Fulfillment Costs

How fulfillment and 3PL costs entered in the Configuration Sheet affect profitability reporting

Fulfillment costs cover the fees charged by 3PLs, fulfillment centers, and warehouses to pick, pack, and ship your orders.

What Are Fulfillment Costs?

Fulfillment costs include:

• Pick and pack fees: Per-order handling charges
• Storage fees: Monthly warehouse storage
• 3PL fees: ShipBob, Deliverr, Amazon FBA, etc.
• Packaging materials: Boxes, tape, inserts

Fulfillment costs are separate from shipping costs (carrier fees). Both contribute to your total cost to fulfill an order.

Where Fulfillment Costs Appear

Module	Usage
Executive Summary	Part of COGS / gross profit
Orders Deep Dive	Order-level profitability
Contribution Margin	Full order cost analysis

Setting Up Fulfillment Costs

1. Calculate your average cost

   Review 3PL invoices to determine average fulfillment cost per order

2. Open Configuration Sheet

   Navigate to the fulfillment costs section

3. Enter your rate

   Use flat rate per order or percentage of order value

Common Approaches

Approach	When to Use
Flat rate per order	Single 3PL with predictable fees
Flat rate per item	When costs scale with order size
Percentage of revenue	When 3PL charges % of GMV

Start with your average cost per order from the last 3 months. You can refine as you get more data.

Related Resources

Set up fulfillment costs

Step-by-step setup guide

Shipping costs

Track carrier and delivery costs