Apparel prep centers
Apparel is the category that quietly exposes whether a prep center actually knows soft goods or just boxes hardgoods.
Fulfyld
Madison, AL
Confirmed address: 511 6th St, Madison, AL 35756; phone (256) 716-8241
My Prep Center
Ortonville, MI
Operating since 2005 - explicitly stated 'packaging items for e-commerce sales since 2005'
Wildcat Prep and Ship
Edgar, MT 59026, USA
Located in Edgar, MT - a small rural community; one of the smaller-town Montana prep centers
MT Prairie Prep N Ship
Central Montana, MT, USA
Specializes in smaller units: cosmetics, home goods, apparel, wholesale - explicitly smaller-item focus
Beckman Prep and Ship
Montana, USA
Owner/operator name: Alese Beckman; phone 406-855-6318; business hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm MST
My FBA Prep
Sunrise, FL, USA
Operates proprietary 'Preptopia®' WMS with role-specific portals (seller/warehouse/admin) - one of the more sophisticated in-house tech stacks in the FBA prep space.
Relentless Fulfillment
Reno, NV, US
250,000+ sq ft warehouse in Reno, NV - largest facility in this batch
Heroic Prep
Merrimack, NH, US
Amazon FBA only - explicitly serves no other platform or channel
New Jersey Prep Center
Hainesport, NJ
Address: 3448 Sylon Blvd, Hainesport, NJ 08036; phone 856-896-5845
FBA Champs
West Deptford, NJ
Located 32.5 miles (35 min) from ABE8 Amazon fulfillment center in Florence, NJ
3P Shipping
New York, NY
CEO is Sam Sahni; phone 516-737-1767 / 646-580-1727; hours 9 AM - 6 PM EST
Floor Ready Services
Arden, NC, USA
NOT an ecommerce marketplace prep center - serves wholesale, retail, and manufacturing supply chains for floor-ready retail merchandise
Stock and Ship
Oregon, USA
Requires minimum 6 months Amazon selling history and 500+ units/month capacity - explicitly excludes beginners
My Fulfillment Team
Dresden, TN, USA
Claims to be one of Amazon's first FBA prep warehouses; reports experience fulfilling over 10 million items
Simpl Fulfillment
Austin, TX, USA
Founded 2016; located at 3714 Bluestein Drive Suite 700, Austin TX 78721
Flat Rate Prep
Madison, WI, USA
Founded 2015; relocated to current larger facility in 2018 -- 620,000+ items prepped and 27,000+ shipments since relocation
East Coast Prep & Ship
Wilmington, DE, USA
Explicitly serves Walmart WFS with a WFS-specific labeling price tier ($0.85/unit labels only)
Green Fulfilment
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
B Corp Certified - one of very few UK 3PLs to hold B Corp certification
NextSmartShip
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Founded 2019 in Shenzhen by William Yu; received Angel Round and Series A+ funding (tens of millions of yuan)
US Prep Centers
Hallandale Beach, FL, USA
Family-owned business founded 2016; opened second Miami FL location by end of 2018
All Points
Atlanta, GA, USA
Founded 1995 by Duane Kalinowski; 30-year family-owned Atlanta operation - one of the oldest prep/3PL centers in this dataset
Shipux
Downers Grove, IL, USA
Specializes in wellness, supplement, and skincare brands (not a general prep center)
LuckyPrep
Vernon Hills, IL, USA
Holds GDP and FDA certifications (visible on homepage certifications section)
Shipworx
Pekin, IL, USA
Positioned centrally between Amazon fulfillment centers in Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis
Amazon Warehouse
New York, NY
FBA prep starts at $0.40/unit all-inclusive (labeling, bagging, shipment creation, inbound freight) with a written 'Zero Placement Fee Guarantee' via dedicated daily trucks to every Amazon FC.
Anata Inc.
Lehi, UT
Headquartered at 1657 N State Street, Lehi, UT 84043 - a specific street address (not just city/state).
Awesome Solutions
New Jersey, US
Official Amazon SPN (Service Provider Network) Partner and official TikTok Shops Partner - both explicitly stated on the homepage.
e53 Fulfillment
Georgetown, TX
CEO & Founder is Ammar Saifuddin, described as an E-Commerce Specialist with 20+ years of experience; the site was published April 16, 2026 and built in Framer.
eWorld Fulfillment
Florida, USA
Claims 99.6% of orders received by 2pm ship same-day.
FBA Ship UK
Suffolk, UK
Part of the We Prep E-commerce Logistics & Fulfilment Group - a multi-brand UK prep operation.
FulfillMe
Dania Beach, FL
Three fulfillment centers with exact street addresses: Dania Beach FL (1900 NE 7th Ave Suite A-107), La Vergne TN (1260 Heil Quaker Blvd), North Kansas City MO (1595 Erie St) - enabling 2-day ground coverage claims.
iFulfillandShip
Mansfield, PA
Physical address: 719 Lambs Creek Rd, Mansfield, PA 16933; contact is Shari Heffner, Director.
Medallion Fulfillment & Logistics
Chatsworth, CA
Founded in 1994 by the Kent family, starting operations out of the Kent family garage before growing into a bi-coastal operation - over 32 years in business.
MeisterPrep
Long Beach, CA
Founded in 2017 by two German logistics professionals: Ansgar Thune (15+ years European supply chain management) and Baris Talaysum (e-commerce operations across multiple marketplaces); the company explicitly markets its 'German precision standards' applied to American 3PL.
PETANI Logistics
Dallas, TX
Operates 80,000 sq ft of shelf space with US warehouses in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (approx. 20 miles from Amazon's FTW1, described as one of the largest Amazon warehouses in the US), plus Los Angeles and New Jersey locations.
PFC Fulfillment
Camanche, IA
350,000 sq ft distribution center located in Camanche, IA 52730 (311 21st Street).
Portland Prep Center
Portland, OR
Founded in 2020 by Jake Thornhill and Jordan; both owners have 9+ years of Amazon selling experience - created by FBA sellers for FBA sellers.
Prep For You Services
unknown
Pricing tiers: $0.50/unit for 20 - 999 units, dropping to $0.40/unit at 1,000+ units - specific published rates with volume threshold.
PrimeTime Prep
Portland, OR
Founded in 2022 by Anthony and Zach, who together claim 30+ years of combined experience in e-commerce, Amazon management, private label brands, transportation, retail management, and 3PL.
Renewal Logistics
McDonough, GA
Cofounded by Courtney Folk (CEO/CMO) and Bryan Folk (COO/CTO); Courtney Folk was recognized as a 2026 Inc. Top 500 Female Founder and Renewal Logistics won the 2025 Inc. Power Partner Award.
ShipCalm
San Francisco, CA
Founded in 2017; positions itself as a 'Third-Party Operations (3PO)' provider rather than a traditional 3PL, bundling operational management and tech with fulfillment.
ShipJoy
Miramar, FL
Physical address: 11500 Miramar Parkway Suite 300, Miramar, FL 33025; also operates a second location in Los Angeles, CA.
ShipMonk
Fort Lauderdale, FL
ShipMonk operates 9 named fulfillment facilities (FL1, CA1, NV1, NV3, TX1, PA1, PA2, KY1, KY2) plus international locations in Canada, Czech Republic, and UK, with HQ at 201 NW 22nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311.
ShipZag
Baldwin Park, CA
Warehouse physically located at 14120 Live Oak Ave Suite C, Baldwin Park, CA 91706.
Simply Ship
Florida, FL
Charges a $300 one-time non-refundable account activation fee before any prep work begins.
SML Fulfillment, LLC
Statesville, NC
Located in Statesville, NC - operates as 'North Carolina's trusted 3PL partner' per self-description on the site.
Snapl
Gloucester City, NJ
Two warehouse locations totaling ~90,000 sq ft: 35,000 sq ft temperature-controlled in Gloucester City, NJ (410 Jersey Ave) and 55,000 sq ft temperature-controlled bonded warehouse in South Hadley, MA (755 New Ludlow Rd).
Stockmatic
Miami, FL
Operates three warehouse locations in Florida: Miami (9675 NW 174th St, Suite 400), Tampa, and Jacksonville.
TCB Global 3PL
Henderson, NV
Claims '50+ years of expertise' in logistics and fulfillment operations.
Titan Fulfillment
Marlboro, NJ
Claims 8 years of industry expertise and 460 satisfied clients globally per homepage counters.
Warehouse-Pro
Rockwall, TX
Family-owned and operated since 1976, originating as ProSoap (a hand cleaner manufacturer); transitioned to the Warehouse-Pro fulfillment model in 2004 under President/Owner Billy Self.
Warehouse Republic
Ontario, CA
Co-founded by Mark Taylor (CEO) and Abhi Dobhal; Mark Taylor reportedly lived on an air mattress in the Ontario, CA warehouse in the company's early days.
Wrap Pack Ship
Clifton, NJ
Located in Clifton, New Jersey - specifically cited as a geographic advantage for proximity to major East Coast ports and Amazon fulfillment centers.
Apparel is the category that quietly exposes whether a prep center actually knows soft goods or just boxes hardgoods. Clothing, shoes, and accessories are not received, labeled, and shipped the same way a sealed carton of widgets is. Each garment usually needs poly-bagging with the legally required suffocation warning, folding that does not arrive creased or crushed, hang-tag and size-strip handling that survives the trip, and FNSKU placement that does not damage the item or its packaging. A center that is excellent at boxed inventory can still wrinkle, mis-bag, or mishandle a run of t-shirts. That single requirement narrows the shortlist quickly.
That is what this page filters for. We list **53 apparel prep centers**, every one checked as live on its own website, so you are choosing from a current set rather than a directory padded with closed or rebranded businesses. Each center carries its independently pulled Google rating and at least two verified facts, so you compare on real locations, real minimums, real founding dates, and real pricing instead of a marketing blurb. Several centers here that explicitly handle apparel, including US Prep Centers and Awesome Solutions, hold strong review scores with dozens of reviews behind them. Below we explain what apparel prep actually involves, what to confirm before you ship clothing, and then the filtered list itself.
What apparel prep actually involves, and why not every center does it
Apparel prep is a different workflow from hardgoods. Most clothing has to be poly-bagged, and any bag with a five-inch or larger opening needs a printed suffocation warning to meet Amazon and Walmart inbound rules. Items have to be folded or hung so they arrive presentable, not crushed at the bottom of a box, and some sellers want light steaming or de-wrinkling on higher-priced pieces. Hang-tags, size strips, and apparel-specific barcodes all have to be placed without damaging the garment or the bag. None of that is hard, but it is fiddly, per-unit, labor-heavy work, which is why only 53 of the 287 centers in this directory call out apparel as something they handle. A facility that batches boxed wholesale all day may simply not want soft goods, so apparel is a real selection filter, not a feature every center advertises.
What to check before you ship clothing to a prep center
Start with fit for your stage. Some apparel centers are built for volume sellers: Stock and Ship requires at least six months of Amazon selling history and 500-plus units a month, and it publishes wholesale FBA rates as low as $0.95 per unit with a 50-unit minimum per SKU, so it explicitly excludes beginners. Others are friendlier to mixed, smaller batches: MT Prairie Prep N Ship focuses on smaller units across cosmetics, home goods, and apparel and claims over six years of experience. Next, weigh pricing model, since most apparel work is per-service a la carte where poly-bagging and labeling are itemized rather than one flat rate. Then look at credentials and proximity. Awesome Solutions is an official Amazon SPN partner and an official TikTok Shops partner, and Shipworx sits centrally between the Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis Amazon fulfillment centers, which trims inbound transit time.
Channels, location, and managing apparel across marketplaces
Apparel sells across more than one channel, and the centers here reflect that. Awesome Solutions carries both Amazon and TikTok Shop partner status, which matters because clothing is one of the strongest TikTok Shop categories, so a single center can prep the same SKUs for both. Location is also worth weighing: Stock and Ship operates in Oregon and MT Prairie Prep N Ship in Montana, both sales-tax-free states, while New Jersey Prep Center in Hainesport includes 14 days of free storage with every package. Whichever center you choose, you still have to track that apparel inventory alongside the rest of your catalog. Ecom Circles is the software layer for that part: track inventory across Amazon, Walmart, and your 3PL in one dashboard, with COGS tracking and order sync, so an apparel center from this list plugs into the same view as everything else you sell.
Frequently asked questions
How is apparel prep different from preparing regular hardgoods?
Apparel is soft, foldable, and usually has to be poly-bagged, where most hardgoods ship in their own boxes. A clothing prep center poly-bags each item, applies the required suffocation warning on any bag with a five-inch or larger opening, folds or hangs pieces so they arrive presentable, and handles hang-tags, size strips, and barcodes without damaging the garment. Some also offer light steaming. It is per-unit, labor-heavy work, which is why only 53 of the 287 centers in this directory specialize in it.
Why does clothing need a suffocation warning, and will a prep center handle that?
Amazon and Walmart require a printed suffocation warning on any poly-bag with an opening of five inches or larger, because an unmarked bag is a safety violation that can get a listing flagged or a shipment refused. The apparel centers in this list handle that as part of poly-bagging, so the warning is printed or applied correctly on every bagged item. If your clothing is not already bagged, confirm a center is bagging and labeling to current marketplace spec rather than assuming it is, since requirements change.
Are there minimums for sending apparel to a prep center?
It depends on the center. Some are built for volume: Stock and Ship, which holds a perfect Google rating across 38 reviews in this list, requires at least six months of Amazon selling history and 500-plus units a month, with wholesale rates as low as $0.95 per unit and a 50-unit minimum per SKU. Others, like MT Prairie Prep N Ship, focus on smaller units and mixed batches across apparel and other categories. Filter by your monthly volume first, then confirm any per-SKU minimum before you ship.
Can one apparel prep center handle both Amazon and TikTok Shop?
Yes, and it is worth looking for, because clothing is one of TikTok Shop's strongest categories. Awesome Solutions in New Jersey is both an official Amazon SPN partner and an official TikTok Shops partner, so it can prep the same apparel SKUs for both channels rather than splitting your inventory across two providers. When you sell clothing on more than one marketplace, a center with multi-channel partner status reduces handoffs and keeps your prep consistent across each platform's inbound requirements.
Does prepping apparel in a tax-free state help arbitrage sellers?
It can. Apparel sourced through online or retail arbitrage often passes through a prep center, and routing it through a sales-tax-free state can matter for some sellers. In this list, Stock and Ship operates in Oregon and MT Prairie Prep N Ship in Montana, both states with no sales tax. The trade-off is transit time and fit: confirm the center actually handles your apparel volume and minimums first, then weigh the tax-free location as a secondary factor rather than the deciding one.
Does Ecom Circles offer apparel prep?
Ecom Circles runs its own prep warehouses in the Chicago area and Atlanta for FBA prep and WFS prep at $1 per unit, which covers standard soft goods, but it is not positioned as a specialist in apparel-specific handling like hang-tagging or steaming, so for that you will want one of the dedicated centers in this list. Where Ecom Circles fits is the software side: track your apparel inventory across Amazon, Walmart, and your chosen 3PL in one dashboard with COGS and order sync, so a clothing center from this list plugs into the same view as the rest of your catalog.