Outsourced fulfilment operation picking and dispatching stock in India

Third Party Logistics (3PL) services in India

Stock with one company, freight with another and a late order that each blames on the other: that is how outsourced logistics goes wrong. Cargoking Shipping & Logistics, headquartered in Mumbai, India, provides third party logistics services for businesses that outsource supply chain management, with warehousing, inventory handling, order fulfilment and transport run as one operation by one coordinator.

  • 25+ years in freight forwarding
  • 500+ business clients
  • ISO 9001:2015 Certified
  • MTO Registered
  • FFFAI Member
  • MSME Registered

Before and after

Run it yourself or hand it over?

Outsourcing pays off when running your own storage and dispatch uses up people you would rather put on selling or production. The change looks like this.

Compare in-house and 3PL
What it coversRunning it yourselfWith a 3PL provider
Who does the workYour own staff receive stock, count it, pack orders and chase freight between their other jobs.Receiving, storage, inventory control, pick and pack and dispatch sit with one operation, and your team deals with one coordinator.
Who holds the pictureA storage firm, a transporter and a forwarder each hold part of the picture.Stock records, dispatch and outbound freight sit on one account.
How it scalesFixed space and fixed staff, whatever your order flow does.Space and handling are scoped on your actual volumes.

If you are unsure which model suits you, our logistics consultancy can talk it through.

Orders picked and packed inside a Cargoking fulfilment operation

Service overview

What a 3PL provider takes off your hands

Our third party logistics service covers warehousing, inventory handling, order fulfilment and transport for businesses that would rather not run these themselves. It works for domestic and international supply chains. We coordinate transport, manage storage and plan the logistics around your orders, so your team can focus on its core operations while we run the rest.

Storage and handling happen in our warehousing service, and orders that go overseas continue through freight forwarding on the same account.

  • Warehousing and storage
  • Inventory management support
  • Order fulfilment operations
  • Distribution and transport coordination

Why Cargoking

Split between two companies, every delay becomes a dispute

Outsourcing logistics works only if the provider runs both the warehouse and the freight. When one company stores the stock and another moves it, nobody owns the gap between them.

Cargoking runs both. Storage, fulfilment, customs documentation and movement by air, sea, road or rail sit on one file with one coordinator.

For businesses selling overseas, export documentation and freight are handled by people who already know your stock, your packaging and your buyers’ requirements.

  • Receiving, storage and inventory control
  • Pick, pack and dispatch
  • Export documentation and customs
  • Freight on every mode under one file
What goes into a 3PL quoteFour parts, itemised, with no charges left out
  1. 01
    StorageThe space and the period, agreed before onboarding
  2. 02
    Handling and fulfilmentReceiving, picking, packing and dispatch
  3. 03
    DocumentationExport paperwork prepared and checked by our team, with clearance through licensed specialists
  4. 04
    FreightOutbound movement on the same account

Duties and statutory taxes are listed separately, because the authorities set them rather than us.

Price my fulfilment scope

How it runs

How an outsourced operation runs, step by step

A price built on assumptions rarely holds, so the work starts by mapping what you need to run.

Scope my operation
01

Scoping the operation

We map order volumes, the Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) profile, service levels and returns before proposing a structure.

02

Onboarding and inward

Stock is received, verified and recorded. The operating procedure for your account is agreed up front, rather than learned by accident.

03

Daily running

Orders are picked, packed, documented and dispatched against your order flow. Exceptions go to one coordinator.

04

Reporting and review

Stock, throughput and dispatch performance are reported on an agreed cycle, so the arrangement can be adjusted on evidence.

Industries served

Six kinds of business that outsource with us

Manufacturing

Finished goods held and dispatched against your order flow.

Retail distribution

Product distribution with accurate inventory control.

E-commerce

Orders picked, packed and dispatched against the pace of your sales.

Consumer goods

Products stored with accurate records and sent out to your buyers.

Electronics

Higher-value items where careful handling and accurate counts matter.

Healthcare products

Stock records and dispatch you can check against your own.

What every industry gets

What every account gets, whatever you sell

  • Systems that track inventory, so stock records stay current
  • Accurate inventory control, storage and product distribution
  • Time back for your core operations, while we manage the logistics
  • The chance to lower operating cost and improve efficiency
  • An experienced team in warehousing and distribution

Getting started

Bring four things to the scoping call

Scoping goes fastest when you can say how many orders you expect, what you sell, how quickly it must go out and what comes back. In plain terms:

Book a scoping call
  • Order volumes: how many orders a day or a month, and how much they swing
  • Product range: how many different items you hold, which is your SKU profile
  • Service levels: how fast orders must leave and what accuracy you expect
  • Returns: how many come back and what should happen to them

Selling overseas as well? Add the destination countries and your buyers’ packing and document requirements, and we plan the freight into the same operation.

Common questions

Questions buyers ask before outsourcing logistics

Scope and service levels are set at scoping, from your order volumes, product range, how fast orders must leave and what returns to expect. The procedure is then agreed at onboarding, with every task and its owner listed before stock arrives.

Receiving, storage, inventory control, pick and pack, dispatch and outbound freight move to the provider, while decisions on products, pricing and customers stay with you. Small businesses gain most when this work uses people better placed on selling or production, and we scope on your actual volumes.

Our team prepares and checks the export documents, and customs clearance goes through licensed customs clearance specialists. Both sit on the same file as your stock and freight, so one coordinator can tell you where the paperwork stands. See our documentation support.

Accurate stock starts at receiving, where goods are verified and recorded, and continues through systems that track inventory as orders are picked. Reports on stock and dispatch let you compare our records with your own count. Exceptions go to your one coordinator.

Tell us the value, packing and handling needs of each product line at scoping, because the procedure for your account is agreed before stock arrives. Fragile items need the right packing, and our packaging and unpacking service can support it before dispatch.

It depends on the product, so state the storage conditions at scoping and we check whether your conditions can be met. If they cannot be met, you hear that before any stock arrives. Temperature-sensitive cargo is handled through our temperature-controlled logistics service.

Returns are part of scoping, so tell us the volume you expect and what should happen to returned stock. The procedure is then agreed at onboarding, so your shops and stockists are not left guessing how a return is dealt with.

Ask for stock, throughput and dispatch performance reported on an agreed cycle. Agree the cycle at onboarding, then review the numbers with your coordinator. Manufacturers and consumer goods sellers alike can then adjust the arrangement on evidence instead of opinion.

Proposals differ because providers price on different assumptions about order volumes, product range, service levels and returns. Ask each provider to list its assumptions so you compare like with like. A price built on assumptions rarely holds once real orders arrive, so we map your operation first.

Exceptions go to one coordinator who sees both the stock and the freight, so nobody argues over which side the problem sits on. When two companies split the work, every delay becomes a dispute. Cargoking runs storage, fulfilment and air, sea, road or rail freight on one file.

More questions? Read our frequently asked questions or our freight guides.

Export cargo staged for dispatch at an Indian gateway

Ready to hand over the warehouse and the freight?

Tell us your order volumes, product range and where your orders go. We will come back with a scoped operation and an itemised price.