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Parcel shipping built for apparel.

Cut shipping cost on high-return, lightweight apparel volume.

Apparel ships light but returns heavy, and carriers price both against you. We model your real mix of poly mailers, boxes, and returns to cut rates, kill surcharge leakage, and recover every claim.

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Where apparel loses money
Returns / reverse logisticsHigh
Dimensional weight on mailersMedium
Residential surchargesHigh
Peak season volume spikesHigh
Modeled against your own shipment data.

The apparel shipping problem

Apparel brands move huge parcel volume on thin margins, and the cost structure works against you in three predictable ways.

Returns eat the margin

Free returns are table stakes in apparel, but reverse logistics and restocking quietly double your effective shipping cost per order.

DIM weight on light parcels

A poly mailer weighs nothing, but dimensional weight rules can bill it like a box. Most apparel shippers overpay on DIM without knowing it.

Residential + peak surcharges

Nearly every apparel shipment is residential, and peak surcharges hit hardest in Q4 when your volume is highest.

How ShipScience helps

We pair software that catches every error with experts who renegotiate the terms underneath them.

Lower your ground and residential rates

Our team negotiates apparel-specific rate structures using your real volume.

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Catch DIM and surcharge errors

ActiveAudit flags dimensional and accessorial overcharges and disputes them automatically.

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Recover lost and damaged shipments

SimpleClaims files and tracks every eligible loss and damage claim end to end.

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Protect peak-season delivery

CarrierWatch monitors time-in-transit and SLAs so Q4 promises hold.

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Apparel shippers commonly leave money on the table across three layers at once: above-market rates, unaudited surcharges, and unfiled claims. We work all three together, so the savings compound.

Frequently asked

Do you work with high-return apparel brands?

Yes. Returns are central to apparel economics, so we factor reverse-logistics cost into every rate and carrier-mix recommendation.

Can you reduce dimensional weight charges on poly mailers?

Often, yes. We analyze how your carrier applies DIM rules to your packaging and target the divisor and minimums in negotiation, while ActiveAudit catches misapplied DIM charges.

See what apparel shipping is really costing you

Free analysis on your actual shipment data, no commitment.

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