Third-Party Fulfillment

If you use a third-party fulfillment service (3PL, warehouse, or inventory management system), here's how Bundable works with your setup.

Multi-SKU Mode (Recommended for 3PL)

If you're using a third-party fulfillment service, we recommend using Multi-SKU mode. In this mode, each product in the bundle appears as its own line item in the order, with its own SKU and variant. This makes it straightforward for fulfillment services to pick and pack individual products.

Single-SKU Mode

In Single-SKU mode, the bundle appears as one line item with component products listed as line item properties. The bundle contents are also stored in a metafield on the variant.

For a third-party fulfillment service to read bundle contents from a Single-SKU bundle, the 3PL vendor needs to be able to parse line item properties or variant metafields. Not all fulfillment services support this by default — check with your 3PL provider to confirm.

Setting a Bundle SKU (Important for 3PL & Inventory Systems)

If you use Single-SKU mode with a 3PL or inventory management system like Cin7, ShipHero, Fulfil, or similar, make sure to set a SKU in the bundle settings (under the Shipping section). This SKU is applied to the Shopify variant that represents the bundle in orders.

Without a SKU, some inventory systems may classify bundle orders as "services" instead of physical products, which can cause issues with reporting, picking, and fulfillment workflows.

Order Printer Compatibility

For packing slips and invoices, you may need to customize your Order Printer templates to display bundle component products from line item properties. See our article on Showing Individual Products on Packing Slip for details.

For any questions about fulfillment integration, reach out to us at support@soviapps.com.