Cut fulfilment costs 20-35%.
Find your 3PL today.

fulfilment.com is a platform designed to match your brand with the right fulfilment provider, based on your products, volumes, and goals. This ensures operational alignment from day one, and enables you to make faster, more informed decisions that support long-term business growth.

Our platform and expert matching service are completely free for ecommerce brands. There are no hidden fees, and no subscriptions, allowing you to compare top-tier 3PLs without any financial outlay.

A UK 3PL, or third-party logistics provider, stores your inventory and handles order picking, packing, and dispatch on your behalf from a UK-based warehouse. Alongside the core fulfilment work, a UK 3PL also manages the customs, VAT, and trading regulations that come with operating and shipping domestically and into the EU, so you're not left navigating that alone.

UK 3PLs tend to cluster around major transport hubs, particularly the Midlands, given its central position and motorway access to the rest of the country. Warehouse location affects delivery speed to your customers, so it's worth checking where a provider is actually based rather than assuming UK-wide coverage.

The best fit depends on your order volume, product type, and where your customers are based, not just which 3PL has the biggest name. Share those details with fulfilment.com and we'll match you with UK 3PL partners suited to your specific requirements, rather than sending you the same shortlist every brand gets.

Costs are built from storage, pick and pack, and shipping fees rather than one flat rate, and vary by order volume and product size. A tailored quote based on your actual volumes gives a far more accurate picture than any general figure.

A UK-based 3PL brings direct knowledge of UK and EU customs, VAT, and trading regulations, and typically offers faster domestic delivery through regional warehousing. An international 3PL can still serve UK customers well, but it's worth confirming they have the same depth of UK-specific compliance experience.

Most UK 3PLs offer next-day delivery as standard for domestic orders, with some regions reachable same-day depending on warehouse location. Delivery speed to Scotland, Northern Ireland, and rural areas can differ from major cities, so it's worth checking coverage if you ship widely across the UK.

Most established UK 3PLs have adapted their processes for EU customs declarations, VAT handling, and the paperwork required for cross-border shipments. It's worth confirming directly with any provider you're comparing, since the depth of that experience varies between providers.

Many UK 3PLs offer EU returns processing, though the setup, a UK return address versus a local EU drop-off point, affects how quickly items get back into stock. If EU sales are a meaningful part of your business, it's worth asking how returns are routed before committing.