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Reduce Inventory Lead Times

Get your products to market faster with Portless

Expand Internationally

Ship to 75+ countries instantly from one 3PL hub

Improve Cash Flow

Improve operating cash flow to grow your brand

"Portless simplified our global fulfillment, helping us expand to 50+ countries with one inventory pool."

Michael Jankie

Co-founder

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Package Protection

Security for your customers orders, revenue for you

Branded Luxury Packaging

Create a world-class brand experience through packaging

Portless Capital

Get cash flow that fits how brands like yours operate

Factory-pickup

First mile coordination, simplified.

Product Sourcing

Get matched with vetted suppliers for your products

Quality Control

Catch defects at the source instead of at delivery

Inventory Protection

Protect your stock, pay only for what you carry

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“We generated $70K in package protection revenue in a single quarter by adding a simple $4 protection option at checkout — plus an additional $12K from cashbacks. Customers get peace of mind, and we're making a profit on every protected order with zero effort."

Laura McDowell

COO

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"With Portless pretty much immediately, we saw a 3x in growth which pretty much corresponded a the 3x drop in our cash flow conversion cycle.

Nikos Maniaty

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How Portless works
Our Operations
Solutions
Reduce Inventory Lead Times
Get your products to market faster with Portless
Expand Internationally
Ship to 75+ countries instantly from one 3PL hub
Improve Cash Flow
Improve operating cash flow to grow your brand
Services
Package-protection
Security for your customers orders, revenue for you
Branded-luxury-packaging
Create a world-class brand experience through packaging
Portless-capital
Get cash flow that fits how brands like yours operate
Product-sourcing
Get matched with vetted suppliers for your products
Quality-control
Catch defects at the source instead of at delivery
Inventory-protection
Protect your stock, pay only for what you carry
Factory-pickup
First mile coordination, simplified.

View all Services

Resources
Blog
Tips, guides, and insights to run and grow your brand.
Customer Stories
Meet the teams running the modern supply chain
Podcasts
Running the playbooks
Press
Read the latest press coverage.
E-books
Explore our collection of guides, reports, and playbooks.
ROI Calculator
Plug in your orders and 3PL spend. See savings instantly.

View all Resources

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“We generated $70K in package protection revenue in a single quarter by adding a simple $4 protection option at checkout — plus an additional $12K from cashbacks. Customers get peace of mind, and we're making a profit on every protected order with zero effort."

Laura McDowell
COO

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Factory pickup: First mile coordination, simplified.

Get your time back to focus on your business. Portless handles inventory pickups from factories around China, so you can focus on growth.

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1 day

Quoting

25

Province pickup zones

1–3 days

Inbound SLA

Multi-Model

options available

HOW IT WORKS

From request to sellable inventory in five steps

Send the pickup request

Factory address, when the goods are ready, rough cargo specs.

Get a quote and a pickup date

Priced on chargeable weight, origin, and the speed you pick. Approve it and we book the truck with your factory. You get a confirmed date and a tracking contact.

We collect and consolidate

Our trucking partner picks up at the factory, consolidates if needed, and runs domestically.

Goods land and go live

Cargo checks into our Shenzhen fulfillment center within hours of arrival. Sellable the same day it lands.

The next restock is on us

Same factory, same route? We go to them directly, PO after PO. You don't re-book anything. A new factory or pickup point takes one more request.

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The first mile challenge

Why the first mile matters for brands

Three vendors between your factory and your warehouse. Nobody accountable end to end.

Additional work that never ends

Someone on your team books a truck every time a PO drops. Or your supplier "just handles it," which means you don't know what it cost or when it actually moved. Either way, it's hours a week that don't grow the brand.

You've paid for it and still can't sell it

The gap between the factory finishing your order and the inventory going live is not in your control or on your timelines

How Factory Pickups Helps

Get your team's time back

Tell us about a factory once. We work with them directly on every pickup after that. No truck PO to chase. No "someone's handling it" until something breaks.

Your first request

Two minutes. Factory address, ready date, rough specs.

Every restock after that

Happens without you. We go straight to your factory, PO after PO.

New factory or pickup point?

One new request. Then it's hands-off again.

What customers say

"Portless made onboarding seamless. They built around our print-on-demand workflow, with daily pickups, sensible rates, and a team that solved problems with us from day one."

Finn Lewis

Operations Manager · Threadheads

Factory Pickup options

Pick the speed that matches the urgency

Fastest available

24hr air

Peak-season restocks. Stockout recovery.

Balanced

48hr air + truck

Time-sensitive launches. Regular replenishment when timing matters.

Cost-efficient

72hr truck

Standard replenishment. Volume moves where speed isn't the constraint.

Factory pickup coverage

Pickup coverage across China

With coverage across 25 Chinese provinces, we can pickup your inventory no matter where it is located.

How Factory Pickups Compare

Where the first mile actually gets handled

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Fee structure

You or your current supplier

Fee structure

Generic 3PL

Fee structure

Fee structure

Who coordinates the leg

Fee structure

You, PO after PO

Fee structure

Not covered — starts at their dock

Fee structure

Portless, directly with your factory

Vendors in the first mile

Fee structure

Forwarder + trucker + 3PL

Fee structure

Not applicable — it's your problem

One vendor. One chain of custody.

Who's accountable when a carton goes missing

Nobody, functionally

Not their leg

Portless — same team as your fulfillment

What the leg costs

Opaque. Surcharges 3 weeks later.

Not their leg

Pass-through carrier rate. Surcharges flagged before pickup.

Price transparency

Fuel surcharges + 'docs' fees invoiced post-fact

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Transparent quote in 1 business day. No markups. No service fee on freight.

Production-ready → sellable

Drifts (days)

You bring the inventory to them

1–3 days inland + hours to sellable

Visibility

Between vendors — you chase it

Between vendors — you chase it

One accountable team

Origin coverage

Whatever your supplier can arrange

Whatever your supplier can arrange

25 Chinese provinces

Effort on every restock

Hours a week

Hours a week

2 minutes on the first. Zero after that.

Invoicing

Multiple invoices, weeks apart

Their invoice + your first-mile costs elsewhere

One consolidated Portless invoice

Who coordinates the leg

You or your current supplier

You, PO after PO

Generic 3PL

Not covered — starts at their dock

Portless, directly with your factory

Vendors in the first mile

You or your current supplier

Forwarder + trucker + 3PL

Generic 3PL

Not applicable — it's your problem

One vendor. One chain of custody.

Who's accountable when a carton goes missing

You or your current supplier

Nobody, functionally

Generic 3PL

Not their leg

Portless — same team as your fulfillment

What the leg costs

You or your current supplier

Opaque. Surcharges 3 weeks later.

Generic 3PL

Not their leg

Pass-through carrier rate. Surcharges flagged before pickup.

Price transparency

You or your current supplier

Fuel surcharges + 'docs' fees invoiced post-fact

Generic 3PL

—

Transparent quote in 1 business day. No markups. No service fee on freight.

Production-ready → sellable

You or your current supplier

Drifts (days)

Generic 3PL

You bring the inventory to them

1–3 days inland + hours to sellable

Visibility

You or your current supplier

Between vendors — you chase it

Generic 3PL

Between vendors — you chase it

One accountable team

Origin coverage

You or your current supplier

Whatever your supplier can arrange

Generic 3PL

Whatever your supplier can arrange

25 Chinese provinces

Effort on every restock

You or your current supplier

Hours a week

Generic 3PL

Hours a week

2 minutes on the first. Zero after that.

Invoicing

You or your current supplier

Multiple invoices, weeks apart

Generic 3PL

Their invoice + your first-mile costs elsewhere

One consolidated Portless invoice

Frequently asked questions

The details before you ask

Who can use Factory Pickup?

Portless fulfillment merchants only. The routing terminates at our warehouse, so pickup is included as part of your Portless setup. If you're evaluating fulfillment, Factory Pickup is one more thing you get when you switch.

What is chargeable weight, and how do you calculate it?

Chargeable weight is the greater of your shipment's actual weight and its volumetric weight. Volumetric weight = L × W × H (cm) ÷ 6,000 — the same standard carriers use, so there's no daylight between our quote and theirs. Every quote breaks it out: chargeable weight × origin band × service speed.

Which Chinese provinces do you cover?

25 provinces at launch — Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Henan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shandong, Hainan, Yunnan, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Xinjiang. Remote sub-regions (Sichuan Remote, Zhejiang East) carry a surcharge, flagged in your quote before you approve.

What are the service speeds?

Three: 24hr air (fastest), 48hr air + truck (balanced), 72hr truck (cost-efficient). You pick per shipment based on urgency. Rates aren't published — you'll see a transparent quote in one business day when you request a pickup.
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How fast can I expect inventory to be sellable?

Truck at the factory within 1 day of quote approval. Delivered into the Portless fulfillment center in 1–3 days inland, depending on origin. Checked into inventory within hours of arrival — sellable the same day they land.

What's the difference between Factory Pickup and a freight forwarder?

A forwarder ends the leg at a port or a warehouse dock. Factory Pickup ends it inside our fulfillment center, in inventory, ready to sell. Same team as your fulfillment — one chain of custody, one point of accountability.
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