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Parcel is invisible until it's huge
Most manufacturers focus on truckload contracts and let parcel auto-route on whoever's account is set up. By the time someone notices, it's a major annual line.
Industries · Manufacturing
The parcel volume your CFO forgets.
Manufacturers don't think of themselves as shippers — but samples, replacement parts, RMAs, and international B2B exports add up to real money. We audit and renegotiate the parcel book running underneath your freight contracts.
Where the money leaks
Three problems we see in every manufacturing audit.
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International samples bleed money
Sales sends product samples internationally on retail DHL or FedEx. At retail rates, a single sample box can cost $200+. Reseller pricing cuts that substantially.
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RMAs are double-charged
Return-label rates rarely match outbound rates. You're paying retail on the return leg even when you have negotiated outbound.
Our playbook
Four levers, specifically for manufacturing.
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Sample shipping on DHL reseller
We route international samples through our DHL reseller agreement. Enterprise-tier rates, no minimum volume.
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Return label parity
Negotiated rates apply to inbound returns at the same tier as outbound — not a separate line item.
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Parcel inside the freight relationship
We add parcel to the existing carrier relationships you already have for freight. One contract, one rep, one review.
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Country-of-origin compliance
For internationals, Kadix flags HS-code mismatches and incomplete customs docs that drive surcharges and customs delays.
Best fit if you are
- ✓Manufacturers with $5K+/mo parcel spend
- ✓B2B exporters with international sample volume
- ✓Companies running heavy RMA / return parcel programs
- ✓Manufacturers with mixed freight + parcel needs
Probably not for you if
Pure freight operations with zero parcel — we shine on the parcel side of a mixed-mode shipper.
Other industries
Different verticals, same audit-first approach.
E-commerce & DTC
Shopify, BigCommerce, Amazon, multi-channel — we cover the full carrier stack you're juggling.
Open playbook →Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
Carrier rates are the second-biggest line on your bid sheet. We negotiate them as one consolidated book.
Open playbook →Distribution & B2B Wholesale
B2B parcel is a different problem from DTC. We treat it that way.
Open playbook → Want the manufacturing playbook on your invoices?
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