Shippit
- Australia & New Zealand
Australian brands packing their own gift orders whose problem is courier rates and labels, not warehousing.
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Our verdict
Plenty of Australian brands shop for a 3PL when their real problem is couriers. Shippit started in Sydney in 2014 by pooling shipping volume across retailers, so a small brand could ship at rates it could never negotiate alone. It now works with more than 4,000 retailers across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia and connects to more than 100 carriers, including Australia Post, StarTrack, Aramex, CouriersPlease and DHL. You can use Shippit's pre-negotiated rates or bring your own carrier accounts. On top of the rates sit carrier routing rules, backup quotes when a carrier's system is down, one-click printing of labels, picklists and pack slips, and tracking written back to Shopify. Pricing starts with a free Lite plan for up to 1,000 bookings a month, then Plus from $499 and Pro from $999 a month, in AUD excluding GST.
Gifting signal
The gifting risk is the notification layer. Shippit sends tracking by SMS and email using the contact details on the order, and on a gift order the delivery phone number often belongs to the recipient. That recipient can get a text saying their parcel is on its way before they have heard from the gifter or the brand. Check with Shippit whether tracking messages can be switched off or redirected for individual or gift orders, and set that rule before peak. Check too whether its pack slips can print Shopify order attributes, where the gift message is stored, and hide prices, or the recipient opens a box with a packing slip and no idea who sent it. The upside is that Shippit writes tracking back to Shopify, which is what lets a gift note timed to delivery arrive with the parcel.
Strengths
- Pre-negotiated rates with Australia's major couriers, or bring your own accounts
- 100-plus carriers, including Australia Post, StarTrack, Aramex, CouriersPlease and DHL
- Carrier routing rules, with backup quotes when a carrier's system is down
- One-click printing of labels, picklists and pack slips
- Tracking written back to Shopify, with SMS and email notifications
- Operates across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia
Watch out
Shippit does not store, pick or pack stock, so it complements your packing bench or your 3PL rather than replacing either. Check who receives its tracking texts and emails on gift orders before you turn them on. Model the cost at December shipment volume, not an average month, since plans step up with bookings and managed SMS is charged per message.
The details
Everything below is taken from publicly published sources.
Countries served
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Malaysia
Carriers
- Australia Post
- StarTrack
- Aramex
- CouriersPlease
- TNT
- DHL
- Uber Direct
Platform integrations
- Shopify
- BigCommerce
- Oracle NetSuite
- Cin7
- Fluent Commerce
- Manhattan Associates
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