Your Margin Is Leaking at the Port

Still letting your supplier handle your shipping?

When your factory quotes "shipping included," they're not doing you a favor — they're marking up freight 15–40% and folding it into a number you can't see through. That's margin leaving your business before the product even leaves China.

Free, no-obligation calculation  ·  Takes 45 seconds  ·  Transparent pricing, always

A $28,000 order, "shipping included"
What you were quoted$6,850
Real market freight rate$5,120
Hidden markup$1,730

Illustrative example based on July 2026 market benchmarks — your calculator results below use your real numbers.

15–40%
Typical Supplier Markup
$0
Hidden Fees at Source X
100%
Rate Transparency
30+
Countries Served
The Hidden Commission

"Shipping included" is a number you were never meant to see through.

Your factory isn't a licensed freight forwarder — they're re-selling capacity they buy from one, at a price they set. There's no invoice breakdown, no competing quote, and no incentive for them to find you the best rate. It's a black box, and it comes straight out of your margin.

No Rate Visibility

You get one bundled number. No breakdown of freight, insurance, or handling — so you can't tell what's fair.

Zero Negotiating Leverage

Your supplier books freight in bulk across hundreds of clients — but only passes you their rate, not their volume discount.

No Mode Flexibility

They pick the shipping method that's easiest for them — not the one that protects your cash flow or your restock timeline.

Interactive Cost Comparison

What is your supplier's markup really costing you?

Enter your numbers. We'll compare it against July 2026 market benchmark rates.

Shipments per year6

Benchmark market rates used: LCL $130/CBM · FCL 40' $6,750 · Air $4.80/kg (July 2026, editable via inputs above). Source X applies a transparent 8% coordination fee on top — no hidden markup.

Your annual comparison
Paying via supplier$0
Paying via Source X$0
Estimated annual savings
$0
0% lower freight spend, straight back into margin
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Shipping Cost Breakdown

Every line item, visible. Nothing bundled.

Typical Supplier-Arranged Quote
Base freight (undisclosed rate)Bundled
"Handling fee"Bundled
DocumentationBundled
InsuranceOften omitted
One number, no receipts?
Source X Transparent Quote
Base freight (market rate, shown)Itemized
Coordination fee (flat 8%)Itemized
Documentation & customsItemized
InsuranceOffered, opt-in
Full line-item invoice
Profit Margin Recovery

That markup isn't a rounding error — it's real margin.

On a typical private-label product with a 30% margin, a 20% freight markup can quietly erase 2–4 points of that margin before you even factor in Amazon fees. Multiply that across every reorder, every year, and it's often the single largest recoverable cost in an FBA business.

Recalculate for your product
Margin impact per $100 of revenue
Product margin (typical)$30.00
Lost to freight markup-$3.20
Margin with Source X$32.10

Illustrative model based on a 20% average supplier markup and 8% transparent coordination fee — use the calculator above for your specific numbers.

Muzammal Azhar, Director, Source X Logistics
3+ yrs
Moving China→FBA freight
Replies personally on WhatsApp
A note from our founder

Why I built Source X

I started in this business the same way most of my clients did — as a seller, getting burned. Late restocks, a factory that went quiet, a "sourcing agent" who vanished after the deposit. I lost real money before I ever moved a single container for someone else.

So I built the company I wish I'd had: one team that owns your whole supply chain — sourcing, inspection, freight and FBA delivery — with a real paper trail and a person who actually answers.

When you message us, you're not opening a ticket. You're talking to the people accountable for your cargo. That's the whole point.

Muzammal Azhar
Director, Source X Logistics
Case Study

$41,000 recovered in year one.

A kitchenware brand shipping 8 FCL containers a year switched from supplier-arranged freight to Source X's transparent coordination. Same factories, same product — just visibility into what they were actually paying for.

Representative example — replace with a verified client result before publishing.

23%
Lower freight spend, same routes
$41,200
Recovered in the first 12 months
2.6 pts
Net margin recovered per unit sold
See It In Action

How we cut the hidden freight markup

A 2-minute walkthrough of exactly where the savings come from.

Where Your Freight Markup Really Goes
Testimonials & Reviews

What sellers say about us

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★★★★★

"I was paying way too much for shipping before I found Source X. They slashed my freight costs and were transparent about every line item."

Jessica L.
Amazon FBA Seller, USA
★★★★★

"Finding out how much my supplier was marking up freight was eye-opening. Source X showed me the real numbers immediately."

Daniel M.
Private Label Owner, UK
★★★★★

"No one else matched their transparency. I finally know exactly what I'm paying for and why."

Fatima A.
E-commerce Brand Owner, UAE

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FAQ

Common questions

How do you actually make money if you're not marking up freight?

A flat, disclosed coordination fee — shown on every invoice. No margin hidden inside the freight rate itself.

Will my supplier relationship be affected?

No — you can keep sourcing from the same factory. We simply take over the freight and logistics leg they were previously marking up.

Is the calculator accurate for my product?

It's a directional estimate using current market benchmarks. Book a free rate review and we'll quote your exact lanes and volumes.

What if my current freight cost is already competitive?

Then we'll tell you that directly — our audit isn't a sales pitch. Some clients stay purely for the supply chain management, even when freight was already fair.

The Transparent Pricing Guarantee

If we can't show you a lower or equal all-in cost versus your current supplier-arranged freight, we won't ask you to switch. No pressure, no lock-in.

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