Engraved illustration of 3pl pricing china vs us vs europe: a tall US warehouse stack of boxes and coins, a medium European stack, and a small factory shipping directly to a house
Fulfillment

3PL Fulfillment Pricing in 2026: China vs the United States vs Europe

Every 3PL bill is built from the same five components. What changes by region is the pricing model: published China rates near $0.99 per order, US surveys at $3.20 plus a storage meter, and Europe mostly quoting in private. All three priced from named sources, with the 2026 duty rules that changed the answer.

Bojan Dimov Bojan Dimov Aug 19, 2026 14 min read
Perry the Peregrine mascot placing a parcel into a US post office at the centre of concentric distance-zone rings, with the customer's house close by and the origin factory far off on the horizon, illustrating that USPS zones are measured from the induction point rather than the origin
Fulfillment

China 3PL vs US 3PL: The Real Cost and Speed Math

USPS prices by where a parcel enters its network, not by where the goods were made. The same 1 lb parcel to Manhattan is $7.61 inducted in New York and $10.67 inducted in Los Angeles. The whole comparison, worked from published rate cards.

Bojan Dimov Bojan Dimov Aug 11, 2026 16 min read
Perry the Peregrine Ship falcon standing between two signs, the CJ Dropshipping logo and the Peregrine Ship logo, weighing a CJ Dropshipping alternative
Dropshipping

CJ Dropshipping Alternatives in 2026: Fees, Dispatch Times, and What to Check Before You Switch

A credit-first comparison of CJ Dropshipping alternatives: published fees vs quote-on-request, dispatch SLAs, sourcing markup, and the six checks to run before you switch.

Bojan Dimov Bojan Dimov Jul 3, 2026 10 min read
Perry the falcon showing an open crate with the product and fee visible next to a strapped-shut crate, the visible per-order fee vs hidden markup choice with a China dropshipping agent
Dropshipping

What a China Dropshipping Agent Actually Does (and What You Should Pay One)

What a dropshipping agent does per order, the three fee models, published market pricing as of July 2026, and the six checks that expose a hidden 30 to 60 percent markup.

Bojan Dimov Bojan Dimov Jul 2, 2026 9 min read
Peregrine mascot Perry running a China-based 3PL warehouse: the new standard for DTC fulfillment
Fulfillment

Why China-Based Fulfillment Quietly Won (And How To Use It Without Looking Cheap)

For a decade brands hid the China origin. Now they market it. The shift from US-warehouse 3PL to China-direct fulfillment, and how to do it without the cheap-dropship association.

Bojan Dimov Bojan Dimov May 21, 2026 11 min read
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