Free 3PL pick & pack calculator

3PL Pick & Pack Fee Calculator

Estimate one pick-and-pack billing period from eligible orders, total units, first-pick rates, additional picks, packaging, minimums and tolerance.

✓ No account✓ No file upload✓ One aggregate billing period

Free single-period calculator

Estimate one pick-and-pack billing period.

Enter your eligible order and unit volumes, the rate-card assumptions and one billed pick-and-pack total.

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Eligible shipped ordersOrders that should qualify for the base or first-pick fee.Eligible unitsTotal units across those eligible orders for this billing period.Included units per orderNumber of units included in the base fee before additional picks begin.Base / first-pick rateContracted base fee for each eligible order.Additional-pick rateContracted rate for each unit above the included quantity.Packaging per orderOptional packaging or materials fee charged for each eligible order.Minimum chargeOptional contractual minimum for this pick-and-pack billing period.Tolerance %Optional variance allowed before an amount is highlighted.Billed pick & pack totalThe total pick-and-pack amount you want to compare with the baseline.

Variance vs pick & pack baseline+€250.00

The billed pick-and-pack total is above the calculated baseline.

+8.40% versus baseline

Expected pick & pack charge€2,975.00

Allowed with tolerance€2,975.00

Billed pick & pack charge€3,225.00

What does this aggregate check show?

Eligible orders1,000

Additional picks450

Base-order charge€2,500.00

Additional-pick charge€225.00

Packaging charge€250.00

Expected cost / order€2.98

Billed cost / order€3.23

Amount above tolerance€250.00

This calculator uses aggregate values you enter manually. It does not verify individual order IDs, cancelled or non-billable orders, split shipments, pricing tiers, effective dates, duplicate invoice lines or the underlying operational evidence.

Pick-and-pack billing logic

Separate base orders from additional picks before comparing the invoice.

A common 3PL model charges a base or first-pick fee for each eligible order and a second rate for units above the included quantity. Packaging and minimum charges can add another layer.

Base orders

Multiplies eligible shipped orders by the contracted base or first-pick rate.

Additional picks

Calculates units above the quantity included in the base order fee and applies the additional-pick rate.

Minimum and tolerance

Applies an optional contractual minimum and shows whether the billed total exceeds your chosen tolerance boundary.

Formulas

What the pick & pack calculator is doing.

Base-order chargeeligible orders × base-order rate

Additional picksmax(total units − (eligible orders × included units per order), 0)

Additional-pick chargeadditional picks × additional-pick rate

Calculated chargebase + additional picks + packaging

Expected chargegreater of calculated charge or minimum

Allowed chargeexpected charge × (1 + tolerance %)

Free tool vs full audit

Aggregate fulfillment math is not an order-level reconciliation.

This calculator works from the totals and rate assumptions you enter. It does not determine which orders were billable, inspect individual order references, select the applicable rate-card version, verify pricing tiers, identify duplicate charges or prove which operational events support the invoice.

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