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3PL.

Third-party logistics — a company that stores your inventory and ships your orders for you.

What it means

Third-party logistics — a company that stores your inventory and ships your orders for you.

What goes wrong

Stock sitting in a warehouse you do not own still creates tax nexus in most US states. Sellers routinely discover obligations in states they have never visited and never chose.

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