Apliiq POD Cost Calculator
Build an Apliiq order cost from the blank product through fulfillment and payment. Choose a T-shirt, hoodie, or hat scenario, compare DTG/DTF with embroidery, add labels or packaging, and keep Apliiq fulfillment separate from your storefront, ads, and optional VIP overhead.
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Estimate what Apliiq keeps from each sale before you set a price or list a product. It covers Apliiq blank, print, branding, shipping, VIP, and connected-store costs for a POD order.
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Inputs
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Order details
Customer price before separately charged buyer shipping.
Blank, print, and label costs multiply by this number. Shipping stays per order.
Apliiq fulfillment
Planning scenarios use an $8 T-shirt, $25 hoodie, or $8 hat blank.
Turn off to use your custom blank cost below.
Used when the scenario toggle is off. Replace planning values with the current catalog cost.
DTG/DTF starts at $7.49 per print. Embroidery starts at $7 per location.
Turn off to use a custom print cost below.
Used when the scenario toggle is off. Confirm the current method and placement cost.
Used for embroidery only. DTG/DTF uses one print charge per unit.
Branding
Adds the editable $2.50 planning cost per unit when enabled.
Editable planning default for a neck-label print.
Adds the editable $2 planning cost per unit when enabled.
Editable planning default for a woven label.
Shipping
The default threshold scenario charges shipping below $100 and offers free shipping at $100 or more.
Editable order subtotal threshold used by the threshold scenario.
$5.49 is an editable US planning default for provider shipping.
Order overhead
Branded mailers, inserts, or other packaging added per order.
Optional storage or handling allocation per order.
Apliiq assumptions
Defaults to 0% as a planning assumption. Use an editable account-specific rate only after verification.
Connected store costs
2.9% is an editable connected-store payment planning default, separate from Apliiq.
$0.30 is an editable payment planning default per order.
Optional Etsy, Shopify, or other connected-store transaction percentage.
Other costs
Average marketing cost attributed to the order.
Taxes reserve, returns reserve, software, or another cost you want to test.
VIP allocation
Allocates a monthly VIP cost across expected orders when enabled.
$39.99 is an editable planning scenario, not a universal account term.
Used to allocate VIP overhead per order.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Blank scenario
T-shirt
Print scenario
DTG/DTF
Apliiq fulfillment charges
$20.98
Blank, print, labels, shipping, packaging, warehousing, and editable Apliiq fee.
External store and payment charges
$1.17
VIP overhead per order
$0.00
Total modeled cost
$23.65
Estimated contribution
$6.34
Effective cost rate
78.9%
Buyer shipping, separate
$5.49
Shipping policy status
Buyer pays $5.49 below the $100.00 threshold
What this means
This t-shirt order keeps $6.34 in contribution after $20.98 Apliiq fulfillment and $1.17 external store and payment charges.
Apliiq order cost breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Blank product$8.0026.7%
- Print method$7.4925.0%
- Apliiq shipping$5.4918.3%
- Store and payment$1.173.9%
- Ads and other$1.505.0%
- Contribution$6.3421.1%
Total $29.99 · 6 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Retail revenue
- $29.99
- Blank product
- $8.00
- Print method
- $7.49
- Branding labels
- $0.00
- Apliiq shipping allocation
- $5.49
- Packaging and warehousing
- $0.00
- Apliiq platform fee
- —
- External store and payment
- $1.17
- VIP overhead allocation
- $0.00
- Ads and other costs
- $1.50
- Total modeled cost
- $23.65
- Contribution
- $6.34
- Effective cost rate
- 78.9%
- Buyer shipping, separate
- $5.49
Assumptions used
- • T-shirt blank $8.00 and DTG/DTF $7.49 for 1 unit
- • Apliiq fulfillment $20.98 includes $5.49 shipping allocation
- • VIP overhead disabled
- • Connected store/payment 2.90% + 0.00% + $0.30 applied to retail
- • Buyer pays $5.49 below the $100.00 threshold; buyer-paid shipping is separate from creator revenue
- • Apliiq platform fee defaults to 0%; verify current account terms
Profit intelligence
Profit Health Score
A quick read on margin strength, fee efficiency, shipping control, and pricing safety.
AI Business Insights
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Generated 9/11/2026, 3:21:42 AM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Retail price per order: 29.99
- Units per order: 1
- Blank product scenario: tshirt
- Use selected blank scenario: true
- Custom blank cost per unit: 8
- Print method: dtg
- Use selected print scenario: true
- Custom print cost per print or location: 7.49
- Embroidery locations: 1
- Add printed neck label: false
- Printed neck label cost per unit: 2.5
- Add woven label: false
- Woven label cost per unit: 2
- Buyer shipping policy: threshold
- Free-shipping threshold: 100
- Apliiq US shipping per order: 5.49
- Custom packaging per order: 0
- Warehousing cost per order: 0
- Apliiq platform fee estimate (%): 0
- Storefront or payment fee (%): 2.9
- Storefront payment fixed fee: 0.3
- Store transaction fee (%): 0
- Ad spend per order: 1.5
- Other cost per order: 0
- Include Apliiq VIP overhead: false
- Apliiq VIP monthly cost: 39.99
- Expected monthly orders: 20
Results
- Retail revenue: $29.99
- Blank product: $8.00
- Print method: $7.49
- Branding labels: $0.00
- Apliiq shipping allocation: $5.49
- Packaging and warehousing: $0.00
- Apliiq platform fee: —
- External store and payment: $1.17
- VIP overhead allocation: $0.00
- Ads and other costs: $1.50
- Total modeled cost: $23.65
- Contribution: $6.34
- Effective cost rate: 78.9%
- Buyer shipping, separate: $5.49
Interpretation
This t-shirt order keeps $6.34 in contribution after $20.98 Apliiq fulfillment and $1.17 external store and payment charges.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Multiply the selected blank, print, and branding unit costs by units per order. Embroidery multiplies print cost by locations.
- 2Add Apliiq shipping per order, packaging, warehousing, and any editable Apliiq platform fee to fulfillment charges.
- 3Apply connected-store percentage and fixed payment charges to retail price, excluding buyer-paid shipping by default.
- 4Allocate enabled VIP overhead across expected monthly orders, then add ads and other per-order costs.
- 5Subtract total modeled costs from retail revenue to estimate contribution and divide costs by retail to show effective cost rate.
Formulas
- Blank cost = blank unit cost × units per order
- Print cost = print cost per print or location × embroidery locations × units
- Fulfillment = blank + print + labels + shipping + packaging + warehousing + retail × Apliiq fee%
- External store/payment = retail × (payment% + transaction%) + fixed fee
- VIP overhead allocation = enabled monthly VIP cost ÷ expected monthly orders
- Contribution = retail − fulfillment − store/payment − VIP allocation − ads − other costs
Important assumptions
- This is a USD Apliiq fulfillment planning model. Product, print, destination, and account terms can change the actual order cost.
- Blank scenarios start at $8 for a T-shirt, $25 for a hoodie, and $8 for a hat. DTG/DTF starts at $7.49 per print and embroidery at $7 per location. Custom overrides are available.
- Printed neck labels start at $2.50 per unit and woven labels at $2 per unit. Packaging and warehousing start at $0 and remain editable.
- Apliiq US shipping starts at $5.49 per order. Buyer shipping is shown separately and is not added to creator revenue or store fees in this default model.
- The threshold scenario shows buyer-paid shipping below $100 and free shipping at or above $100. Change the threshold or shipping policy to match your store.
- VIP is off by default. When enabled, a $39.99 monthly planning cost is allocated across expected monthly orders. Apliiq platform fee starts at 0% and remains editable.
- Connected store and payment costs start at 2.9% plus $0.30, with optional store transaction percentage at 0%. Verify current Apliiq and connected-store terms before acting.
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Official references
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These official references are starting points for published policies, pricing, or help. They do not validate every default in this calculator. Rates, plans, eligibility, regions, and account terms can change, so compare the editable fields with your account before relying on the result.
Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Apliiq T-shirt order
A $29.99 order uses an $8 T-shirt blank, $7.49 DTG/DTF, $5.49 US shipping, no labels, no VIP, 2.9% plus $0.30 connected payment, and $1.50 ads.
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