Smart Prep Center

Pricing Plan

Transparent, volume-based pricing for Amazon FBA prep, FBM fulfillment, wholesale, private label, warehousing, and 3PL logistics. Smart Prep Center operates in Newark, Delaware, USA — a state with no sales tax — so there is no sales tax added to your orders.

First 2 months

Start Up

  • FBA for Online Arbitrage (OA)

    First 2 months

    $0.80 per item

  • FBA for Wholesale

    First 2 months

    $0.50 per item

  • FBM

    First 2 months

    $1.50 per item

Receiving

  • Small Parcel Delivery

    Free

  • Pallets

    Free

  • Receiving 20′ foot container

    $300 per container

  • Receiving 40′ foot container

    $600 per container

Carton and Pallet Forwarding

  • Carton receiving

    free

  • Carton forwarding

    $3 per carton

  • Pallet receiving (Size 48×40)

    free

  • Pallet forwarding (Size 48×40)

    $25 per pallet

Bundling & Set Fees

  • 1st product

    according to FBA rate

  • 2nd–5th product

    $0.20 per unit

  • 6th and over

    $0.05 per unit

Oversized Items

  • 20–30 lbs (any size)

    $2 per item (extra)

  • 30.1–40 lbs (any size)

    $3 per item (extra)

  • 40.1–50 lbs (any size)

    $4 per item (extra)

  • 50.1–100 lbs (any size)

    $12 per item (extra)

  • 100 lbs and up

    $20 per item (extra)

Outbound Shipping Boxes

  • Extra Small Box

    $2 per box

  • Small Box

    $2.50 per box

  • Medium Box

    $3.50 per box

  • Large Box

    $4 per box

  • Extra Large Box

    $4.50 per box

  • Shoe Box

    $3.50 per box

  • Used box

    $1 per box

Storage Fees

14 days free
  • from 1 to 10

    $1.20 per pallet per day

  • from 11 to 30

    $1 per pallet per day

  • from 31 to 80

    $0.90 per pallet per day

  • from 81 to 100

    $0.80 per pallet per day

  • from 100

    $0.70 per pallet per day

  • Boxes

    $0.08 per cubic foot (ft³) per day

Additional Services and Supplies

  • Additional labeling

    $0.20 per label

  • Bubble wrap for 12 inches

    $0.35 per 12 in.

  • Package insertions

    $0.20 per insertion

  • Polybags with suffocation warning (Medium) 11″×13″ and small

    $0.25 per unit

  • Polybags with suffocation warning (Large) 14″×20″

    $0.65 per unit

  • Polybags with suffocation warning (XLarge) 20″×24″ – 24″×32″

    $0.95 per unit

  • Polymailer (Medium)

    $0.40 per unit

  • Polymailer (Large)

    $0.75 per unit

  • Polymailer (XLarge)

    $1.15 per unit

  • Bubblemailer (Medium)

    $0.50 per unit

  • Bubblemailer (Large)

    $0.75 per unit

  • Bubblemailer (Thermos)

    $1 per unit

  • Clothing, shoes, liquids are extra

    $0.45 per unit

  • Use our shipping account to purchase labels

    15% markup from our discounted rate

  • Taking photo (not professional photo)

    $2 per photo

  • Disposal fee

    $2.50 per item

  • Disposal fee for oversize

    $0.40 per item

  • Disposal fee of carton

    $2.50 per carton

  • Additional labor (at least 30 minutes charged per request)

    $40 per hour

  • Listing service

    $50 per hour

  • Work with returned items (defining ASIN or SKU/EAN of the item)

    $2 per item

  • Gift/Sample receiving upon request

    $1 per item

  • Receiving items without UPC/EAN barcodes (including receiving, internal barcoding, matching)

    $3 per item

Online Arbitrage for FBA

Shipping fees

This price includes: Receiving, Visual inspection, Polybag with suffocation warning labels (small size only 9×6 and smaller), FNSKU labeling, Dunnage.

Set service fees (different SKUs)

Quote example (monthly volume 100 units, FBA rate $1.5):

  • 2-unit bundle: 1.5 + 0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $2.4
  • 3-unit bundle: 1.5 + 2×0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $2.8
  • 4-unit bundle: 1.5 + 3×0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.2
  • 5-unit bundle: 1.5 + 4×0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.6
  • 6-unit bundle: 1.5 + 4×0.4 + 0.05 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.65
  • 7-unit bundle: 1.5 + 4×0.4 + 2×0.05 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.7
  • 8-unit bundle: 1.5 + 4×0.4 + 3×0.05 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.75
  • etc.

Wholesale / Private Label for FBA

Wholesale shipping fees

Wholesale price applies only for accounts with orders where each SKU has at least 50 units during a month. Be advised that even 1 order during a month with a SKU of less than 50 units will reset the price to the Online Arbitrage category!

This price includes: Receiving, Visual inspection, Polybag with suffocation warning labels (small size only 9×6 and smaller), FNSKU labeling, Dunnage.

Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM)

FNSKU labeling: $0.2 per unit.

This price includes: Receiving, Visual inspection, Polybag with suffocation warning labels (small size only 9×6 and smaller), FNSKU labeling, Dunnage.

Set service fees (different SKUs)

Quote example (FBM base rate $2.5):

  • 2-unit bundle: 2.5 + 0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.4
  • 3-unit bundle: 2.5 + 2×0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $3.8
  • 4-unit bundle: 2.5 + 3×0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $4.2
  • 5-unit bundle: 2.5 + 4×0.4 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $4.6
  • 6-unit bundle: 2.5 + 4×0.4 + 0.05 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $4.65
  • 7-unit bundle: 2.5 + 4×0.4 + 2×0.05 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $4.7
  • 8-unit bundle: 2.5 + 4×0.4 + 3×0.05 + 0.3 + 0.2 = $4.75
  • etc.

Oversized Items

Oversized items cost extra: items larger than 18″ on the longest side are $2 extra per item; items larger than 24″ on the longest side are $4 extra per item. Oversized cartons (for carton forwarding) are those over 40 lbs and/or larger than 24″ on the longest side and cost $4 extra to process. If a product is sold as a set, we use the dimensions and weight of the combined units when packaged together.

Storage Fees

Grace period: 14 days free since the receiving.

Get Started

Smart Prep Center is a reliable partner for those who build a business with our company. If you want to start cooperation, please fill out the form and we will contact you to discuss the terms in detail and create an account in our warehouse management system.

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