Packing and sending
Getting a parcel ready so it survives the network: measuring, packing by item type, and the restrictions that catch senders out.
Guides in packing and sending
Shipping Luggage Internationally
Door to door in 3 to 10 days, often cheaper than excess baggage. What you cannot pack, how unaccompanied personal effects clear customs, and the lead time.
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How to Ship Food Items Internationally
Commercially packaged and shelf-stable usually clears. Meat, dairy, fresh produce and seeds usually do not. What crosses borders, and how to pack what does.
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How to Ship Documents Internationally
Documents clear customs faster than goods and are usually duty-free. What counts as a document, when it stops counting, and how to protect an original.
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How to Ship Clothes, Gear and Essentials Across the US
Soft goods ship in mailers on actual weight, not volume. Dense gear ships flat rate. Where the line sits, what zones cost, and which outdoor kit is restricted.
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How to Ship Books and Printed Material Cheaply
Books are dense, so they hit weight limits before size limits. Media rates, flat rate boxes and the packing method that stops corner damage.
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How to Wrap Packages for Shipping
Right-sized box, no voids, H-tape on both faces, one label. The wrapping method for ordinary parcels, plus what to do when the item will not fit a box.
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How to Ship Liquids and Perfumes
Perfume is a flammable liquid, not a cosmetic. What ships by ground, what is banned by air, and the three-layer packing method that stops a leak.
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How to Ship Large Items
Past 150 lb or 165 inches combined length and girth, parcel networks stop. Where the thresholds sit, how pallet freight is priced, and what white glove buys.
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How to Ship Electronics Safely
Lithium batteries decide most of the rules. What ships freely, what needs a label, what is banned by air, and how to pack so the device survives the belt.
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How to Ship a Gift
Hide the price, protect the wrapping, and declare it correctly across a border. What the gift allowance actually covers and why hampers get refused.
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How to Pack Fragile Items for Shipping
Two inches of cushioning on every side, a rigid outer box and the H-tape seal. The packing method that survives a two-foot drop, step by step.
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A Simple Way to Calculate Your Package Dimensions
Measure the box, not the item. How dimensional weight works, which divisor your carrier uses, and how to tell before you pay which number you will be charged on.
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Best Packaging Materials for E-commerce Sellers
Standardise on three sizes, buy in volume, measure cost per parcel. Which materials earn their place, what recycled options actually cost, and what to skip.
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