Use cases

Built for the operators behind the brands.

Different shippers, different volumes, same evidence-first stack. Here's how brands, 3PLs, marketplaces, and cross-border operators use areturnz today.

Operating shapes
4
live or piloting
Same platform
100%
no per-segment fork
Every flow
API-first
dashboard optional
Use cases

One platform. Many operators.

US domestic is the default. Cross-border is a capability, not the product. These are the four shapes early customers are running.

DTC brands01

Domestic DTC brand returns

Your CS team stops negotiating over photos they don't have. Every return is graded, photographed, and routed against your own restock rules.

500–5,000
parcels / mo · typical
See the brand flow
3PLs & platforms02

Logistics partner program

Embed areturnz under your brand. Each customer is an isolated tenant. Evidence packages carry your domain. Your margin, our operations.

Multi-tenant
with webhook isolation
See the partner flow
Resale & recommerce03

Marketplace & reseller returns

AI classification separates returned item from stated item. Condition-grading informs resale listing tier automatically. Fraud signals on repeat senders.

A/B/C/R
grade → listing tier
See the marketplace flow
Global ops04

Cross-border returns

When your customer is overseas but your warehouse is in NJ: consolidated inbound, customs-ready evidence, duty drawback workflows available on the Platform tier.

US-in
with cross-border as capability
See cross-border specifics
Start

Returns, handled.

Pilot in our NJ facility. API keys in 24 hours. Evidence on every parcel from day one.