Validate location relative to ports and highways, dock-door capacity, racking and temperature-controlled storage, WMS/TMS integration and API capability, SLA for pick-and-pack and cutoffs, returns handling, scalability for peak periods, and transparent activity-based pricing and reporting.

Lower land and labor costs in Espungabera reduce fixed warehousing and handling rates, which can lower total landed cost, but firms must weigh that against carrier density and potential longer national transit legs; optimization requires modeling inventory carrying cost, transit days and final-mile rates.

Confirm WMS functionality and integration, pick-and-pack throughput (orders/hour), batching and wave capabilities, returns processing, kitting/assembly options, cold-chain handling if required, SLAs for order cutoff and same/next-day fulfillment, and real-time reporting access.

Ensure the 3PL can handle bonded warehousing and customs brokerage, understands local import/export documentation and duty regimes, supports compliant storage for regulated goods, and provides audit-ready inventory records and electronic data interchange for clearance and trade compliance.