Product profiles in 3PL Billing are labels you assign to individual products. Once a product has a profile, you can configure billing fees — such as storage, receiving, and picking fees — to charge a different rate for that product type.
Before You Begin
You must be an Admin or have billing permissions to create and manage product profiles. Product profiles are created in 3PL Billing and then assigned to products in your inventory.
Table of Contents
- How to Create a Product Profile in 3PL Billing
- How to Assign a 3PL Billing Product Profile to a Single Product
- How to Assign 3PL Billing Product Profiles in Bulk
- Where Product Profiles Are Used in 3PL Billing
- Product Profiles for UOM SKUs in Wholesale Orders
How to Create a Product Profile in 3PL Billing
- Go to 3PL Billing > Product Profiles.
- Click Add Product Profile.
- Enter a name for the profile and save.
How to Assign a 3PL Billing Product Profile to a Single Product
- Go to 3PL Billing > Product Profiles.
- Select the Product Profiles tab.
- Click Manage Product on the product profile you want to update.
- Click Add products in the side navigation panel.
- In the pop-up, select the products you want to add and click Add.
| Manage Products | Add Products |
|---|---|
How to Assign 3PL Billing Product Profiles in Bulk
- Go to Inventory > Products.
- Filter or search for the products you want to update.
- Select the products using the checkboxes.
- Choose the product profile to assign and apply.
Where Product Profiles Are Used in 3PL Billing
When a product profile is assigned to a product, you can reference that profile when configuring fees in a billing profile. This lets you charge different rates based on product type — for example, a higher storage or receiving rate for fragile or temperature-controlled items.
| Fee Type | How Product Profiles Are Used |
|---|---|
| Receiving by Item | Charge a different intake rate for specific product types at the SKU level. |
| Storage by Product | Charge a different storage rate based on what type of product is being stored. |
| Picking Fee | Charge a higher pick rate for specific product types such as fragile or oversized items. |
| Return by Item | Charge a different returns processing rate based on product type. |
Product Profiles for UOM SKUs in Wholesale Orders
When a wholesale order is picked and shipped, 3PL Billing applies the picking fee configured for the product profile assigned to the SKU that was picked, such as an each, case, or pallet SKU. Assign each UOM SKU to the profile with the picking fee you want to charge.
- If UOM SKUs should use the same picking-fee setup, assign them to the same product profile.
- If UOM SKUs should use different picking-fee setups, assign them to separate product profiles and configure a picking fee for each profile.
Picking fees calculate separately for each product profile group, so a separate profile can start a separate first-pick calculation on the same shipment. Review the first-pick and additional-SKU rates on each fee before assigning profiles. See How Picking Fees Are Calculated in 3PL Billing.
To assign product profiles to many products, use the bulk assignment steps above. For other product-field changes, see How to Edit Products in ShipHero.