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Additional-handling surcharges
Any parcel above 50 lb, over 48 inches, or non-standard shape gets surcharged. These are negotiated individually, not by default.
Industries · Home Goods
Oversize, dim-billed, damage-prone.
Home goods regularly tip into the oversize, additional-handling, and dim-weight surcharge bands. Each is individually negotiable. Combined, they're often half the shipping P&L on this category.
Where the money leaks
Three problems we see in every home goods audit.
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Dim-weight pricing on light, large items
Pillows, lamps, faux plants — light weight, big cube. Punitive on default dim factors.
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Damage rates drive returns
Glass, ceramic, finished wood — damage rate is high, and claim documentation is usually weak.
Our playbook
Four levers, specifically for home goods.
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Oversize surcharge caps
Negotiate caps on AHS, large package surcharge, and oversize fees specifically.
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Dim-divisor renegotiation
Pull your actual mix of light, bulky items and renegotiate divisors against it.
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Damage claim automation
Photo evidence captured at warehouse, claims filed inside the window weekly.
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Freight-to-parcel split
Items that flirt with freight territory get evaluated against LTL rates. Sometimes freight wins. Sometimes parcel wins. We do the math each time.
Best fit if you are
- ✓DTC home goods and decor brands
- ✓Furniture-adjacent (lamps, pillows, rugs) shippers
- ✓Multi-channel home brands
- ✓Brands handling bulky / oversize SKUs
Probably not for you if
Pure furniture brands shipping by white-glove freight — we audit parcel, not white-glove logistics.
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 home goods playbook on your invoices?
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