CartonCloud + Shippit: a partnership that saves you money on freight

Unlock pre-negotiated freight rates and significantly reduce what you're spending on delivery.

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between CartonCloud and Shippit that now gives you full access to the Shippit platform at no subscription cost, including 100-plus ANZ carrier connections and real-time rate comparison without ever leaving your pack screen.

Here's what the partnership delivers and how to get set up.

— TL;DR — The short version

• Full Shippit platform access — free for all CartonCloud customers.
• No subscription fees, no label fees when using your own carrier accounts.
• 100-plus ANZ carrier connections including AusPost, TNT, Aramex, Allied Express, NZ Post.
• Access Shippit's pre-negotiated freight rates to reduce your delivery costs.
• Carrier rate comparison + label generation from the CartonCloud pack screen.
• Automate carrier selection with rules you define.

What the partnership gives you

As a CartonCloud customer, you now get full access to the Shippit platform at no subscription cost. 

Shippit is based in Sydney and has built one of the strongest carrier networks in ANZ, covering 100-plus carriers including Couriers Please, TNT, Allied Express, Aramex, NZ Post, and Post Haste.

With the partnership in place, your team gets:

• Carrier connections at organisation or customer level.
• Your own rates — connect existing carrier accounts + keep your negotiated pricing.
• Shippit's pre-negotiated rates — access volume-based pricing rates.
• Live rate comparison at the pack screen across all connected carriers.
• Instant label generation without leaving CartonCloud.

The real win: cheaper freight

Freight costs are a significant line item for most 3PLs. Often, the rates that would really make a difference to your bottom line are only available to businesses shipping at much higher volumes. 

Through this partnership, you now have direct access to pre-negotiated rates with carriers across Australia and New Zealand. 

"This partnership is about more than just a technical link; it's about giving our customers the commercial leverage of a much larger enterprise, allowing them to instantly access rates that would otherwise take years of volume to negotiate." — Scott Murray, CartonCloud VP of Operations

When you set up Shippit through CartonCloud, their team will even run a free freight analysis on your historical data — including your routes, volumes, and current carriers — to identify exactly where your biggest savings are waiting. 

One CartonCloud customer in Sydney ran this process and found average savings of around 20% on metro deliveries across Australia.

How it works at the pack screen

Let’s take a look at how you can select rates on the CartonCloud pack screen.

Step 1 — Pack the order + enter dimensions 

Once packing is complete, CartonCloud automatically queries your active Shippit carrier connections and returns live rate options on the pack screen. Rates pull from both organisation-level and customer-level connections simultaneously, so everything available shows up in one view.

Step 2 — The system filters to what's viable 

Not every carrier suits every consignment. A standard parcel going from Queensland to Sydney returns rates from AusPost, Aramex, and similar carriers. A large, heavy item — like a TV — will only show carriers whose specifications support it, like TNT or Allied Express. Your team only ever sees options that make sense for that order.

Step 3 — Confirm the carrier + ship!  

Your packer confirms the pre-selected carrier or chooses a different option manually. Hitting complete packing books the consignment, generates the label, and sends it to the label printer — all in one step.

Not using the desktop pack screen? For teams packing via the mobile app, the carrier rule engine handles selection automatically in the background.

Automating carrier selection with rules

Once your carriers are connected, you can take manual selection out of the equation entirely. CartonCloud's carrier rules engine evaluates every order against conditions you define and picks the right carrier automatically.

Rules evaluate top-to-bottom, and you can set up as many as you need:

• Cheapest rate — compare all available carriers + select the lowest rate.
• Requested service type — if an order comes through from Shopify with "express" selected, route it automatically to AusPost Express Parcel or equivalent.
• Destination — route consignments to a specific city or region via a preferred carrier.
• Customer-specific routing — send a particular client's orders via their preferred carrier account.

A common setup is to stack specific rules at the top — express routing, customer preferences, destination logic — with a catch-all "select cheapest rate" at the bottom. Anything that doesn't match falls through to the default.

The result: most orders ship without your packer making a single carrier decision.

"We focus on removing unnecessary steps from the workflow. If your team is already working in CartonCloud, they shouldn't need to leave the system just to complete shipping." — Vincent Fletcher, CartonCloud Co-Founder & CPO

Bring your own rates — or use Shippit's

Whether you've got existing carrier relationships or you're open to something new, you have the flexibility to choose what works best for your operation.

• You can connect your existing carrier accounts. If you already have negotiated rates with carriers like TNT or Aramex, those accounts connect directly through Shippit.
• You can also use Shippit's pre-negotiated rates. Shippit has negotiated volume-based freight pricing with carriers across Australia and New Zealand that many individual businesses can't access on their own. When you set up Shippit through CartonCloud, the Shippit team can run a freight analysis on your historical data and identify where those rates could reduce costs.

What this means for your operation

• Full Shippit platform access at no subscription cost
• Reduce freight spend with pre-negotiated rates
• Carrier selection, rate comparison, and label printing inside CartonCloud
• Consistent process across clients and warehouses as you scale

Learn more about how to get your self-managed Shippit integration connected here.

If you'd like to see how CartonCloud works for operations like yours, book a free demo.

FAQ

Q: What does the Shippit integration do? 

A: The Shippit integration connects carrier management and shipping directly into CartonCloud, so your team can compare live rates and generate labels without switching systems. It covers 50-plus carriers across Australia and New Zealand.

Q: Can I use my own carrier rates? 

A: Yes, you can connect your existing carrier accounts and use your own negotiated pricing. You also have the option to use Shippit's pre-negotiated rates if you'd like access to their volume pricing.

Q: Can I manage different carriers for different clients? 

A: Yes. Carriers can be configured at both organisation and customer level, with all options visible simultaneously at the pack screen.

Q: Does this reduce manual work? 

A: Yes. It removes the need to switch between systems for carrier selection, rate comparison, and label printing — and the carrier rule engine can automate selection entirely based on conditions you define.

Q: How long does setup take? 

A: Setup is designed to be fast. You fill out a short onboarding form from within CartonCloud, and the team creates and links your Shippit account. You can start loading your carrier accounts and BYO rates immediately.

Q: Is Shippit the only carrier integration CartonCloud offers? 

A: No. Shippit is focused on ANZ operators and is one part of a broader rollout. CartonCloud also offers EasyPost for North American operators and direct connections to Australia Post and USPS — giving access to over 150 carriers globally.