Glossary
The words your invoice is priced in.
Seven terms a fulfillment contract turns on. Each one with what it means, what goes wrong, and how to check it.
Volume tierA rate that changes once you pass a threshold — $1.25 per carton up to 200, $0.95 after that.AccessorialA charge for something outside the base rate — a surcharge, a special handling fee, an exception.Monthly minimumA floor on what you pay, whatever the volume — and sometimes a true-up that bills the gap.Pick and packThe core fulfillment charge: retrieving the items in an order and packing them to ship.Rate cardThe pricing schedule attached to a fulfillment contract — every charge, its unit, and its rate.True-upA line that bills the gap between what your activity cost and what a minimum required.Storage basisWhich measurement a per-month storage charge is priced from — and why two honest numbers disagree.