RequirementFirst yearEvery year afterElapsed
Selling Partner API application registrationfree—1–2 weeks
Security assessment preparation$15K – $50K—2–3 months
Third-party security audit$10K – $25K—1–2 months
Development and integration$30K – $100K—2–4 months
Annual recertification$5K – $10K$5K – $10K / yrevery year
DLP and MDM tooling$5K – $15K$5K – $15K / yrongoing
Vulnerability scanning and SIEM$3K – $10K$3K – $10K / yrongoing
Backup and audit log retention$2K – $8K$2K – $8K / yrongoing
Legal review and cyber insurance$5K – $20K$5K – $20K / yrongoing
Build it yourself
$75K – $238K
First year, before a single parcel ships. Then $15K – $53K a year to keep the evidence valid.
Data Border
from $2,388 / yr
$199 a month including 2,500 labels. First label in days, and the attestation is ours to maintain.