Why does an online store need an external warehouse?
When an online store grows to 30-50 orders per day, maintaining your own warehouse becomes a separate challenge. Renting premises, warehouse staff salaries, utilities, packing materials — all of this adds up to 40,000-60,000 UAH per month even for a small warehouse. And that is without factoring in the owner's time, who ends up solving logistics problems instead of growing the business.
An external warehouse with fulfillment services means handing over all warehouse logistics to a professional operator. You store your goods at their warehouse, and they receive, store, pick and ship orders. For your customer, nothing changes — the parcel arrives as usual. For you, everything changes: instead of daily warehouse work — a dashboard review once a week.
What to look for when choosing a warehouse
First — location. A warehouse near Kyiv is the optimal choice for most online stores in Ukraine. From here, delivery via Nova Poshta to anywhere in the country is the fastest — the vast majority of parcels arrive within 1-2 days. MTP Group has two warehouses in the Kyiv region: in Shchaslive (Boryspil district, 2,800 m²) and Bilohorodka (1,100 m²).
Second — a warehouse management system (WMS). Without a WMS, a warehouse is just a room with shelves. With a WMS, every product has a barcode, every bin has an address, every order has a picking route. This delivers 99.7% accuracy and 30-second order assembly instead of 5-10 minutes by hand.
How much does goods storage near Kyiv cost in 2026
The cost of warehouse services depends on the volume of goods and the number of operations. Key components: storage — from 650 UAH per cubic metre per month, pallet storage — from 450 UAH per pallet per month, goods receiving — from 3 UAH per unit (up to 2 kg). The minimum monthly fee is 5,000 UAH.
For comparison: renting a 100 m² warehouse space near Kyiv costs 15,000-25,000 UAH/mo before utilities. Add a warehouse worker salary (18,000-25,000 UAH), packing materials, internet, security — and you are looking at 50,000+ UAH per month. A fulfillment warehouse for the same volumes starts at 10,000-20,000 UAH.
Security and uninterrupted operations
For an online store, it is critical that the warehouse operates without interruptions. Power cuts, internet issues, broken heating — any downtime means delayed orders and unhappy customers. That is why, when choosing a warehouse, you should ask about backup power.
The MTP Group warehouse in Shchaslive has three generators and Starlink. Two fibre-optic ISPs provide backup internet. Since 2022 — zero days of downtime due to blackouts. Both warehouses have 24/7 security, CCTV and access control. Temperature is maintained between 15-25°C, which is suitable for the vast majority of product categories.
How to connect to the MTP Group warehouse
The onboarding process takes 1-3 days. Day one — consultation: we discuss volumes, product specifics, integration with your CRM. Day two — goods transfer to the warehouse, WMS scanning, test shipments. Day three — full launch. Integration with KeyCRM, SalesDrive, Horoshop, Shopify, WooCommerce, Prom.ua, Rozetka or any other platform with an API takes 2-4 hours.
Over 10 years of operation and 150+ onboarded online stores, we have refined this process to perfection. From the first call to the first shipment — 3 days maximum.