Pricing posture · Plano, TX

Transparent fulfillment pricing. No surprise fees. No hidden tiers.

We quote per account after a 15-minute discovery call — so your pricing is actually built for your SKU mix, packaging, and channels, not pulled off a generic tier sheet. One business day from call to quote.

Quote in 1 business day No setup fee Month-to-month — no fixed term

Our pricing principles.

A short list. Each one is a thing we've watched other 3PLs get wrong — and that we refuse to do.

  • No hidden volume tiers. Your per-order rate is your per-order rate. We don't quietly bump you to a "high-volume tier" mid-quarter because your storage footprint grew.
  • No peak season surcharges. Same-day cutoff stays at 2pm Central all year. Q4 doesn't add to your per-order rate. Campaign overage is scoped into the quote up front.
  • No long-term storage gotchas. Slow-moving SKUs are charged on the same storage rate as fast movers — not a punitive multiplier.
  • No per-sticker fees. Branded packaging application (inserts, stickers, ribbon, tissue) is bundled into pick-and-pack.
  • No procurement portal. No setup fee. No onboarding fee. No "integration credit" you have to chase down.
  • Month-to-month. No fixed-term contract. Leave with notice if Honeybee isn't working — we'll coordinate the handoff so nothing drops.

What actually drives the price.

Five things. We surface all five in your quote so you can see exactly what you're paying for — and where to optimize.

Monthly order volume

Number of orders shipped per month. Larger volume earns a lower per-order rate — quoted explicitly, not hidden.

SKU count & complexity

How many SKUs and how many components per order. A single-SKU order vs. a 5-component bundle changes pick time.

Storage footprint

Cubic feet of inventory held. Quoted per pallet, per shelf, or per bin depending on your SKU mix.

Packaging complexity

Standard mailer vs. branded mailer + tissue + ribbon + insert + sticker. Bundled into your pick-and-pack rate.

Shipping zone mix

Where your customers live. Shipping is passed through at carrier cost — no markup. Your zone mix is part of the quote so you see real-world transit cost.

FBA / multi-channel split

FBA prep priced per unit, bundled. LTL freight to Amazon FCs passed through at carrier cost.

Honeybee's pricing model vs. the typical 3PL invoice.

Typical 3PL invoice

  • Per-pick fee · per-order fee · per-line fee · per-SKU fee
  • Per-insert fee, per-sticker fee, per-polybag fee
  • Peak surcharge in Q4
  • Long-term storage penalty after 90 days
  • Fuel surcharge stacked on shipping
  • Annual contract with auto-renew

Honeybee invoice

  • Per-order pick-and-pack rate (includes inserts & stickers)
  • Storage per pallet / shelf / bin — flat
  • FBA prep per unit, bundled
  • Kitting per kit, bundled
  • Shipping passed through at carrier cost — no markup
  • Month-to-month — no auto-renew

What's included in every Honeybee account.

  • Dedicated account manager. Real human on Slack and WhatsApp from day one. Email for the official record. No ticket queue.
  • Daily photo proof. End-of-day photos of the day's pallets, parcels, and inbound receipts sent to your Slack or WhatsApp.
  • Same-day shipping cutoff. Orders received before 2pm Central ship same business day.
  • Branded packaging application. Your packaging applied to every order. See branded packaging.
  • Multi-channel integrations. Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Amazon Seller Central, TikTok Shop, eBay, Walmart Marketplace.
  • Returns processing. Photo QC, resaleable / unsellable grading, re-shelf to inventory, itemized return reports.
  • Real-time inventory. Stock levels in our portal and synced back to your store. Low-stock alerts.
  • No setup fee, no onboarding fee. SKU mapping, integration, test orders, first inbound — all included.
Want a per-account quote? Submit the quick form and we'll come back within one business day with a clear quote — every line item explained. Get my quote.

Pricing questions.

How does Honeybee price ecommerce fulfillment?

Pricing is quoted per account after a 15-minute discovery call. We scope your SKU mix, monthly order volume, storage footprint, packaging, and channels — then send a clear quote within one business day. No hidden volume tiers, no surprise peak surcharges, no long-term storage gotchas.

What drives the price of fulfillment?

Five things: monthly order volume, SKU count and complexity (how many components per order), storage footprint (cubic feet of inventory held), packaging complexity (number of inserts and pack-out steps), and outbound shipping zone mix. We surface all five in the quote so you can see exactly what you're paying for.

Is there a setup fee or onboarding fee?

No setup fee. Onboarding is included — your account manager handles SKU mapping, integration setup, test orders, and the first inbound at no extra charge. Most brands go from first call to first shipment in under two weeks.

Do you charge per insert, sticker, or ribbon-tie?

No. Branded packaging application is bundled into your per-order pick-and-pack rate. Inserts, stickers, ribbon, tissue — applied as part of standard pack-out. Unusually large inserts or unusually complex pack sequences are priced into your quote up front.

Are there peak season surcharges?

No surprise surcharges. If we know in advance that a peak campaign will need extra shifts or rush prep, your account manager scopes it into the quote up front. Same-day shipping cutoff stays at 2pm Central all year. We do not add Q4 or holiday surcharges to your per-order rate.

Is there a minimum monthly commitment?

300 orders per month minimum. Below that, we'll refer you to a smaller 3PL. There's no fixed-term contract — accounts run month-to-month so you can leave with notice if Honeybee isn't working out (we'll coordinate the handoff so nothing drops).

How does FBA prep pricing work?

FBA prep is quoted per unit, bundled — not per sticker or per polybag. Your quote includes FNSKU, polybag (where required), suffocation warnings, expiration relabeling, case packing, and palletizing. LTL freight to Amazon fulfillment centers is passed through at carrier cost. See Amazon FBA prep.

Get a quote built for your brand — not your tier.

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