Remember the last time you opened your 3PL bill and had to do a double-take? Those seemingly “affordable” base rates somehow transformed into a maze of surcharges, handling fees, and peak season adjustments that left you wondering if you needed an accounting degree just to understand your invoice.

We’ve been there. In fact, that’s exactly what drove Rasmus, one of our founders, to help create HermesLines. After watching his e-commerce business struggle under the weight of unpredictable fulfillment costs, he knew there had to be a better way.

Here’s the truth about fulfillment pricing that nobody talks about:

Most 3PLs advertise attractive base rates, then bury the real costs in fine print. They’ll hit you with peak season surcharges during your busiest months. Charge you “special handling fees” for perfectly normal orders. Add mysterious “administrative costs” that somehow keep growing. And just when you think you’ve figured out your costs, you’ll discover new fees hidden in the footnotes of your contract.

The worst part? These surprise costs always seem to appear exactly when you’re scaling up – right when you need predictability the most.

Breaking Down the Real Cost of Growth

Every e-commerce owner knows the feeling: you’re ready to scale, your marketing is working, sales are increasing… and then your fulfillment costs spiral out of control. Suddenly, you’re spending more time scrutinizing billing statements than growing your business.

“During my peak season, I once spent three full days just trying to reconcile my 3PL invoices,” Rasmus recalls. “That’s three days I should have spent on my business. That’s when I knew the system was broken.”

“When we decided to built HermesLines, we started with a simple question: What if fulfillment pricing could actually be… simple?”

That’s not just a question – it’s our promise.

Here’s exactly what you’ll pay with HermesLines:

• $0.95 per order (excluding packaging) for shipments 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs) or less
• $1.45 per order (including packaging) for shipments 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs) or less
• Storage: 1 pallet worth of goods stored for $15.99/month, and if you store 15+ pallets, you’ll get the price at $0.16 per cubic foot.

No hidden fees. No peak season surprises. No complex algorithms determining your “handling fees.”

“When we started HermesLines, we looked at traditional 3PL pricing and asked ourselves – why does this need to be so complicated?” says Niels, who spent years inside the logistics industry before co-founding HermesLines. “The answer? It doesn’t. Most of these complex pricing structures exist simply to confuse customers and pad profits. We decided to do the opposite – make our pricing so transparent that anyone can understand it at a glance.”

This isn’t just about lower prices – it’s about predictable growth.

Think about what you could do if you actually knew your fulfillment costs upfront:

• Launch that new product line without worrying about surprise storage fees
• Scale up during peak season without fear of sudden surcharges
• Finally build accurate financial projections because your costs stay consistent
• Spend your time growing your business instead of scrutinizing invoices
• Make confident decisions about pricing and promotions, knowing exactly what your fulfillment costs will be

The HermesLines Difference: Transparency Meets Efficiency

Our transparent pricing isn’t just about making your life easier (although it definitely does that). It’s about fundamentally changing how fulfillment services work. When you’re not trying to hide fees or justify surcharges, you can focus on what really matters: getting orders to customers quickly and accurately.

Whether you’re shipping 100 orders or 10,000, your fulfillment partner should be an asset, not an anxiety. That’s why we’ve stripped away the complexity, eliminated the hidden fees, and created pricing so clear that you can actually plan around it.

A Partnership Built for Growth

We believe that your success is our success. That means:

• No minimum order requirements holding you back
• No penalties for growth or scaling
• No complex contracts designed to trap you
• Just straightforward pricing that scales with your business

Because at the end of the day, fulfillment should help your business grow, not hold it back.

Ready to experience what a 3PL should have been like all along?

Check out our full pricing details here: HermesLines Pricing