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Shipping Cost Calculator

Shipping quietly decides whether an order is profitable. Enter your carrier rate structure and packaging costs to see the true per-order shipping cost and its monthly total.

Inputs

Fuel surcharges, remote-area fees, returns buffer.

Results

Shipping cost per order

$7.61

Monthly shipping cost
$1,903.13
Annual shipping cost
$22,838

Formula

Per Order = (Base Fee + Weight × Rate + Packaging) × (1 + Surcharge %)

FAQ

Should returns be included here?

If you pay return shipping, add an estimate to the surcharge field — e.g. a 10% return rate with equal return cost ≈ +10%.

How do I price free shipping?

Use this result as the cost side, then check with the break-even calculator whether your margin can absorb it or whether it should be built into prices.