What kitting work does ShipCube do?

Custom packaging, gift sets, multipacks and seasonal bundles — assembled in-warehouse so kits ship as single SKUs.

How is kitting priced?

As work-order labor at $30–$38 per man-hour depending on plan, with inserts at $0.05–$0.10 per unit and packaging materials at actuals.

Can kits include marketing inserts?

Yes — inserts run $0.10 (Starter), $0.07 (Growth) or $0.05 (Enterprise) per unit from the published rate card.

Where is kitting available?

Across the ShipCube network — US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands and India — under one agreement.

Kitting & Assembly: Bundles That Ship as One SKU

Gift sets, multipacks, subscription boxes, seasonal bundles — ShipCube assembles them in-warehouse so a five-item kit picks and ships like a single product, at labor rates published on our rate card.

Labor

$30–$38 / man-hour

Inserts

From $0.05 / unit

Materials

At actuals

Availability

All locations

What we assemble

Kitting covers the work between raw SKUs and the thing your customer actually unboxes: custom packaging, gift sets, seasonal bundles and retail-ready multipacks. Fashion and beauty brands use it for curated sets; supplement brands for stack bundles; wholesale sellers for retailer-specified case packs (paired with B2B fulfillment and its compliance labeling).

Because kits are assembled inside the fulfillment building, finished bundles go straight to pick faces — no freight between a co-packer and your 3PL, and inventory for both components and finished kits stays visible in the same real-time dashboard.

Pricing

Kitting-related lines from the 2026 rate card (Starter / Growth / Enterprise)
Line item	Starter	Growth	Enterprise
Work orders / labor	$38 / man-hr	$38 / man-hr	$30 / man-hr
Inserts	$0.10 / unit	$0.07 / unit	$0.05 / unit
Packaging materials	At actuals

Kitting quotes depend on kit complexity and volume; final pricing is confirmed at onboarding.

Where it runs

Philadelphia (HQ) Fresno Dallas Dubai Riyadh Amsterdam New Delhi

How kit work orders run

Kitting at ShipCube is work-order driven: you define the kit — components, packaging, insert, presentation — and it becomes a repeatable template. The warehouse assembles against that template at the published labor rate ($38 per man-hour on Starter and Growth plans, $30 on Enterprise), components decrement automatically, and the finished kit appears as a sellable SKU in the same real-time dashboard that runs your D2C fulfillment.

That template model is what makes seasonal work practical: a holiday gift set built in October reuses the same spec next year, and a subscription box changes contents monthly without changing the process. Demand forecasting treats kits like any other SKU, so component stock gets replenished before assembly stalls.

Setup and turnaround

Kitting is configured during standard onboarding (about 12 days for new brands) or added to an existing account as a new work-order template. Inserts price at $0.05–$0.10 per unit from the rate card, packaging bills at actuals whether we source it or you ship yours in, and month-to-month terms mean a one-off promotional bundle doesn’t need a contract discussion.

Kitting FAQ

Can kits change seasonally?

Yes — bundles are defined as work orders, so holiday sets, limited editions and promo packs can be assembled on demand.

Do kitted bundles work with my store?

A kit ships as a single SKU through the same 30+ integrations (Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce and more), with component inventory tracked underneath.

Who supplies packaging?

Either side — packaging materials are billed at actuals, whether we source them or you ship yours in.

Is kitting part of the standard agreement?

Yes — same month-to-month agreement, no minimums, priced as work-order labor plus materials.

Planning bundles or a gift-set launch? Send us the kit spec — we’ll quote the assembly.