Importers shipping containers from China are West FBA's natural fit. The San Marcos, California warehouse sits in North San Diego County near the ports, and container unloading is an explicit specialty priced at $450 for a 40-foot container and $200 for a 20-foot, which is a clear draw for private-label and wholesale sellers bringing in full loads. The center has been in business 10-plus years and quotes prep at $0.75 per unit for pick and pack, a rate that already folds in receiving, visual inspection, and box content labels, with kits and bundles starting at $0.50. Inventory is generally scanned and made available to ship within the same business day it arrives, and turnaround is stated at 24 hours. Pallet storage is $30 per month. Clients work through a self-hosted customer WMS portal rather than a third-party platform.
What sets them apart
- 10+ years in business; San Marcos, CA (North San Diego County) - positioned close to ports for China-import container unloading.
- Container unloading at scale: 40ft $450, 20ft $200 - explicit specialty for private-label/wholesale importers.
- Inventory 'generally scanned and made available to ship within same business day' of delivery.
- Operates a self-hosted 'Customer WMS' client portal at westfba.com/CRM/user - not a named SaaS platform.
Services & channels
- Marketplaces
- Amazon FBA
- Business models
- Wholesale, Private Label
- Value-add
- Storage/Warehousing, DTC Pick & Pack, Returns Processing, Removal Processing, Freight / LTL Receiving, Container Unloading (Importing)
- Locations
- San Marcos, CA
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