Shipping franchises

The typical shipping franchise here costs $128,478 to $236,225 to open. Sort the table by cost, fee, royalty or number of locations.

Pack-and-ship stores and businesses that sell parcel, freight and delivery services through the big carriers.

Brands: 12
Typical cost: $128K–$236K
Lowest start: $17KUnishippers
Share earnings: 9 of 12

All 12 brands

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Shipping franchises: investment, fee, royalty and locations

The UPS StoreShipping	$222K–$606K	$39,950	5%	5,503	$724K
PostalAnnexShipping	$266K–$370K	$35,000	5%	327	$401K
PostNetShipping	$240K–$307K	$39,950	5%	204	$360K
UnishippersShipping	$17K–$233K	$1,500+	15%–18.5% of gross margin + minimum	192	Yes
Craters & FreightersShipping	$207K–$390K	$35,000+	5%; minimum and volume terms	65	No
InXpressShipping	$87K–$169K	$50,000	30% of margin	54	Yes
Navis Pack & ShipShipping	$132K–$201K	$35,000	6%	48	$659K
Postal ConnectionsShipping	$134K–$239K	$35,900	4%	38	$373K
World OptionsShipping	$81K–$93K	$55,000	25%–35% of gross margin	18	$789K
The FRONTdoor CollectiveShipping	$125K–$466K	$50,000	8%	17	No
Speedy FreightShipping	$75K–$194K	$49,500	30% of gross margin	10	Yes
ShippingShopShipping	$100K–$209K	$35,000	5%	1	No

How shipping franchises compare

Of the 12 brands, 5 give a comparable yearly sales figure per location, from $360K at PostNet to $724K at The UPS Store; the middle figure is $401K. From 2023 to 2025, 7 of the 10 brands with three years of counts grew their US locations, and The UPS Store added the most (+363). Who runs it, by the franchise agreement: 4 must be run by the owner, 7 can be run by a trained manager, 1 don’t need the owner to take part. How sales figures compare · Who runs it

Shipping franchises: yearly sales per location, US locations and change since 2023, yearly exits and who runs it
Brand	Sales per location	Locations vs 2023	Exits/yr
The UPS StoreOwner needn't take partExits: 1.0% a year	$724Kaverage	5,503+363	1.0%
Navis Pack & ShipOwner must run itExits: 1.4% a year	$659Kaverage	48+3	1.4%
PostalAnnexA trained manager can run itExits: 3.0% a year	$401Kaverage	327+22	3.0%
Postal ConnectionsOwner must run it	$373Kaverage	38	n/a
PostNetOwner must run itExits: 5.2% a year	$360Kaverage	204+4	5.2%
UnishippersA trained manager can run it	n/a	192−93	n/a
Craters & FreightersA trained manager can run itExits: none a year	n/a	65+1	none
InXpressA trained manager can run itExits: 27.5% a year	n/a	54−29	27.5%
World OptionsOwner must run itExits: 23.8% a year	n/a	18+12	23.8%
The FRONTdoor CollectiveA trained manager can run itExits: 10.1% a year	n/a	17−1	10.1%
Speedy FreightA trained manager can run itExits: none a year	n/a	10+10	none
ShippingShopA trained manager can run it	n/a	1	n/a

Sales are the yearly average (or median) per franchised location from each brand’s latest filing; per-owner figures, company-run locations and groups under five locations are left out. Locations are franchised plus company-owned in the US at the end of the latest year reported, with the change since 2023. Exits/yr is franchised locations closed, terminated or not renewed each year, as a share of the average count; buy-backs and transfers don’t count.

Best shipping franchises to own

The one brand here that passes all five tests: growth, few owner exits, earnings figures shared, SBA listing and 100+ US locations three years ago. Below, the closest misses. How the ranking works

Best shipping franchises to own, with near misses
Brand	Growth	Exits/yr	Cost to open
1. The UPS Store$222K–$606K to open	+7.1%	1.0%	$222K–$606K
PostNetMissed “Few exits”: 5.2% of locations exited each year$240K–$307K to open	+2%	5.2%	$240K–$307K
Speedy FreightMissed “Proven”: 0 US locations three years ago$75K–$194K to open	n/a	none	$75K–$194K