Which carriers can I use for wholesale apparel shipping labels?

USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL, rate-shopped on every carton from one account with one all-in number per carrier, plus an international network. Parcels ship from US and Singapore origins. You cannot add your own carrier accounts or negotiated rates.

How much does apparel wholesale shipping software cost for a brand?

The software is $0 a month on Free with 50 shipments a month, or $40 a month flat on Pro with unlimited shipments and cheaper label rates. Labels are paid from a prepaid wallet funded by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, or crypto. There is no contract.

Can it print GS1-128 or UCC-128 carton labels for retailers?

No. GoatLabels prints carrier shipping labels only. It does not produce GS1-128 or UCC-128 compliance labels, advance ship notices, or any other EDI document, so orders that require them need a different system.

Does it work with Faire or Shopify B2B orders?

Shopify is one of the 13 store connectors, so B2B orders placed on a Shopify store can be pulled in directly. There is no Faire connector. Orders from Faire or any other wholesale marketplace come in by CSV import or the REST API.

Can I ship pallets or LTL freight to a retailer's warehouse?

No. GoatLabels is parcel only and does not quote, book, or document LTL or freight. Keep a freight tool for pallet shipments. Parcel cartons from the same season can still be labeled through a connector, the CSV import, or the API.

Can I talk to someone about our wholesale shipping first?

Yes. Email contact@goatlabels.io with where your wholesale orders are taken, your monthly carton volume, typical carton sizes and weights, and a sample order export if you have one. We check the file against the bulk importer and price the cartons across USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL. There is nothing to sign.

For wholesale apparel brands.

Apparel wholesale shipping software for carton orders

Cartons out. PO on every label cost.

Apparel wholesale shipping software turns a boutique or retailer order into carrier labels for every carton. GoatLabels rate-shops USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL on each carton, puts your PO number on every ledger line, and costs $0 a month on Free or $40 flat on Pro. It is parcel only and does not print retailer compliance labels or send EDI documents.

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Four carriers on every carton

USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL quoted together on each carton of a wholesale order, from one account with no carrier contracts to set up.

all quoted

Four quotesOne all-in number each.

Multi-cartonOne order, many labels.

Bulk CSV500 rows per import.

Shipping cost by purchase order

Every carton label debits the quoted amount to a dated ledger entry that carries the PO or order reference you sent.

PrepaidCard, ACH, and more.

Pro $40 flatUnlimited shipments.

PO referenceOn every ledger line.

Apparel wholesale shipping options, compared

What can a wholesale apparel brand use to ship cartons?

Wholesale apparel brands usually pick from four routes: buying labels on each carrier's own website, a subscription shipping platform, an enterprise multi-carrier or freight system, or a label service with a prepaid wallet. GoatLabels is the last one: four carriers per carton from one account and a ledger keyed to your PO, but no freight and no retailer compliance labels.

Updated 2026-10-06

Apparel wholesale shipping options, compared, sources checked 2026-10-06
	GoatLabels	Carrier websites and tools	Subscription shipping platform	Enterprise multi-carrier or freight system
How wholesale orders arrive	A Shopify or other supported store connector, a bulk CSV import of up to 500 rows, or a REST API call.	Typed or pasted into each carrier's site, one shipment at a time or through that carrier's own batch tool.	Store connectors and file imports. Coverage varies by vendor and plan.	Integrated with the ERP or order system as an implementation project.
Multi-carton orders	Multi-carton shipping labels for wholesale orders: one order produces several labels, and each carton is its own ledger line with the same PO reference.	Supported per carrier, with each carrier's own rules and screens.	Usually supported. Check the vendor's documentation for limits.	Supported, often with pallet and freight handling as well.
Rate shopping per carton	USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL quoted on every carton, one all-in number each.	None. Each site shows only its own services, so you compare by hand.	Yes, across the carrier accounts and rates the platform offers or you connect.	Yes, usually rule-based across your contracted carriers.
Retailer routing guides and EDI	Not supported. No GS1-128 carton labels, no EDI documents, and no shipping on a retailer's carrier account.	Not handled. You can ship on a retailer's account number where the carrier allows it.	Varies. Not stated here for any specific vendor.	This is the usual home for routing-guide and EDI compliance.
Price and commitment	Free $0 a month with 50 shipments, or Pro $40 a month flat with unlimited shipments. No contract.	No software fee. You pay each carrier's own rates under separate accounts.	A monthly subscription, often tiered by shipment volume or users.	Quoted by sales, typically with implementation fees.

Third-party details checked on 2026-10-06 from each vendor's own pages: USPS: Priority Mail size and weight limits; UPS: avoid additional shipping fees (read 2026-10-06); Shopify Help Center: B2B features by plan. Plans and features change, so confirm on the vendor's current page before you decide.

What is apparel wholesale shipping software?

Apparel wholesale shipping software is the tool that takes a confirmed wholesale order, splits it into cartons, and buys a carrier label for each one. Searches for wholesale clothing shipping software or fashion wholesale shipping software mean the same tool. A wholesale order is not a single poly mailer. It is two, five, or twelve cartons of folded or hanging goods going to one boutique door, and each carton needs its own label, weight, and tracking number.

The software has to do three things well for a brand: pull the ship-to and the PO from wherever the order was taken, choose a carrier and service for each carton, and record what each carton cost against that PO. The last part matters when freight is billed back to the retailer on the invoice, or when you want to know the true shipping cost of a season's delivery window.

How do wholesale apparel orders get into a shipping tool?

Wholesale apparel orders reach GoatLabels three ways: a store connector, a CSV file, or the REST API. You can sell wholesale through a B2B storefront, and Shopify documents B2B features such as company locations and payment terms on its plans. GoatLabels connects to Shopify and 12 other stores, so those orders can be pulled in without retyping.

Orders written from line sheets, at a trade show, or in an ERP come in as a file. Export the orders that are ready to ship, one row per carton, and import up to 500 rows at a time. An error names the row and the field, and one bad row does not fail the batch. There is no native ERP connector, so anything beyond the 13 stores is CSV or API.

How do I ship a multi-carton wholesale order to one retailer?

Enter each carton with its own weight and dimensions under the same order, and send the retailer's PO number as the reference. One order then produces several labels, and GoatLabels quotes USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL on each carton with one all-in number per carrier. You can pick the same service for the whole order or let each carton take its own.

Carton size changes the answer. USPS Priority Mail accepts packages up to 70 lb and 108 inches in combined length and girth, and UPS applies an additional handling charge to large or heavy packages. A bulky carton of outerwear and a dense carton of denim can price very differently, which is why quoting every carton separately is worth the extra step.

How do I track shipping cost per purchase order?

Send the PO number as the reference on every carton, and the cost follows it. Each label debits the quoted amount from a prepaid wallet and writes a dated ledger entry carrying that reference. Export the ledger, group by PO, and you have the shipping cost of each wholesale order to add to the invoice or to compare with the freight terms you agreed.

A carrier re-weigh adjustment posts to the same ledger as its own line, so a carton that was measured short shows up against the right order instead of in a month-end carrier invoice. GoatLabels does not write costs into an ERP or accounting system automatically. The ledger export or the API is the source, and your team or script does the posting.

When is GoatLabels the wrong shipping software for apparel wholesale?

It is the wrong choice for orders from large retailers that are bound by a routing guide or EDI. Those orders may require GS1-128 carton labels, an advance ship notice, and shipment on the retailer's carrier account (check the retailer's routing guide), and GoatLabels provides none of them. It prints carrier labels on its own accounts only, so your negotiated rates cannot be used either.

It is also parcel only. Pallets, LTL, and freight bookings need a freight tool, and there are no sub-accounts, SLAs, or phone support. As shipping software for apparel brands, GoatLabels suits those whose wholesale orders leave as parcel cartons to boutiques and independent retailers. For department store and big-box orders, read the EDI shipping labels page and plan on a compliance system for that channel.

Looking for the category view first? See B2B shipping software. Shipping to a retailer with a routing guide? Read EDI shipping labels.

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Public API v1

Wholesale orders that label their own cartons.

If your orders live in an ERP or a B2B order system, the REST API lets a script rate-shop and buy a label for each carton when the order is packed. Calls are unlimited on every plan, with live and test keys, Idempotency-Key support, signed replayable webhooks, and rate-limit headers. The dashboard and the API spend the same prepaid wallet.

One order, one label per carton, one PO reference

Idempotency-Key so a retried call never buys twice

Signed, replayable webhooks for tracking

OpenAPI 3.1 spec to generate a client

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curl https://api.goatlabels.io/api/v1/shipments

201 Created · 187ms

requestresponse

POST /api/v1/shipments
Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…
Idempotency-Key: ord_8421

{
  "to": { "name": "Joyce", "city": "Berlin", "country": "DE" },
  "parcel": { "weight": 2.6, "weight_unit": "lb" },
  "service": "fedex_intl_priority"
}

← 201 Created // buy it with POST /api/v1/shipments/{id}/purchase
{
  "id": "shp_44819",
  "status": "draft",
  "amount": { "subtotal": 72.25, "duty_and_tax": 14.20, "total": 86.45 }
}

Pay for labels, not a tier

Two plans. No contract.

Free is $0 a month with 50 shipments a month. Pro is $40 a month flat with unlimited shipments and cheaper label rates. Bulk CSV, 13 connectors, and the REST API come with both, and labels are paid from a prepaid wallet.

Pro

Free

$0 / forever

Enough to ship a few wholesale orders before you decide.

50 shipments a month at $0

USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL rate-shopped on every parcel

REST API with unlimited calls

Bulk CSV import, up to 500 rows per file

13 store connectors included

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The assistant is included

The in-app assistant drafts a label from a pasted order or email for you to confirm. It is part of the product, not an add-on.

Web, every planTelegram, Pro

API on every plan

GET /api/v1/shipments

200 OK · plan: free

Unlimited calls. The same wallet as the dashboard.

Bring last month's shipments

Put real parcels through the side-by-side quotes and compare against what those labels cost you on

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No contractNo card for FreeFour carriers

Label prices are quoted live from USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL and shown as one number, the same number that leaves your wallet. Other vendors' plans move, so compare against their current pricing page. Full pricing details

Apparel wholesale shipping software: FAQ

Which carriers can I use for wholesale apparel shipping labels?: USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL, rate-shopped on every carton from one account with one all-in number per carrier, plus an international network. Parcels ship from US and Singapore origins. You cannot add your own carrier accounts or negotiated rates.
How much does apparel wholesale shipping software cost for a brand?: The software is $0 a month on Free with 50 shipments a month, or $40 a month flat on Pro with unlimited shipments and cheaper label rates. Labels are paid from a prepaid wallet funded by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, or crypto. There is no contract.
Can it print GS1-128 or UCC-128 carton labels for retailers?: No. GoatLabels prints carrier shipping labels only. It does not produce GS1-128 or UCC-128 compliance labels, advance ship notices, or any other EDI document, so orders that require them need a different system.
Does it work with Faire or Shopify B2B orders?: Shopify is one of the 13 store connectors, so B2B orders placed on a Shopify store can be pulled in directly. There is no Faire connector. Orders from Faire or any other wholesale marketplace come in by CSV import or the REST API.
Can I ship pallets or LTL freight to a retailer's warehouse?: No. GoatLabels is parcel only and does not quote, book, or document LTL or freight. Keep a freight tool for pallet shipments. Parcel cartons from the same season can still be labeled through a connector, the CSV import, or the API.
Can I talk to someone about our wholesale shipping first?: Yes. Email contact@goatlabels.io with where your wholesale orders are taken, your monthly carton volume, typical carton sizes and weights, and a sample order export if you have one. We check the file against the bulk importer and price the cartons across USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL. There is nothing to sign.

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Test it on one wholesale order.

Wholesale orders in, carton labels out.
Cost filed by PO.

Pull orders from a store, import a CSV, or call the API, compare USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL on each carton, then decide. Free is $0 a month; Pro is $40 flat with unlimited shipments.

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