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Shipping

Multi-carrier shipping software for retail counters

USPS, UPS and FedEx side by side on every parcel, with your markups applied before the customer sees a price.

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The Purchase Label screen comparing USPS, UPS and FedEx rates for one parcel, with the cost and margin under each price.
Rates in a demo store. Prices, margins and delivery dates are illustrative.

Rate once, see all three

Enter the two addresses and the parcel, and the counter compares the USPS, UPS and FedEx services that fit, cheapest first. Each rate shows what it costs the store and the margin on it, so staff sell the right service without doing the arithmetic.

What shipping includes on the free plan

  • USPS, UPS and FedEx rating
  • Label printing and voids
  • Per-service markups
  • Packaging and extra services
  • Insurance and claims
  • Return labels
  • Pickups and manifests

Carrier accounts

You do not need your own. USPS labels are always bought on Pack and Kin Studio’s USPS account. For UPS and FedEx you can link your own account so your negotiated rates are the ones shopped; that is a metered add-on, shown on pricing.

The label lands on the same ticket as the box and the packing at the register. Opening a new store? Read how independent stores get carrier access.

Questions

What store owners ask first

Can I use my own UPS or FedEx account?
Yes. Link your own account and your negotiated rates are what get shopped. It is a metered add-on rather than a plan change. USPS labels are always bought on Pack and Kin Studio’s USPS account.
How do I pay for shipping labels?
From a prepaid wallet on your account. Pack and Kin Studio fronts each label at purchase and takes it from that balance, which also means a label cannot be bought against an empty wallet. Funding it is the one setup step between your first sign-in and your first label.
Which carriers can I ship with?
USPS, UPS and FedEx: rating, label purchase, voids, return labels and claims on all three. We would rather name three carriers that work than a longer list that does not.
Is it really free?
The plan is. You pay for the labels you buy, any add-on pack you deliberately switch on, storage beyond the free 1 GB, and a fee when you top up your shipping wallet with a credit card, shown before you confirm it. There is no card to enter to apply, and nothing expires.
How do I get started?
Request an invite. Our team reviews every application, sets your store up with you, and emails your sign-in. Then fund the wallet and ring the first sale.

The rest of the counter

The register, the three carriers, mailboxes and the books share one set of records on the free plan; kiosks are an add-on.

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