By Paul Kalra, Founder, Part n Parcel
Quick answer: netParcel sells discounted labels from many carriers, and it lets you combine its rates with carrier accounts you already have. Part n Parcel gets you those accounts, in your business’s name, at enterprise rates, which are the lower rates carriers give their biggest shippers. Then we set them up and keep them working. Before you open a netParcel account, read its terms on adjustments and on who personally owes the bill.
What is the difference between netParcel and Part n Parcel?
netParcel is a shipping platform that sells discounted labels. It has “no subscription fees,” so you pay through the label price, and netParcel sets that price. It says you can “combine pre-existing accounts” with its service (netParcel).
Part n Parcel is a managed shipping economics company. We open the carrier accounts in your business’s name and negotiate enterprise rates through the collective volume of 240+ Canadian brands. Then we set up your software and keep the rates working. Our markup is shown to you before you commit.
The Bring-Your-Own-Account Test: before you compare features, ask two questions. Is the carrier account in your business’s name, so the carrier knows who you are? And who sets the price on every label you print?
netParcel lets you answer yes to the first question, with accounts you already have. It does not get you those accounts. That is the part we do.
We make money when you move your shipping to accounts we manage. Our markup is shown to you before you commit. Check our numbers the way you would check anyone’s.
Whose customer are you on netParcel?
netParcel’s, on its own labels. A platform can print your business name on the label and still keep the account. When you buy netParcel’s own labels, you are netParcel’s customer. If a parcel goes missing or a charge looks wrong, the carrier deals with netParcel and may not know who you are. On an account in your business’s name, you are on the carrier’s books, and we take the problem to the carrier for you.
A company whose product is your rate will price your rate to its business. I negotiate rates with carriers all the time. In my experience, a carrier will not set up a platform to undercut its own sales team, so it is careful about the rates it lets any platform sell online. On its own account, your business can often earn a lower rate.
You cannot see what other stores pay. Carriers do not publish what they charge each business, and a platform’s price is the one it chose for you today. On an account in your name, your rates are in your carrier agreement and you see every line. We price your parcels on the rates the collective volume of 240+ Canadian brands earns, and show you the gap line by line.
What netParcel customers say when it goes wrong: one merchant was “charged an extra 140% after the fact” when a carrier’s measuring device read their box a fraction of an inch over, and wrote that “Netparcel refuses to go to bat for us” (September 2026, Trustpilot). Another, in January 2026: “Still received a $177 extra charge on a $130 initial qouote” (Trustpilot).
What do netParcel’s terms say?
Two clauses are worth reading before you sign (netParcel terms).
Section 18.3 says netParcel may charge adjustments, including after the shipment has been delivered. An adjustment is the extra charge a carrier adds after it re-measures your box and finds it heavier or bigger than the label said.
Section 18.10 says the person who opens the account personally guarantees all amounts owed. If you opened the account, your own name is on the debt, not only your company’s.
Do this now: find out who opened your netParcel account, and whether they still work for you.
What does the gap look like?
In our audit of 22,353 domestic Canadian parcels from 11 merchants, shipped January to May 2026, the median parcel cost $15.84 on what the merchant actually paid. On a Part n Parcel managed account, the median was $11.03. That is a 30.4% gap, taxes and duties excluded (Canadian e-commerce shipping cost benchmarks). The median is the middle parcel: half cost more, half cost less.
At 10 parcels a shipping day over 250 shipping days, a $4.81 gap is $12,025 a year. At 100, it is $120,250. Your number depends on your parcels, routes and current rates.
Want this number for your own parcels? Send one netParcel invoice and your savings report comes back line by line. Free, no call.
Who picks your carriers on netParcel?
On netParcel’s own rates, netParcel decides which carriers you can buy. In October, netParcel added UniUni, a newer delivery company that has reported large losses. On your own accounts, you can move parcels off any carrier by changing one automation rule.
Carrier quality changes, most of all at peak and with smaller carriers. On your own accounts, you choose which carrier runs which lane. A lane is one route, like your warehouse to Western Canada. Control your carrier mix, and you control your customer’s delivery experience.
How do you avoid costly mistakes when you switch?
We know the carriers and the software, so we help you avoid costly mistakes. We have seen merchants test a new carrier on their own. Their customer service issues skyrocketed. Their accountant had far more billing questions. Their own time went to backtracking. We set it up right so you avoid that.
When should you stay on netParcel’s own rates?
Stay while you are still finding product-market fit, the stage where you are proving people want what you sell. Your early customers buy on the value of your product, and we do not want to distract you from that. Once shipping is a real cost, test us.
Frequently asked questions
Is a carrier account in my own name cheaper than netParcel’s rates?
It depends on your parcels, so we price your real ones. In our benchmark of 22,353 domestic parcels, the median managed-account parcel cost $4.81 less than what merchants paid.
Can I test Part n Parcel without leaving netParcel?
Yes. Send us one invoice and keep shipping as you do today. Nothing changes until you see the number and say yes.
What file should I send from netParcel?
One recent invoice, with any adjustment lines included. Not sure where to find it? Let ChatGPT or Claude find it.
Whose name is on the carrier account?
Your business’s. The carrier knows who you are, and your rates are in your own carrier agreement.
Will my store or shipping software change?
Most of our merchants print in ShipStation, connected to their store, and we set it up for you. See Part n Parcel vs ShipStation for how that works.
How do you test it?
Send one recent netParcel invoice. You are probably thinking it will take a week to get an answer and a call you did not ask for. It takes an email. We price each of your parcels on accounts in your name. If we cannot meaningfully improve your rates, we will tell you.
- Send one netParcel invoice. Not sure which file? Let ChatGPT or Claude find it.
- Your savings report comes back line by line: every parcel priced on accounts in your name.
- If the number is worth it, we set up the accounts. If it is not, you stay where you are.
Free. No call. If we cannot meaningfully improve your rates, we will tell you.
Sources
- netParcel, netparcel.com, checked Oct 28, 2026.
- netParcel terms and conditions, sections 18.3 and 18.10, netparcel.com/terms-conditions/, checked Oct 28, 2026.
- netParcel adds UniUni, netparcel.com/netparcel-adds-uniuni-fast-affordable-delivery-for-customers/, Oct 8, 2026.
- The Globe and Mail, Sep 24, 2026.
- Part n Parcel, Canadian e-commerce shipping cost benchmarks, January to May 2026 data.
