Homeware
Homeware fulfilment for stock that is big, breakable, or both
Ceramics, glassware, lamps and things that do not fit in a mailer. We store oversized stock by the cubic metre at £1.55 per week and pack fragile items properly at £0.75.
- 2pm
- Same-day dispatch cut-off
- 99.8%
- Pick accuracy target
Sound familiar?
The problems this solves
Standard fulfilment pricing punishes bulky stock
Per-shelf pricing falls apart when one vase takes a whole bin. Homeware needs storage billed by the space it actually occupies.
Couriers are not gentle
Ceramics and glass survive couriers only when packing assumes the worst. Every breakage is a refund, a replacement shipment and a review.
Imports arrive by the container, not the carton
Homeware margins usually mean buying big from overseas. A 40ft container needs somewhere to land, be counted and be checked — not your driveway.
How Oakmont handles it
What actually happens
- 1
Container landed and devanned
Sea freight comes straight to us — devanning at £250 for a 20ft, £375 for a 40ft — counted against your inbound announcement with damage photographed.
- 2
Stored by the space it uses
Palletised at £3.25 per pallet per week or by volume at £1.55 per cubic metre per week, so oversized SKUs carry a fair, visible cost.
- 3
Packed like it might be dropped
Because it might be. Fragile pack at £0.75 and bubble wrap at £0.45, applied to spec on every flagged SKU, with your branded materials where supplied.
- 4
Dispatched and accounted for
Same-day dispatch before 2pm, a 99.8% pick accuracy target, and an itemised ledger showing what each order cost to store, pick and pack.
What it costs
Straight from the published rate card
These aren't 'from' teasers — they're the rates on our pricing page.
- Storage £1.55/m³/week for oversized stock · £3.25/pallet/week
- Fragile pack £0.75 · bubble wrap £0.45
- Container devanning £250 (20ft) / £375 (40ft)
- Returns grading £1.20/unit
Questions
Asked before, answered here
How is storage charged for oversized homeware?
Three ways, and you use whichever fits the stock: £3.25 per pallet per week, £0.90 per shelf bin per week for smaller lines, and £1.55 per cubic metre per week for items that suit neither. Volume-based billing means an awkwardly shaped lamp costs what its space costs, not a flat rate designed for phone cases.
How do you pack fragile homeware for couriers?
Fragile SKUs are flagged once and packed to that spec on every order: bubble wrap at £0.45 for moderately delicate items, or a full fragile pack at £0.75 for ceramics, glassware and anything with a breakable component. The aim is that packing quality never depends on who packed it or how busy the day was.
Can you receive a shipping container of homeware directly?
Yes. Give your forwarder our address, announce the inbound in the portal, and we devan at £250 for a 20ft or £375 for a 40ft. Stock is counted against your announcement as it comes off, and shortages or transit damage are photographed and flagged the same day — which is when you still have leverage with the supplier.
Can you fulfil homeware to Amazon as well as my own site?
Yes, from the same stock pool. FBA-bound units are prepped with inspection, poly bag and FNSKU label from £0.26 per unit at 2,500+, while your website orders dispatch same day before 2pm at £0.95 per order plus £0.25 per extra unit. The portal shows one live inventory position across both.
What happens when a homeware item is returned damaged?
Returns are graded at £1.20 per unit with photos in the portal, so you can see whether the damage is transit, customer or courier before deciding what to do. Resellable items go back into live stock; damaged ones await your instruction. The photo record is also useful evidence for courier claims.
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Land your next container with us
£0 setup, storage billed by the space you use, and packing that assumes the courier will drop it. Book your inbound.