A system and method for generating a carrier-compliant shipping label for
a supplier to transport a product to a consumer includes determine a
shipping rate for a shipping method of a carrier to transport the product
to the consumer and determining a time period for transporting the
product. The consumer may select the carrier based upon the shipping rate
and the time period. Some embodiments generate a carrier-compliant
shipping label for the product and deliver the carrier-compliant shipping
label to the supplier to transport the product from the supplier to the
consumer. In such embodiments, determining a shipping rate may include
retrieving the weight and location of the product from the data received
from the supplier to determine the rates of a carrier from a rate table
or via a carrier interface.