Why Temu courier labels matter
Temu offers subsidised shipping rates to UK sellers — typically 20-40 pence cheaper per small parcel than Evri's standard rates. On a seller doing 500 Temu orders a day, that's £100-200/day in courier cost, or roughly £30,000-£60,000 per year at a modest volume.
The catch: Temu's subsidised rates are only available via Temu's seller portal. If you're using a generic courier integration (Evri directly, Royal Mail directly), you pay full price. To get the Temu rate, you have to buy the label inside Temu's interface — which means leaving whatever inventory system you use, one order at a time.
Who currently supports direct Temu labels
| Platform | Imports Temu orders | Direct Temu courier labels |
|---|---|---|
| MaxInventThat's us | Yes | Yes |
| Linnworks | Yes | No |
| Brightpearl | Yes | No |
| Veeqo | Yes | No |
| Cin7 Omni | Yes | No |
| Sellbrite | No | No |
| Zoho Inventory | No | No |
Correct as of April 2026. Competitor capabilities change — verify directly with each vendor if it's a dealbreaker for you.
How to set it up in MaxInvent
- Connect Temu as a marketplace. Settings → Marketplaces → Add Temu. Paste your Temu API credentials (available from your Temu seller dashboard).
- Enable Temu courier. Settings → Couriers → Temu Courier (Direct). Toggle on. No separate credentials needed — uses the same Temu API connection.
- Test with one order.In the Dispatch queue, pick a Temu order, click “Buy label — Temu Courier”, pay the displayed rate, and print. Label appears in under 5 seconds.
- (Optional) Turn on auto-purchase.If you always want Temu labels bought automatically when orders import, Settings → Couriers → Temu → “Auto-purchase on import”. Now labels are ready when the picker picks.
When to not use the direct Temu rate
Temu's subsidised rate isn't always cheapest. Specifically:
- Heavy parcels (over 5kg) — your existing DPD/DHL contract is usually better.
- International shipments— Temu's UK rate is domestic-focused.
- Odd-sized items — Temu couriers have strict size/weight rules; oversize surcharges can wipe out the savings.
MaxInvent lets you configure routing rules (e.g. “Temu courier if parcel weight < 2kg, else fall back to Evri”) so the cheapest option is picked automatically per order. That's where the real time savings come in.
Will Temu-direct labels stay a MaxInvent exclusive?
Probably not forever. Other platforms will build this eventually — the Temu API exists publicly. But as of April 2026, no other UK inventory platform has shipped it. The reason we built it first is simple: our team runs UK-based Temu stores ourselves, so it was a real daily annoyance we wanted gone.