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Small Parcel Shipping

Shipping costs can creep up one box at a time. A larger carton, a delivery to a home or a different destination can change what you pay. 3PL Center offers discounted rates, flexible label options and shipment tracking. Compare rates for the packages you send most often, or book a call to talk through your shipping needs.

Small parcel shipping solutions

Find the costs hiding in your parcel shipments

A discount on the base rate tells only part of the story. Your box sizes, shipping destinations and surcharges all matter. Start with the packages you ship most often, then look at where a different service or better-fitting carton could help.

Compare rates for the packages you actually ship

Our shipping volume helps us negotiate discounted carrier rates. Use your own box sizes and destinations to compare those rates with what you pay now, then talk with us about the orders you send most often.

See what it would cost to ship the packages you send most often.

Compare the price and how soon each package could arrive.

See how box size and extra fees affect your shipping cost.

Print your own shipping labels

You can print your own shipping labels for packages shipped from outside our warehouses, while using our shipping rates.

Follow your packages from pickup to delivery

See tracking updates as your packages move, arrive or are returned. Shipment alerts help your team spot problems and answer customers when they ask where an order is.

Check your shipping bills for errors

We compare shipping charges with carrier invoices to spot differences and help catch billing errors. This helps identify overcharges that may need to be corrected.

Let’s look at what you ship

Tell us your usual box sizes, how many packages you ship each month and where they go. Book a call to discuss what you need.

Reliable delivery for smaller shipments

Key features

Get discounted rates, real-time tracking, and flexible labeling for cost-effective, on-time small parcel deliveries.

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Rate shopping

Our warehouse system compares the carrier options on your account, so you can choose the cheapest or the fastest.

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Free address verification

We check addresses against USPS data before shipping, so fewer packages are delayed or returned.

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Real-time tracking

See each order’s status in your portal as it is received, picked, packed and shipped.

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Carton selection software

Our software helps choose a box that fits the products in each order, so you pay less to ship empty space.

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Nationwide warehouses

13 warehouses in California, New Jersey, Florida, Georgia and Kansas, near the Ports of LA, Long Beach and NY/NJ.

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Advanced operational software

Our warehouse system records every receipt, pick and shipment, so you can see what happened to each order.

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Discounted shipping rates

Our shipping volume helps us negotiate discounted carrier rates. Your cost depends on the package, service and destination.

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Industry expertise

We fulfill for brands in apparel, beauty, supplements, electronics, home goods and more, and adjust handling to each product.

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Integrated carrier tracking

Follow shipments after pickup, with alerts that help you spot delays and answer customers.

Flexible options

Explore other transportation solutions

Streamline your shipping with flexible transportation solutions, including FTL shipping, LTL shipping, and small parcel shipping.

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Drayage

Port-to-warehouse container transport with full visibility, real-time tracking, and transparent billing.

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FTL Shipping

Full truckload transport with 48-hour turnaround, load optimization, and full tracking.

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LTL Shipping

Fast 48-hr turnaround, auto quotes, customized delivery, and advanced tracking solutions.

Small Parcel FAQs

Small parcel shipping moves individual packages through parcel carriers. It is commonly used for ecommerce orders and other boxed shipments. Size, weight and service limits vary by carrier. If your shipment needs a pallet or exceeds parcel limits, an LTL service may be a better fit.

Yes. Use our shipping rate calculator with your packed box dimensions, actual weight and destination ZIP code. It gives you a starting point for comparing available parcel options. For a full review, bring several common package sizes and your monthly shipment volume.

Yes. You can print your own labels for packages shipped from outside our warehouses.

A bulky box takes up space in a carrier’s network. Dimensional-weight rules can affect the billable weight even when the package is light. A smaller carton may help if it still protects the product. Use our dimensional weight calculator as a starting point.

Yes. Our pick-and-pack service helps prepare your orders for shipping. Book a call to discuss your products, order volume, storage and packing needs.