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Batches and Best Before Dates

FIFO Stock Management and Expiry Date Traceability in Our 3PL Warehouse


FIFO

Effective stock management is the foundation of reliable ecommerce fulfilment, and we offer a fully customisable approach based on your specific product needs. For businesses with non-perishable items or general merchandise, we provide a streamlined manual FIFO (First-In, First-Out) stock rotation model—ensuring that the oldest stock is always picked first. This simple and efficient method works perfectly for many clients who don't require batch tracking or expiry date control.

However, for industries such as beauty, cosmetics, and food & beverage, managing stock by batch number and expiry/use-by date is not just best practice—it’s often a legal requirement. That’s why our 3PL warehouse solution goes beyond standard FIFO. While products are booked in using a unique stock ID, we also break inventory down into clearly defined batches based on batch numbers, expiry dates, or both. This ensures precise control over product shelf life and batch-level traceability.

Our custom-built warehouse management system (WMS) supports flexible FIFO rules and expiry date logic that you can define per product, brand, supplier, or even across your entire account. Whether you need standard FIFO rotation or strict enforcement of minimum shelf life policies, our software ensures only valid, in-date stock is picked—unless otherwise specified. For example, you can configure a buffer so that only items with at least X days of shelf life remaining are picked for ecommerce orders.

B2B and wholesale fulfilment

For B2B and wholesale fulfilment, where longer expiry dates may be required, our platform lets you select the exact batch or expiry date range manually—giving you complete control over what stock is dispatched to key clients. Our system also offers full batch tracking and audit trails, which is critical for businesses that need to meet compliance or traceability requirements. You can easily search by SKU, batch number, or expiry date to see exactly which products were shipped in which orders. This detailed traceability ensures that your supply chain remains transparent and fully auditable at all times.


Key Features of Our FIFO and Expiry Management System

  • FIFO: FIFO (First-In, First-Out) stock rotation with optional date controls
  • Tracking: Batch tracking based on expiry date, use-by date, or custom identifiers
  • Shelf Life: Minimum shelf life rules for ecommerce and wholesale orders
  • Manual: Manual batch/date selection for business-critical fulfilment
  • Traceability: Full visibility and traceability of stock movement by batch/date
  • Compliance: Compliance with food safety and cosmetic regulations (e.g. EU, UK, FDA standards)

Whether you're shipping skincare products, supplements, or perishable food items, our FIFO-compliant 3PL warehouse gives you the tools to maintain quality, consistency, and full traceability across your fulfilment operations. Contact us today to configure a FIFO solution that works for your inventory.

Our WMS shows colour coded stock warnings so you can easily see lines that are out of date for any future date you want. This allows you to promote or discount those lines making you more efficient and reducing waste.

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