A per-order handling fee is a flat charge a fulfillment operator adds to every order to cover picking, packing, and label generation. It sits on the invoice separately from the cost of the product and separately from postage.
Small number, large multiplier
Handling fees look immaterial next to the product cost, and then you multiply them by your order count. A fee of a dollar or two per order is a rounding error at ten orders a week and a meaningful line item at a thousand. It is the fee most worth modelling at the volume you expect in a year rather than the volume you have this month.
The structures vary and the variation matters. Some operators charge per order, some per unit, some charge for the first unit and less for each additional one, and some fold handling into the product price so the invoice looks simpler than the deal is. None of these is dishonest; you just cannot compare two quotes until you have normalised them to cost per order at your actual basket size.
The line to watch for is one that appears only under conditions: a fee for orders below a value, a surcharge outside standard hours, or a separate charge for a custom insert. Ask for the full fee schedule rather than the headline, and the fulfillment pricing guide shows what a complete one looks like.
Where we sit
There is no pick fee and no pack fee here. The only per-unit charge on top of the product is $1.00 to print and apply your label, plus postage at carrier cost. That is the whole schedule.
Related terms
Per-vial pricing, no pack fees, shipped blind under your brand
Product at wholesale, $1 per vial to label it, postage at carrier cost, weekly invoicing on net-7. No setup fees, no monthly minimums, no minimum order quantities.
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