US expansion, margins intact.
Portluma helps eCommerce brands model, move and return US orders through cross-dock injection, domestic carrier routing and consolidated returns.
Built by commerce operators with over a decade of US market and cross-border eCommerce operations experience.
- Received
- Scanned
- Validated
- Routed
- Standard3-5 day
- Economycost-first
- 2-Dayexpedited
- Overnightnext day
- Over a decade of US market & cross-border eCommerce operations experience
- Carrier-neutral delivery modelling
- ZIP-level cost intelligence
- Returns consolidation
- Commerce stack compatibility
US growth should not erase margin.
The hidden cost is rarely one line item. Residential surcharges, delivery-area ZIPs, fuel, dimensional weight, returns and node placement can change the economics before the first campaign scales.
International parcel costs hide margin.
Per-parcel cross-border rates get baked into every order, eroding contribution before a product reaches a US doorstep.
Domestic surcharges change the real cost.
Residential and delivery-area fees apply to most eCommerce parcels and rarely appear in a blended headline rate.
Returns become expensive one by one.
Sending each return across a border individually turns reverse logistics into a margin problem, not a retention one.
Carrier choices need ZIP-level order data.
The right service per parcel depends on real destination data, not national averages or list rates.
Expansion needs a market model before volume moves.
Demand and cost concentrate in specific ZIPs and zones. Without that model, a market plan is an average.
Built for profitable US market entry.
Portluma brings the movement, cost model and returns flow into one operating view.
Market Model
Model US delivery cost by ZIP, state, zone, weight and service before you commit volume.
Bulk Injection
Move orders into the US in bulk, then inject them into domestic delivery networks.
Domestic Delivery
Route each order to the right domestic path by cost, speed and surcharge exposure.
Returns Consolidation
Give customers a local return path and consolidate parcels through a US node.
Carrier Compare
Compare ground, economy, 2-day, overnight and custom provider options on real data.
Margin Visibility
See the full cost stack and margin impact before a single campaign scales.
Model the true delivery cost before the volume moves.
Upload historical orders and see the cost stack by ZIP, state, zone, carrier, service, residential surcharge, DAS exposure, fuel and 3PL handling.
| Service | Base | Surch. | Transit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom / regionalbest | $4.90 | $1.10 | 3-5d | $6.00 |
| Standard Ground | $5.20 | $1.35 | 2-5d | $6.55 |
| Ground Saver | $5.80 | $1.20 | 3-6d | $7.00 |
| 2-Day Express | $9.40 | $1.55 | 2d | $10.95 |
ZIP & state cost modelling
Resolve delivery cost down to the ZIP, not a national average.
Residential & DAS exposure
Quantify residential, delivery-area and remote surcharges across your order mix.
Carrier & service comparison
Compare UPS, FedEx, USPS and custom providers on the same order data.
Published to negotiated scenarios
Start from list rates, then model expected, negotiated and quoted scenarios.
Average billed weight
Surface dimensional-weight exposure that quietly inflates billed weight.
USD / AUD modelling
Model the AU-to-US leg and domestic delivery in either currency, side by side.
Bulk freight in. Domestic delivery out.
Portluma separates the cross-border movement from the domestic delivery layer so brands can expand with clearer cost control.
- Master carton receivedCTN-4471
- Parcel scan matched·
- Destination ZIP validated·
- Residential flag applied·
- DAS checked·
- Carrier service assigned·
- Manifest ready·
- Injected·
- Dest ZIP
- 30144 · GA
- Billed weight
- 0.94 kg
- Residential
- Yes
- Service
- Standard Ground
- 01
Model
Upload historical orders and model US delivery costs.
Modelled - 02
Consolidate
Move orders into the US in bulk.
Consolidated - 03
Receive
A US node receives cartons or pallets.
Received - 04
Deconsolidate
Parcels are opened, scanned and validated.
Scanned - 05
Route
Orders are assigned to domestic delivery paths.
Routed - 06
Deliver
Customers receive local-style delivery.
Delivered - 07
Return
Returns consolidate through the US node.
Consolidated
- 01
Model
Upload historical orders and model US delivery costs.
Modelled - 02
Consolidate
Move orders into the US in bulk.
Consolidated - 03
Receive
A US node receives cartons or pallets.
Received - 04
Deconsolidate
Parcels are opened, scanned and validated.
Scanned - 05
Route
Orders are assigned to domestic delivery paths.
Routed - 06
Deliver
Customers receive local-style delivery.
Delivered - 07
Return
Returns consolidate through the US node.
Consolidated
Compare the right delivery path for every US order.
Portluma models domestic delivery paths by cost, speed, surcharge exposure and customer promise - without locking the model into one carrier. Neutral, carrier-compatible workflows.
| Service | Cost | Speed | Surcharge exposure | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | 3-5 day | Medium | Default domestic | |
| Economy | 4-7 day | Low | Cost-first, non-urgent | |
| 2-Day | 2 day | Medium | Delivery promise | |
| Overnight | Next day | High | Urgent / high-value | |
| Returns | Batched | Low | Reverse logistics | |
| Consolidator | Varies | Low | Injection partner | |
| Custom quote | Negotiated | Negotiated | Low | Your rate cards |
Built for the commerce stack you already run.
Portluma is designed to ingest order, shipping, return and cost data from the tools modern eCommerce teams already use.
Shopify & Shopify Plus
Designed to support Shopify and Shopify Plus order exports.
Shipping platforms
Compatible with Starshipit, ShipStation, EasyPost and Shippo exports.
Returns platforms
Built to connect with Loop, Narvar and ReturnGO return exports.
3PL & WMS data
Ingest 3PL and warehouse-management data files.
Carrier rate cards
Supports uploaded carrier account rate cards.
Custom uploads
CSV / XLSX custom uploads plus BI and finance exports.
Designed to support the tools above via exports and uploaded files. Live integrations are added as they are implemented; compatibility is not a claim of a live connector.
Stop paying international parcel rates for domestic delivery problems.
Compare parcel-by-parcel international delivery against a bulk-in, local-delivery model.
- International parcel per order
- Limited domestic optimisation
- Returns one by one
- No surcharge visibility
- Bulk freight into the US
- Cross-dock injection
- Domestic carrier routing
- Consolidated returns
- ZIP-level cost intelligence
Modelled savings depend on volume, destination mix and negotiated rates. Figures are an example model, not a quote.
Returns, consolidated back into control.
Give customers a local return path, then consolidate, inspect, restock, dispose or return parcels to origin weekly or monthly.
“Not every return needs to cross the world one parcel at a time.”
Local return address
Customers return to a domestic address, not across a border.
Weekly / monthly consolidation
Batch returns into scheduled bulk movements.
Inspection workflow
Receive, grade and disposition each returned parcel.
Restock or return to origin
Put stock back into market or send it home in bulk.
Return reason visibility
See why product comes back, by reason and by SKU.
Margin & inventory clarity
Understand the true cost and inventory impact of returns.
US expansion expertise, built into the model.
Portluma is built by operators with over a decade of experience across US market expansion, cross-border eCommerce, carrier strategy, returns, landed cost and operational margin.
Build your US market model before you expand.
Model the cost, design the handoff, compare domestic delivery paths and plan the returns flow before committing volume to the US.
Bulk leg + 3PL + domestic + surcharges + returns · example model