Fulfilment Cost per Order Calculator
Calculate Australian e-commerce fulfilment cost per dispatched order from labour, packaging, facility, software and shipping subsidy.
Your results
Calculation breakdown
- Fulfilment cost per order
- selected fulfilment costs ÷ dispatched orders
Worked example
For 18,000 orders and $216,000 selected costs, fulfilment costs $12 per order, including a $3 per-order share of $54,000 shipping subsidy.
Assumptions
- Costs and orders use the same reporting period.
- Allocated costs reflect the assessed channels fairly.
Sources
Rates effective 23 August 2026.
How this calculator works
Calculate warehouse fulfilment cost per dispatched order from labour, packaging, facility, software and shipping-subsidy costs. The result provides an order-level operating cost without duplicating product landed cost or customer shipping recovery. Inputs and intermediate quantities remain visible so Australian operators can reconcile the result with point-of-sale, inventory, fulfilment, website or campaign records.
Frequently asked questions
Which records should I use for the fulfilment cost per order result?
Use expenses and dispatched orders for the same warehouse, channels and period, with shared costs allocated consistently. Use one consistent reporting period and document any exclusions or channel filters.
What can distort this fulfilment cost per order estimate?
Product cost, returns, customer support, payment fees, tax, capital cost and service-level differences are excluded. Compare like-for-like periods before treating a change as operational improvement.
Does this fulfilment cost per order calculator confirm compliance?
No. It is a transparent operational estimate only. Use expenses and dispatched orders for the same warehouse, channels and period, with shared costs allocated consistently. Obtain qualified advice where consumer, privacy, spam, tax or accounting obligations apply.