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Reverse Logistics in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
In reverse logistics, goods move from the customer back to the distributor or the manufacturer for multiple business reasons, such as recycling, refurbishment, returns, packaging management, delivery failures, expired rental equipment, repair and maintenance, disposal, and others. Buyers utilize reverse logistics solutions to profit from or recover the value of goods sold. Typical buyers include retailers, E-commerce companies, manufacturers, waste management companies, and other industries such as automotive, food and beverage, electronics, etc.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Reverse Logistics procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Reverse Logistics market in the United States includes Returns Management, Return Policy & Procedure, Remanufacturing or Refurbishment, Unsold Products and Return Policy & Procedure. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-702-Management consultancy activities, NACE-70.22-Business And Other Management Consultancy Activities, NAICS-541614-Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services and UNSPSC-81141601-Logistics.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Reverse Logistics procurement coverage includes Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) (A process that authorizes the return of defective or unwanted products to the manufacturer or distributor.), Remanufacturing (The process of restoring used or worn products to like-new condition, often involving disassembly, repair, and reassembly.), Recycling (The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials or products.) and Disposition (The final decision regarding what to do with returned or unsellable products, such as resale, refurbishment, recycling, or disposal.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Reverse Logistics procurement report as suppliers are Optoro, Inc., The Recon Group, LLP, Expeditors International of Washington Inc., GXO Logistics, Inc. and United States Postal Service.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Reverse Logistics market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) of cost of goods, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Reverse Logistics market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Reverse Logistics procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Reverse Logistics market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Reverse Logistics market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Reverse Logistics?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Reverse Logistics is 12.71 of cost of goods. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.32 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Reverse Logistics market?
The top vendors in the Reverse Logistics market include Optoro, Inc., The Recon Group, LLP, Expeditors International of Washington Inc., GXO Logistics, Inc. and United States Postal Service.
What industries supply the Reverse Logistics market?
The top industries supplying the Reverse Logistics market are Freight Packing & Logistics Services in the US, Automobile Wholesaling in the US, Software Publishing in the US and Database, Storage & Backup Software Publishing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Reverse Logistics?
Low market share concentration enhances competition and strengthens buyer negotiation leverage. The reverse logistics market is characterized by low market share concentration, with numerous national and regional suppliers competing for contracts. This fragmented structure gives buyers greater flexibility and bargaining power, allowing them to pit suppliers against one another and negotiate more competitive pricing or enhanced service terms. Buyers should actively benchmark rates, run competitive RFPs, and use supplier diversity to improve cost efficiency and service reliability in their reverse logistics programs.
What factors affect the price of Reverse Logistics?
Higher volumes of returned goods typically reduce the per-unit cost of processing due to economies of scale, while low or inconsistent volumes may increase costs as fixed logistics and handling expenses are spread across fewer items.
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