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Pack and Kin Studio
For online sellers Free plan, no card required

Ship every order
at the best rate.

Compare USPS, UPS and FedEx on every parcel, buy the label from the same screen, and handle returns, insurance and claims without leaving it. Your products, customers and books live in the same system, and the plan that runs all of it is free.

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USPS, UPS & FedEx rates Return labels & insurance Nothing to install

An illustration of the ship desk. Figures are examples, not live quotes.

Built for the orders you ship

Spend less on every parcel, and less time on each one

Shipping is most of what an online order costs once it is sold. These are the parts that cut that cost, on the free plan.

Every carrier, side by side

Enter the parcel once and see USPS, UPS and FedEx together, with the service and transit time beside each price. Pick the one that fits the order and buy the label from that screen.

Postage from a prepaid wallet

Labels are paid from a balance you top up, so postage never waits on a statement and you always know what shipping has cost you so far.

Returns and claims, built in

Issue a return label when a customer sends something back, add insurance when the parcel is worth it, and file the claim from the shipment if it goes wrong.

Shipping

Three carriers, one comparison, one click

Enter the weight, size and destination, and the ship desk shows every service that will take it. Choose the cheapest or the fastest, add signature or insurance if the order calls for it, and print. Schedule a carrier pickup and the parcels leave without a trip to a drop-off.

  • Rate shopping across USPS, UPS and FedEx
  • Label printing and voids
  • Extra services: signature, insurance, return labels
  • Carrier pickups and manifests
  • Bring your own UPS or FedEx account if you have one

Sell online

Your catalog, on your own website

Choose which products to sell online and add a shop to your website with a short snippet, or share a hosted shop page if you do not have a site yet. Prices and tax come from your own catalog, the card is charged at checkout, stock comes down with the sale, and the order lands on your Online Orders desk for you to fulfil.

  • Pick the products you sell online
  • Embed a shop on your site, or share a hosted page and QR code
  • Buyer and staff emails on every order
  • Online Orders desk: mark fulfilled or cancel

On the free plan

Shipping, stock and the books in one place

The account that ships your orders also keeps your products, your customers and a real general ledger. Nothing to export between a shipping tool and an accounting one, because they are not two tools.

Shipping

  • USPS, UPS & FedEx rating
  • Label printing & voids
  • Insurance and claims
  • Return labels
  • Pickups & manifests

Products & customers

  • Products and stock
  • Customers & tasks
  • Unlimited staff logins

Back office

  • Accounting & general ledger
  • Invoicing & statements
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Reporting

When you grow

Add capability, not a new system

Your own carrier accounts

Already negotiated rates with UPS or FedEx? Link the account and those rates are what get shopped. It is a metered add-on, priced on the pricing page. USPS labels are always bought on Pack and Kin Studio’s USPS account.

A documented API

Create API keys and webhooks for your own systems, or authorize a developer’s app for just the permissions you choose and withdraw it any time. Labels bought through the API carry a separate API fee. Developer accounts →

Questions

What online sellers ask first

Do I need a shop front or a counter?
No. Everything runs in the browser, so a spare room and a printer is enough. We ask for a street address and a phone number when you apply because carriers print both on every label as the shipper’s.
Does it import orders from my marketplace or shopping cart?
Not today. You rate and buy each label on the ship desk from the parcel’s details. If you have a developer, the REST API is how your own systems talk to your account.
How do I pay for shipping labels?
From a prepaid wallet on your account. Pack and Kin Studio fronts each label at purchase and takes it from that balance, which also means a label cannot be bought against an empty wallet. Funding it is the one setup step between your first sign-in and your first label.
Which carriers can I ship with?
USPS, UPS and FedEx: rating, label purchase, voids, return labels and claims on all three. We would rather name three carriers that work than a longer list that does not.
Is it really free?
The plan is. You pay for the labels you buy, any add-on pack you deliberately switch on, storage beyond the free 1 GB, and a fee when you top up your shipping wallet, shown before you confirm it. There is no card to enter to apply, and nothing expires.
How do I get started?
Request an invite. Our team reviews every application, sets your account up with you, and emails your sign-in. Then fund the wallet and buy your first label.

Ship your next order with us

Tell us about your business. We set your account up with you and email your sign-in. No card, no contract.

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