No-minimum prep centers
If you ship small, irregular batches, a minimum-quantity policy can quietly price you out of a prep center before you ever get a quote.
URI Prep and Ship
AL
Three-tier per-unit pricing: Basic $1.00 (≤3,999/mo), Standard $0.90 (4,000+/mo), Pro $0.80 (4,000+/mo)
A Storage Hub
Riverside, CA
Claims 99.8% accuracy rate and 3M+ boxes shipped across 55,000+ fulfillment projects
NOW Fulfillment
Liberty Center, IN, USA
No subscriptions, startup fees, or minimum quantities - explicitly stated on homepage
eFulfillment Service
Traverse City, MI
740+ trusted brands served and 76,000+ unique SKUs handled per homepage claim
Sklad USA
Brooklyn Park, MN
Founded in Ukraine in 2018; US warehouse opened in Brooklyn Park, MN (8301 Brooklyn Blvd)
Montana Prep & Ship
Billings, MT, USA
No startup, monthly, or minimum fees - explicitly stated on homepage
Montana Logistics Pro
Great Falls, MT, USA
Located at 5311 13th Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405 - verified from site
MT Prairie Prep N Ship
Central Montana, MT, USA
Specializes in smaller units: cosmetics, home goods, apparel, wholesale - explicitly smaller-item focus
Montana Prep Solutions
Helena, MT, US
Explicitly markets Montana tax-free status as offsetting prep costs: 'the savings alone normally pays for our services'
eHub Solutions
Corona, CA, USA
Located at 1651 Pomona Road Building B, Corona, CA 92878 - inland SoCal, near major Amazon FCA fulfillment hubs.
Prep Brothers
Billings, MT
Physical address confirmed: 3641 South 56th St W Unit 3, Billings, MT 59101 (Google Business Profile)
Ready Set Prep N Pack
Helena, MT, US
Family-owned operation in Montana (tax-free state) - no sales tax on inventory purchases
United States Prep
Salem, NH, US
Salem, NH location - southern NH border town with easy access from MA metro areas
Prepare Less
New Hampshire, USA
Explicitly markets NH tax-free status as a core selling proposition
FBA Champs
West Deptford, NJ
Located 32.5 miles (35 min) from ABE8 Amazon fulfillment center in Florence, NJ
WeFulfillIT
Toledo, OH, USA
Founded 1982 as a local shipping store; fulfillment services added 2004; acquired in 2023 by brothers Pat and Mike McIntyre
Logistics Done Right
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Offers reverse logistics and returns refurbishment claiming 65% average value recovery (up to 67% more than self-processing or liquidation)
Frankly Fulfillment
OH
Operates 45,000+ sq ft of company-owned and operated warehouse space
PrepWorx
Oregon, USA
1,000,000+ units processed; 99.99% prep accuracy claimed
Snake River Pack and Ship
Adrian, OR 97901, USA
Veteran-owned and family-operated business in Eastern Oregon (Adrian, OR)
Oregon Prep Center
Portland, OR 97202, USA
Founded 2023 by owner-operator Conor Chang in Portland OR - single owner runs the warehouse and is the direct client contact
Proven Prep Center
Portland, OR 97230, USA
FDA-registered facility supporting food, beverage, pet, and consumer products - rare among prep centers
Fulfillment CO
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Roots as 'The Mail Center,' founded 1981 in Colorado Springs by Vietnam veteran and former letter carrier Yves 'O.G.' Melanson.
Automated3PL
East Hartford, CT, USA
Two-coast operation: East Hartford, CT (primary) + Perris, CA - both at identical per-unit pricing; only storage differs ($30/pallet East vs $50/pallet West).
My Fulfillment Team
Dresden, TN, USA
Claims to be one of Amazon's first FBA prep warehouses; reports experience fulfilling over 10 million items
MetsCube
Alexandria, VA, USA
Founded by Albert Mets, an overseas Amazon seller who built the 3PL to serve international sellers without US warehouse access
Amzon Prep
Toronto, ON, Canada
Claims to be one of the very first Amazon FBA prep companies in Toronto, Canada (founded 2016)
Red Hat Prep
Milton, ON, Canada
Advertises 24-hour turnaround prominently as a key differentiator
Sales in USA
Wilmington, DE, USA
Claims 5,318+ clients served and 2,009,430+ parcels shipped (unverified stat on homepage)
Smart Prep Center
Newark, DE, USA
No minimum order stated; 'accepts any volume from single items to 10,000+'
EasiLogic
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK
Based at Unit 11, Carlton Place, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AU, Essex
Fast Prep Centre UK
Birmingham, UK
Amazon SPN (Service Provider Network) verified partner - only FBA-focused prep centre in batch with confirmed SPN status
Kings Park / FBA Label Service
Pebmarsh, Halstead, Essex, UK
Operates 4 locations across North Essex and Suffolk with 35,000 sq ft facility and capacity for 3,000+ pallets
Ascend FBA
UK (city not stated on site)
Uses proprietary 'ControlDock' WMS with 175+ integrations and 85+ reporting dashboards
FBA Prep Europe
Sofia, Bulgaria
Located in Sofia, Bulgaria - one of the lowest-cost EU prep locations with access to Amazon EU and UK FCs
Flex Fulfillment
Hermsdorf, Germany
Official Amazon Service Provider Network (SPN) partner for FBA preparation and pre-Amazon storage in EU
NextSmartShip
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Founded 2019 in Shenzhen by William Yu; received Angel Round and Series A+ funding (tens of millions of yuan)
Easy FBA Prep
Sydney (Western Suburbs), NSW, Australia
Located in Sydney's western suburbs near Amazon's Kemps Creek facility, described as the largest warehouse in Australia.
TOS Prep Service
Orlando, FL
Founded 2020 per copyright footer; markets 'Over 5 Years of Experience' on homepage
Shipping-and-Handling
Jacksonville, FL
4 warehouse locations: 3 in Jacksonville FL (40k, 75k, and 55k sq ft) plus 1 in Sugar Land TX (63k sq ft) - 233,000+ sq ft total
Fast and Forward Prep Center
New Port Richey, FL
Two locations: New Port Richey FL (primary) and an unlisted California city (address not published on site)
eHub USA
Orlando, FL, USA
Claims 22 years of shipping and warehousing experience
US Prep Centers
Hallandale Beach, FL, USA
Family-owned business founded 2016; opened second Miami FL location by end of 2018
Simple Price Prep
St. Marys, GA, USA
Veteran-owned and family-operated: founders Dustin and Brandy Buchanan (Dustin is a US Navy veteran)
Extra Mile Prep
Alpharetta, GA, USA
Founded by former Amazon and eBay sellers with 'over a decade of experience'
Illinois Pack and Ship
Illiopolis, IL, USA
Located in Illiopolis, IL (near Springfield) - small-town rural location, unusual for a prep center
365PrepCenter LLC
Lebanon, OH
Co-founded by Alexander (Operations) and Oleg (Warehouse Lead), both former Amazon sellers who built the company after experiencing unreliable prep centers themselves.
Anata Inc.
Lehi, UT
Headquartered at 1657 N State Street, Lehi, UT 84043 - a specific street address (not just city/state).
Carolina Prep & Ship
Apex, NC
Family-owned husband-and-wife business based in Apex, NC (875 Gateway Drive Ste 103, Apex NC 27523); owner 'Matt' is the named contact at 919-336-2323.
Docknload Logistics
Skokie, IL
Located in Skokie, Illinois; operates a 40,000 sq ft secure warehouse facility.
Elite Prep Center
Franklinville, NJ
Physical address: 1736 Dutch Mill Road, Franklinville, New Jersey 08322 - a rural South Jersey location, not a metro warehouse hub.
Excel3PL
Tulsa, OK
Founded and run by Eric (founder handles all new inquiries personally) based in Tulsa, OK 74101; centrally located to reach 98% of the US in 1-2 days.
FBA Prep Logistics
Bristol, PA
Physical address: 7900 N Radcliffe Street, Building 101, Bristol, PA 19007 - a dedicated warehouse building.
FbaZoom
San Diego, CA
Founded and operated by former Amazon sellers with 20+ years of ecommerce experience; COO is Edward Nickerson.
Golden Grove Prep
Orlando, FL
Located at 6363 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810 - a specific verifiable street address.
HexPrep
Hillsboro, OR
Two warehouse locations: Hillsboro, OR (west coast hub - tax-free state for two-step dropshipping) and Chicago, IL (midwest hub), explicitly marketed for geographic reach.
High Plains Prep & Pack
Great Falls, MT
Located at 700 1st Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59401 - a registered Montana assumed business name of Alias Smith and Jones Pawn Shop, Incorporated.
Honeybee Fulfillment
Plano, TX
Flat $1/unit all-in FBA prep rate with explicit 'no hidden fees' policy - no per-insert, per-sticker, or per-polybag charges and no Q4 peak-season surcharges.
iFulfillandShip
Mansfield, PA
Physical address: 719 Lambs Creek Rd, Mansfield, PA 16933; contact is Shari Heffner, Director.
Librex Fulfillment
Frederick, MD (original); also Chicago, IL warehouse listed
Founded in 2016; started packing orders from a living room, incorporated in early 2017, first warehouse in Frederick, Maryland mid-2017, expanded to Chicago, Illinois late 2018.
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.
Momentum Warehousing
San Diego, CA
Co-founded by Edward Nickerson (CoFounder/COO); direct contact email edward@momentumwarehousing.com published on site.
Prep Center LA (PCLA)
Commerce, CA
Founded in 2019 by Amazon sellers who experienced firsthand the failures of other prep centers (lost products, mislabeling, slow processing) - positioned as seller-founded and seller-operated.
PrepFlow Prime
Houston, TX
Located at 10795 Hammerly Blvd, Houston, TX 77043; contact phone +1 (346) 222-0775.
PrepMeisters
Princeton Junction, NJ
Founder Sanjeev Vaid is a former Amazon Operations Director with 10+ years at Amazon in senior roles including Director of Fulfillment Operations and Director of Amazon Logistics.
Price Point Prep
Garland, TX
Veteran-owned business operating out of Garland, Texas
Savannah River Fulfillment
Port Wentworth, GA
Operates two 180,000 sq ft Grade A warehouses (360,000 sq ft total): one at 158 Hendley Rd, Port Wentworth, GA 31407 (0.5 miles from Port of Savannah) and one at 625 Waltham Way Suite 104, Sparks, NV 89434 (approx. 4 hours from Port of Oakland).
Shipmate Fulfillment
Philadelphia, PA
Family-owned business rooted in the Antar family warehouse tradition since 1984 at 1501 Unity Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 - the same location that served as the distribution hub for the regional Valu-Plus discount retail chain (founded 1973 by Elie, Morris, and Isaac Antar).
Staghler Prep & Logistics
Columbus, OH
Two warehouse locations: Portland, OR (97232) and Columbus, OH (43215) - giving clients both a tax-free state option (Oregon) and a Midwest hub.
TheDiscountPrep
Orlando, FL
Division of Cake Brands USA - TheDiscountPrep is the 3PL/prep arm of a parent brand company operating since 2018.
Wild West Prep & Ship
Montana, MT
Founded and operated by Brittney March and Karsyn March - a family-run operation based in tax-free Montana.
If you ship small, irregular batches, a minimum-quantity policy can quietly price you out of a prep center before you ever get a quote. "No minimum" is a commitment question, not a discount: it means the center will receive and prep the inventory you actually have this week, whether that is twelve units or two cases, without forcing a per-SKU floor, a monthly volume target, or a flat subscription. That matters most to online arbitrage and retail arbitrage sellers, side-hustle FBA sellers, and anyone still finding their volume, because their inventory arrives in mixed, unpredictable lots rather than steady pallets.
This page lists the **71 no-minimum prep centers in our directory**, every one checked live on its own website before it was included. Dead, parked, and rebranded listings were removed, so you are comparing centers that are actually open for business. Where a center has a public Google rating, we show the independently pulled score and review count rather than a self-reported badge, and each listing carries specific, verified facts about that operator. The list is re-checked daily, so a center that goes dark drops off fast. Below, we explain why minimums exist, what a no-minimum policy genuinely removes, and the fees worth confirming before you send your first shipment.
Why prep centers set minimums (and who gets squeezed)
Receiving, inspecting, labeling, and creating a shipment takes roughly the same handling effort whether a box holds 10 units or 300. To protect their margin on that fixed effort, many centers attach a minimum: a per-SKU floor (for example 50 units per SKU), a monthly volume target, or a flat monthly subscription you pay regardless of how much you actually send. For a wholesale or private-label seller moving steady volume, those minimums are invisible. For a small online arbitrage or retail arbitrage seller sending a handful of mixed SKUs at a time, they are a wall. You either overbuy to clear the floor, eat a subscription on weeks you ship nothing, or get turned away. A no-minimum prep center removes that wall by pricing per unit or per service instead of per commitment, so your bill tracks what you actually moved.
What "no minimum" actually removes (and what to still confirm)
A true no-minimum policy strips out three things: the per-SKU quantity floor, the monthly volume commitment, and the pay-anyway subscription. NOW Fulfillment in Liberty Center, Indiana, for instance, states plainly that it has no subscriptions, startup fees, or minimum quantities, and it is open seven days a week. What no minimum does not automatically remove is the per-item rate itself or a small-shipment surcharge, so confirm those before you commit. Ask three questions: what is the per-unit or per-service prep rate, is there a receiving fee per box or pallet, and is there an extra charge on shipments under a certain unit count. Several no-minimum centers in our list also sit in sales-tax-free states, including Montana operators like MT Prairie Prep N Ship and Prep Brothers and New Hampshire's United States Prep, which can stack a second saving on top of the low commitment for arbitrage workflows.
Pair no minimum with the filters that matter for your model
No minimum tells you a center will take your volume; it does not tell you whether the center fits the rest of your operation. If you sell on Walmart as well as Amazon, filter for centers that prep for Walmart Fulfillment Services, since not every operator does. If turnaround drives your cash flow, check how fast a center receives and ships back in. If you are running arbitrage out of a tax-free state, the location facets surface Montana, Oregon, and New Hampshire centers. Use the no-minimum list as your starting point, then cross-check the marketplace, tax-free, and pricing-model facets so the center you pick clears every requirement, not just the commitment one. Each center page in our directory carries the verified facts and Google rating to make that comparison on real data.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a minimum and a no-minimum prep center?
A minimum prep center requires a floor before it will work with you: a set number of units per SKU, a monthly volume target, or a flat monthly subscription you pay whatever your volume. A no-minimum center drops all three and bills per unit or per service, so a shipment of 15 mixed units is just as welcome as a pallet. The trade-off is that no-minimum centers often price per unit rather than offering the volume discounts a high-volume seller would negotiate, so the model favors small and variable-volume sellers over large steady ones.
Does no minimum mean there are no fees at all?
No. No minimum removes the quantity commitment, not the cost of prep. You still pay a per-unit or per-service rate, and some centers add a receiving fee per box or pallet, or a surcharge on very small shipments. Before your first shipment, confirm the per-unit prep rate, any receiving fee, and whether there is a small-shipment surcharge. A center can have zero minimum and still be more expensive on tiny lots than a center with a low floor, so compare on total landed cost for the batch size you actually ship.
Are no-minimum prep centers a good fit for online and retail arbitrage sellers?
Yes, and they are usually the best fit for those models. OA and RA sellers send mixed, unpredictable lots of small quantities, often needing sticker and label removal and per-unit handling rather than bulk receiving. A minimum-quantity policy fights that workflow directly. No-minimum centers are built to accept exactly that kind of irregular, small-batch inventory, which is why our directory tags them so arbitrage sellers can filter to them first. Several also handle smaller item categories specifically, such as MT Prairie Prep N Ship in Montana, which focuses on cosmetics, home goods, and apparel.
Can I send mixed SKUs in small quantities to a no-minimum center?
That is precisely what no minimum is designed for. Because there is no per-SKU floor, you can send one or two units of many different products in a single shipment without hitting a quantity wall on any line. This suits arbitrage sourcing, where you might buy four of one item and three of another from different stores. Confirm how the center prefers mixed shipments labeled and packed on the inbound side, since clean inbound labeling speeds receiving, but the no-minimum policy itself places no cap on how few units a SKU can have.
Do no-minimum prep centers also handle Walmart WFS prep?
Some do and some do not; no minimum is a commitment policy, not a marketplace capability, so the two are independent. Walmart Fulfillment Services has its own inbound and labeling requirements, and fewer centers prep for it than for Amazon FBA. If you sell on both marketplaces, do not assume a no-minimum Amazon prep center also covers WFS. Filter our directory for centers tagged for both no minimum and Walmart WFS, or check the individual center page, where the verified channel list shows exactly which marketplaces that operator preps for.
Is a no-minimum center always the cheapest option?
Not necessarily. No minimum removes the commitment barrier, which is what small sellers care about, but it does not guarantee the lowest per-unit rate. A center with a modest minimum may offer volume pricing that beats a no-minimum center once you are shipping consistently. The honest way to choose is to match the model to your stage: if your volume is small or unpredictable, the flexibility of no minimum is worth more than a few cents per unit, and several no-minimum centers in tax-free states such as Montana and New Hampshire can lower your effective cost further.