Store, pick, pack and ship from our own warehouse in Commerce, in the Los Angeles area.
Representative warehouse image, not a photo of this building.
Fulfillment Hub USA runs its Los Angeles warehouse at 4930 Zambrano St in Commerce, California. From this dock FHU stores pallets and bins, ships direct-to-consumer and B2B orders, handles FBA prep, kitting and returns, and supports international shipping and event fulfillment.
Facts checked November 2, 2026.
10.2M
The port handled 10,239,318 TEUs in 2025, its third-busiest year on record.
Port of Los Angeles statistics23.2M
Los Angeles and Riverside are an estimated zone 1 from this dock. San Diego, Bakersfield, Oxnard and Santa Maria are zone 2.
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Receiving, inventory control, pick and pack, packaging rules, carrier handoff and tracking for direct orders.
Short-term and long-term storage, billed per pallet or per bin.
Case and pallet orders, routing requirements, labels, retailer documents and appointments.
Marketplace labeling, prep, forwarding and merchant-fulfilled orders.
Bundles, multipacks, subscription assemblies, inserts and relabeling.
Inspection, photos, grading, restock, quarantine and status updates.
Coordination around international inventory and outbound shipments. Importer, customs and duty responsibilities are set separately.
Event merchandise prepared and shipped alongside your regular orders.
Product customization and temperature-controlled storage run at our Miami warehouse. We confirm the final scope for your catalog in your proposal. See all FHU services.
Long-term pallet and inventory storage is available by agreement. Pricing depends on the location, volume, pallet dimensions, storage conditions and handling requirements. Your written proposal and service agreement confirm the term, minimum charges, receiving and outbound fees, and applicable rate adjustments.
Goods with special handling or regulatory requirements must be disclosed up front and need a separate signed acceptance before they ship to us.
| Standard pallet, up to 55 inches high | $34.50 a month |
|---|---|
| Large pallet, 55 to 80 inches high | $41.40 a month |
| Small, medium or large bin | $3.00, $4.95 or $6.90 a month |
| First item picked in an order | $2.85 |
| Each extra item in the order | $0.70 |
Your signed proposal sets your actual rates. See full pricing.
Start with the freight and order profile
A Los Angeles-area address can be useful, but location alone does not determine the best 3PL plan. The stronger analysis connects inbound release, receiving, inventory placement, marketplace work, parcel delivery, wholesale requirements, and returns.
The Port of Los Angeles is a major container gateway, but a port arrival is not warehouse inventory. A workable plan assigns customs, release, drayage, appointments, chassis and container responsibilities, carton data, and exception ownership before freight moves inland.
Order history should show whether customers actually concentrate in California and nearby states. Destination ZIPs, parcel weights, selected service levels, promised dates, surcharge exposure, and return origins are more useful than a broad claim about faster delivery.
FBA and FBM programs can require labels, packaging, carton content, forwarding appointments, merchant-fulfilled inventory, and exception handling. Those rules should be mapped by SKU and channel before stock arrives.
Retail routing guides, case packs, pallet labels, appointments, direct-to-consumer orders, and allocation rules can compete for the same inventory. A location plan should define channel priority and replenishment before peak volume exposes conflicts.
Returned units may need inspection, photos, grading, restock, quarantine, refurbishment, or disposal. The process should state who decides the disposition, when inventory status changes, and how the commerce platform receives the result.
A West Coast node can reduce distance for some orders, but it also divides safety stock and adds transfer, forecasting, and replenishment work. FHU compares the parcel opportunity with the inventory and operating cost of a multi-node model.
The Port of Los Angeles reports 10.2 million container units for calendar year 2025 and identifies Northeast and Southeast Asia as its largest foreign trade routes. Those facts explain why importers evaluate Southern California, but they do not predict a brand's transit time or total cost. Terminal availability, customs release, drayage, free time, appointments, receiving capacity, and inventory data can each change the result.
Before a container or air shipment moves to Commerce, the operating plan should identify the importer of record, customs broker, freight forwarder, drayage provider, appointment owner, seal and document checks, carton identifiers, expected quantities, and the response to shortages or damage. FHU scopes the receiving and fulfillment handoff; it does not replace the legal or customs responsibilities assigned to other parties.
Some catalogs belong in one controlled node. Others benefit from a West Coast and East Coast split. The model should compare order destinations, units per order, weights, carrier services, channel demand, return origins, replenishment lead time, safety stock, transfer cost, and the operational cost of stockouts. The recommendation should follow those inputs rather than a generic two-day map.
Inventory placement
Inventory location changes parcel distance, but it also changes forecasting and working capital. FHU compares three practical models against the same demand and cost inputs.
Concentrated inventory can simplify receiving, cycle counts, launch management, and replenishment. It may fit brands whose customers, wholesale accounts, or imports are already concentrated in the western United States.
A bi-coastal model can reduce distance for stable regional demand, but it requires allocation rules, safety stock, transfers, and a response when one location sells through faster than forecast.
If western volume is still developing, a different primary location may preserve control while the team measures demand. The design can be revisited when order history and replenishment economics justify a change.
Los Angeles 3PL questions
These answers separate verified public facts from catalog, location, and service details that require written confirmation.
Fulfillment Hub USA lists its Los Angeles-area location at 4930 Zambrano St, Commerce, CA 90040. The address and current operating presence were reviewed before this page was prepared.
No. The decision depends on inbound origins, customer destinations, parcel weights, service levels, return flows, channel rules, inventory depth, and the cost of splitting stock across locations.
FHU can scope the warehouse and fulfillment handoff around an import plan. Importer-of-record duties, customs brokerage, admissibility, drayage, demurrage, release timing, and port appointments must be assigned separately for each shipment.
FBA preparation, forwarding, and FBM execution can be evaluated during solution design. Labeling, packaging, routing, inventory controls, and marketplace requirements must be confirmed for the catalog and program.
Provide monthly order volume, SKU count, dimensions and weights, inbound plan, destination history, channel mix, packaging rules, returns profile, marketplace requirements, and launch timing.
Normalize receiving, storage, pick and pack, packaging, carrier charges, account support, returns, minimums, implementation, and exception fees. Compare the assumptions and service boundaries behind each total.
Long-term pallet and inventory storage is available by agreement. Pricing depends on the location, volume, pallet dimensions, storage conditions and handling requirements. Your written proposal and service agreement confirm the term, minimum charges, receiving and outbound fees, and applicable rate adjustments.
Published rates start at $34.50 a month for a standard pallet up to 55 inches high and $41.40 for a large pallet from 55 to 80 inches. Your proposal confirms the rate for your volume and location.
Los Angeles and Riverside are an estimated zone 1, San Diego is zone 2, and Phoenix is zone 4. New York and Miami are zone 8. Carrier zone charts set the actual zones.
Compare the network
A second location should earn its complexity. Compare inbound movement, customer destinations, parcel economics, safety stock, replenishment, and returns before choosing a footprint.
All fulfillment locationsWest Coast network fit
Share your catalog, monthly volume, destination history, inbound path, channels, marketplace work, returns, and special handling. FHU will assess the Commerce location and explain the operating assumptions behind the proposed footprint and rate.
Plan your West Coast inventory and fulfillment costs
