFrost Industries, Inc.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Ideal fulfillment has been so easy to work with! We transferred our inventory from another Los Angeles warehousing and fulfillment partner who was terrible with communication and caused many headaches with inventory storage and management. I only wish we'd made the jump to Ideal sooner!
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Andrea P.

Founder & CEO of Popular Subscription Box Service

Happy Client with Happy Customers

I've been working with Ideal for a little over 2 years now and I'm definitely a satisfied customer! My orders are shipped out on-time day-in and day-out, and it's great knowing I don't need to stress about it. They've been able to handle every project I've thrown at them, including my e-commerce orders and quarterly large-volume kitting.
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David C.

Founder & CEO of Outdoor Equipment Brand

Next Level

I've worked with a few 3PLs in the past and Ideal just has it together. They've been the key enabler in scaling my business from a small operation with a couple pallets of inventory to the thriving company we are today. Chris is really easy to work with and is able to anticipate problems before they happen. They have a really great team, and I'm glad I found them when I did!
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Ben H.

Co-founder of Snack Food Brand

Great Partnership

Working with Ideal has been a joy. My business requires careful lot and expiration date tracking on my inventory to ensure expired product is not sent to my distributors. The previous warehouse I worked with messed this up multiple times and I had to get out. I was skeptical that Ideal could handle it initially since I'd been burned recently, but I'm happy I gave them the chance - their performance has been flawless. I'm looking forward to a long working relationship with the team there!
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Charles K.

Founder of 3D Printer Company

Excellent Communication

I've been impressed by how much Ideal Fulfillment has kept me in the loop on what's happenging with my inventory. They're always so responsive to my questions and have worked with me to find solutions to multiple issues that have come up on my end, which is very important to me since I'm 3000 miles away. Their software portal also makes it pain-free to get a clear picture of my inventory levels, order volume, and invoices. I'm looking forward to scaling my business with them in the coming years.
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