Warehouse Costing Calculator
Move the slider and enter your storage needs to calculate the cost difference between running your own warehouse and using Packed Posted.
Your own unit
Fixed costs
£0/week
+ shipping costs
Weekly rent£
Rates, utilities, insurance£
Staff rate (£/hr, all-in)£
Orders picked per staff-hour
Staff hours per day
Figures are Aberdeen averages — edit any of them to match your own unit. Staff hours/day assumes a 5-day week.
Unit capacity0%
Comfortably within capacity.
🛠️ Plus a one-off setup cost — not included above. Packing furniture, racking, a computer, scanner, scales and printer typically run to around £1,200 all-in per packing station, and each station can handle up to 500 orders/week.
This unit's cost is payable whether you ship 5 orders this week or 1,200 — it's the floor under every quiet week, and rent, rates and staff don't flex with a slow month.
Packed Posted (3PL)
Pay per order
£0/week
+ shipping costs
Per-order fee (incl. items)£0
Pallet storage£0
SKU storage (bins)£0
∞ No capacity ceiling. Volume scales up or down within the existing warehouse — no lease change, no move.
No minimum order volume, no long-term contract. A quiet week costs next to nothing; a busy one is simply billed at the same per-order rate.
Figures show fulfilment costs only — postage/carrier charges aren't included on either side, as they vary too much by parcel size, weight and destination to model here; add your own average shipping cost per order to get a true landed-cost comparison. Figures are illustrative estimates for comparison, based on average Aberdeen industrial unit rents and the April 2026 National Living Wage (£12.71/hr + employer on-costs) — edit the "Your own unit" figures above to match your actual costs. Packed Posted D2C per-order rate (volume measured over a rolling 3 weeks): £1.20/£1.00/£0.80 at 0–100/100–500/500+ orders per week, plus £0.20/£0.15/£0.10 per item at the same tiers, applied here to every item in the order. Storage: £5.00/week per pallet, £0.20/week per SKU (pickable bin). Setup, standard integrations and most receiving are included at no charge. Equipment for your own unit (furniture, racking, computer, scanner, scales, printer) is a one-off cost, not part of the weekly figure — get a tailored quote for exact numbers on either side.
Quotation Builder
Move the slider and enter your storage, packaging and shipping needs to produce an estimate.
D2C / Ecommerce orders
Shipping
Split your D2C order volume across these four typical shipment types by percentage.
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Total allocated: 100%
Courier services are UPS Standard, typically next-day; Royal Mail rates shown are Tracked 48, typically 2–3 day delivery.
Packaging
Split your D2C order volume across these packaging options by percentage.
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Total allocated: 100%
We stock a wide range of packaging options — these four are just a fraction of what's available.
Storage
Every SKU requires 1 pick bin, bulk storage is held on pallets.
Additional services (optional)
Your estimated quote
£0/week
That works out to be £0.00 per order on average
D2C order handling£0
Shipping£0
Packaging£0
Storage£0
Additional services£0
Based on Packed Posted's published rate card. D2C per-order fee (rolling 3-week volume): £1.20/£1.00/£0.80 at 0–100/100–500/500+ orders per week, plus £0.20/£0.15/£0.10 per item at the same tiers, applied here to every item in the order. Shipping and packaging are each estimated by blending the four listed options according to your percentage split (auto-weighted even if the total isn't exactly 100%) — actual costs vary by destination, weight, service and packaging choice beyond these examples. B2B/bulk orders, receiving, bespoke setup, FBA prep and other services aren't covered by this calculator — get in touch for a full tailored quote.
Single Parcel Quotation
Enter your shipment information to receive an estimate.
Package details
Volumetric (DIM) weight: 0.06kg — billable weight used for UPS/EuroBridge/Global Parcel: 1.00kg
Shipping service
This is a snapshot of our fixed-rate services only. We also have access to standard UPS and DPD international express services, which aren't included here as their fuel surcharges are too volatile to quote reliably in advance — get in touch for a current express quote.
Packaging
Your estimated shipment quote
£0.00per shipment
Fulfilment handling fee£0.00
Packaging£0.00
Shipping£0.00
Handling fee shown is our standard 0–100 orders/week rate (£1.20 covers the first item, £0.20 per item after that) — brands shipping higher weekly volumes qualify for lower per-order rates, see our quote calculator or get in touch. Shipping prices are banded per our published rate card and rounded up to the next available band. UPS, EuroBridge and Global Parcel are priced on whichever is higher of actual weight or volumetric (DIM) weight — (L × W × H in cm) ÷ 5000 — in line with our published rate card; Royal Mail has no volumetric pricing and uses actual weight only. EuroBridge IOSS Economy (for IOSS-registered brands) isn't shown here — ask us if that applies to you.