Prep centers in New York
New York puts your inventory next to the densest consumer market in the country. A warehouse in the New York City metro or on Long Island sits within
California FBA Prep Center
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Explicitly does NOT accept online arbitrage or dropshipping customers - targets wholesale, private label, and imports only
3P Shipping
New York, NY
CEO is Sam Sahni; phone 516-737-1767 / 646-580-1727; hours 9 AM - 6 PM EST
eShipper
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Founded 1999 as Canada Worldwide Services Inc. by Rizwan Kermalli; rebranded eShipper in 2005 as Canada's first online shipping platform
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.
Beta Prep Center Texas
Rosenberg, TX
Operates four fulfillment centers across three countries: Rosenberg TX (1129 Avenue G Suite 1001), Rockaway NY, Toronto Canada, and Milton Keynes UK - plus an additional facility in Istanbul, Turkey.
Lulux Warehouse
Long Island, NY
6,000 sq ft warehouse located on the Nassau/Suffolk border in Long Island, NY - facility is accessible to 53-foot trailers.
Titan Fulfillment
Marlboro, NJ
Claims 8 years of industry expertise and 460 satisfied clients globally per homepage counters.
Verde Fulfillment USA
Boise, ID
Claims 25+ years in the fulfillment industry, positioning itself as 'the definitive leader in middle-market 3PL services'.
New York puts your inventory next to the densest consumer market in the country. A warehouse in the New York City metro or on Long Island sits within ground-shipping range of the tri-state area's roughly twenty million people, which matters most for merchant-fulfilled and direct-to-consumer orders where short transit time is the point. It is also a major import gateway, with JFK air cargo and the Port of New York and New Jersey feeding sellers bringing in private-label and wholesale goods. This directory lists 8 prep and fulfillment centers with New York operations, each one checked on its own website, and where a center's site returned an error when we last checked, its page says so. We pulled real Google ratings and review counts independently rather than trusting self-reported badges, and recorded at least two specific, verifiable facts about every center.
One point to settle up front, because New York is the opposite of the states people use as a tax shelter: routing inventory through a New York prep center does not save you sales tax. New York charges state sales tax, and New York City layers its own local rate on top, which puts the combined rate among the higher ones in the country. If avoiding sales tax on arbitrage buys is your goal, the states to look at are Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire, not New York. Sellers choose New York for market reach and import access, then compare the centers below on channel support, pricing, and rating.
Why sellers pick a New York prep center
The main draw is reach into the Northeast. A New York warehouse sits at the center of the largest metro consumer base in the country, so merchant-fulfilled and direct-to-consumer orders reach a huge population within a day or two of ground transit. The import angle is real too, since goods landing at JFK or through the Port of New York and New Jersey can be received and prepped nearby instead of trucked across the country first. The centers split between New York City and Long Island operators and multi-state companies running a New York node. 3P Shipping works from a Long Island warehouse at 855 Conklin Street in Farmingdale, while Beta Prep Center runs a Rockaway, New York facility. The trade-off to keep straight is that New York gives you no sales-tax advantage on inventory, so weigh market access and service fit against price, not a tax break.
What to compare across New York centers
Start by separating New York-based operators from multi-location companies that simply run a New York warehouse, because it changes who you deal with day to day. Amazon Warehouse is a New York City operator and 3P Shipping and Lulux Warehouse are on Long Island, while California FBA Prep Center and Beta Prep Center run a New York site alongside warehouses in other states. Next, look at pricing, which is unusually transparent here. Amazon Warehouse publishes FBA prep from $0.40 per unit all-inclusive, covering labeling, bagging, shipment creation, and inbound freight, while 3P Shipping and Beta Prep quote custom. Then weigh reputation using both score and review count, since they vary widely: eShipper holds 4.5 across 714 Google reviews, while 3P Shipping sits at 4.6 across 19. The directory lets you filter on channels, pricing, and ratings so you compare like for like.
Coordinating a New York prep center with your own listings
Using a third-party prep center in New York still leaves you responsible for the inventory and orders on your own seller accounts. If you want one place to watch stock levels and orders across both marketplaces, Ecom Circles software tracks inventory across Amazon, including FBA and FBM, and Walmart, including WFS and merchant-fulfilled, in a single dashboard, with COGS tracking and 3PL and warehouse integration for purchase orders, inbound check-in, fulfillment, and buy shipping. That holds whether your prep happens in Manhattan, Farmingdale, Rockaway, or anywhere else in the state, since the software does not depend on where the physical warehouse sits. It is an informational note, not a pitch: the directory itself is free to browse and filter.
Frequently asked questions
Does using a New York prep center save me sales tax on inventory?
No, and New York is actually a poor choice if that is your goal. New York charges state sales tax and New York City adds its own local rate on top, which puts the combined rate among the higher ones in the country. The states sellers use specifically to avoid sales tax on inventory are Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire. People route inventory through New York for market reach and import access, not for a tax advantage on the goods themselves.
Why use a New York prep center instead of one in another state?
Because of reach into the Northeast and access to imports. A New York City or Long Island warehouse sits inside the largest metro consumer market in the country, so merchant-fulfilled and direct-to-consumer orders reach a very large population within a day or two of ground shipping. New York is also a major entry point for imported goods through JFK air cargo and the Port of New York and New Jersey, so containers and air freight can be received and prepped nearby. The catch is that it is a high sales-tax state, so the reason to pick it is logistics and market access, not tax.
Where in New York are these prep centers located?
The verified New York centers cluster around New York City and Long Island. Amazon Warehouse operates in New York City, and 3P Shipping and Lulux Warehouse are on Long Island, with 3P Shipping's warehouse at 855 Conklin Street in Farmingdale. Beta Prep Center runs a facility in Rockaway, New York as part of a multi-country operation. That pattern tracks where the consumer density and import infrastructure are concentrated in the state, rather than upstate.
Are these New York-based companies or multi-location operators with a New York warehouse?
It is a mix, and the difference matters when you choose. Amazon Warehouse is a New York City operator, and 3P Shipping (in Farmingdale) and Lulux Warehouse are Long Island operators. California FBA Prep Center is headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California and runs a New York location alongside its California and Texas sites, and Beta Prep Center is headquartered in Rosenberg, Texas and runs a Rockaway, New York facility among centers across three countries. The directory shows each center's specific New York location so you know exactly what you are routing inventory to.
Do New York prep centers publish per-unit pricing, or is it custom quote?
Some publish rates and some quote custom, so you can compare a few directly. Amazon Warehouse lists FBA prep starting at $0.40 per unit all-inclusive, covering labeling, bagging, shipment creation, and inbound freight. Others, including 3P Shipping and Beta Prep Center, work on custom quotes. Use the pricing filter to line up the published-rate centers against the quote-based ones.
Do New York prep centers handle Walmart WFS as well as Amazon FBA?
It varies by center, so do not assume it. Nearly all of the New York centers prep for Amazon FBA, but Walmart WFS has its own inbound and labeling requirements that fewer centers support well. Amazon Warehouse, for example, lists FBA and WFS prep together as one service, but several others focus on FBA. It is worth confirming WFS directly with the specific New York facility, and you can use the channel filter in the directory to narrow to the New York centers that explicitly handle WFS.