Noah's Ark Fulfillment Warehouse is a bilingual Chinese-English 3PL built for cross-border sellers importing from China. Its 25,000 square foot primary facility sits at 503 Carlisle Dr in Herndon, VA, near the Baltimore and Norfolk ports, and a second West Coast warehouse opened in Ontario, CA in 2021 to handle containers arriving through Long Beach. Founded in 2019, the company runs a proprietary in-house WMS developed with iVision Solution that handles up to 6,000 orders a day and integrates with Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Walmart, Wayfair, and Etsy. It publishes concrete numbers: a 40HQ container delivered to Amazon's RIC1 FBA warehouse for $695, with palletizing typically done in 12 to 24 hours. Services span receiving, FNSKU labeling, sticker removal, DTC pick-and-pack, photography, returns, and customs handling, with 24 to 48 hour turnaround. Pricing is by custom quote.
What sets them apart
- Founded 2019; primary warehouse is 25,000 sq ft at 503 Carlisle Dr, Unit 300, Herndon, VA 20170 - described as 15 minutes from the White House, near Baltimore Port and Norfolk Port.
- Operates a proprietary in-house WMS (developed with iVision Solution LLC) supporting up to 6,000 orders/day, with API integrations for Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Walmart, Wayfair, and Etsy.
- Publishes a specific truck rate: 40HQ container delivered to Amazon RIC1 FBA warehouse for $695; palletizing turnaround is typically 12-24 hours.
- During the 2020 Christmas peak season the warehouse processed 400-600 outbound boxes per day; in 2020 the company moved approximately $1.68M USD in China-US DHL express shipments.
- Bilingual Chinese-English operation (Chinese-American team); primary client base is Chinese cross-border e-commerce sellers; opened a second (West Coast) warehouse in Ontario, CA in 2021 to service containers arriving via Long Beach Port.
Services & channels
- Marketplaces
- Amazon FBA, Amazon FBM / SFP, Walmart Marketplace, Shopify / DTC, eBay, Etsy
- Business models
- Imports, Wholesale, Private Label
- Specialized
- Oversized / Bulky, Fragile
- Value-add
- Storage & Warehousing, DTC Pick & Pack, Returns Processing, Removal Processing, Photography, Freight / LTL Receiving, Importing (China), Customs Handling
- Locations
- Herndon, VA · Ontario, CA
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