Shipments: what to unlock first
How Shipments unlock the Black Market, which early unlocks pay for themselves, and which ones need jail time.
what shipments are
The Black Market is the laptop shop: Lenny’s at the motel, and your own once you rent a plot. Shipments is the window on that laptop where you unlock new things to buy: houses, furniture, cars, weapons and much more. Each unlock is paid once, and after that you buy the item at its normal price.
Most shipments cost cash. Some also need jail time, which grows the more of your belongings get confiscated. Every shipment needs the one before it, and the better ones need you to live in a level 2 or level 3 district. You can unlock at your base or at Lenny’s Motel, but not while your base is under a raid block.
good first unlocks
Cheap to unlock, and each one either earns money or makes the next robbery pay more.
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Action Camera Filled by performing certain criminal activities at a high enough Notoriety level. no unlock
then $15,000 -
Cargo Workbench Opens stolen cargo so you can get at what is inside. unlock $5,000
then $15,000 -
Collection Table Put a full set of loot on it and you get a crate to sell. unlock $5,000
then $15,000 -
Banknote Counter Mk1 (+15%) An upgrade for your laundering desk: 15% faster laundering. unlock $10,000
then $30,000 -
Contraband Workbench The Contraband Workbench. unlock $20,000
then $20,000 -
Mesh Fence A cheap fence made of construction mesh. unlock $25,000
then $15,000 -
Electronic Fuse Lv.1 (+1 Pt) Goes into a Security System slot on one of your buildings and adds 1 defense point, so raiders need more decoders. unlock $10,000
then $20,000 -
ECU A car modification that raises your car’s top speed. unlock $30,000
then $14,000
shipments that need jail time
Jail time is your standing in the criminal world. These 20 unlocks ask for it on top of cash.
| Item | Jail time | Unlock | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
 AFAK | 5 years | $5,000 | 1 |
 CB45 Mk1 | 15 years | $15,000 | 1 |
 CB45 Mk2 | 25 years | $30,000 | 1 |
 Small Security Cabinet | 30 years | $40,000 | 1 |
 CB45 Mk3 | 35 years | $60,000 | 2 |
 Police Radio (Cop Gear) | 60 years | $25,000 | 2 |
 Racing Rotor | 75 years | $100,000 | 2 |
 Alarm System (District) | 105 years | $15,000 | 1 |
 Medium Security Cabinet | 140 years | $90,000 | 2 |
 STAR-H Mk1 | 180 years | $100,000 | 2 |
 STAR-H Mk2 | 190 years | $200,000 | 2 |
 STAR-H Mk3 | 200 years | $400,000 | 3 |
 Steel Plate (Epic) | 225 years | $100,000 | 3 |
 Police Radio (Vehicle Upgrade) | 275 years | $200,000 | 3 |
 Laboratory Scales (+1 Slot) | 335 years | $15,000 | 2 |
 Cargo Sheet T2 | 410 years | $50,000 | 2 |
 Large Security Cabinet | 500 years | $130,000 | 3 |
 DRM-14 Mk1 | 950 years | $200,000 | 3 |
 DRM-14 Mk2 | 975 years | $400,000 | 3 |
 DRM-14 Mk3 | 1000 years | $800,000 | 3 |
Where this comes from
- ROB RUN in-game hints and Shipments window texts how shipments, district levels and jail time work
- Game files: Shipments unlock costs, district levels and jail time checked again after the 12 November 2026 patch