How to safely box your items to avoid damage while in transit
To prevent any financial loss that could arise from potential problems that your shipment might experience while being transported from one location to another, it is essential to package your items securely.
Due to faulty packing or closure failure, insurance companies frequently reject claims, thus your supplier must correctly package your products.
Boxes
Utilize premium double-walled packaging. These containers ought to be strong enough to support the weight of their contents.
Inner Cartons
Always pack products securely inside a box, carton, crate, or another protective packaging.
Fragile items should be individually wrapped in bubble wrap or foam cushioning that is at least two inches thick.
Items shouldn't touch the inside carton walls. Use cushioning (such as foam, popcorn, kraft paper, inflated airbags, etc.) of at least two inches to cover any gaps in the box and keep the contents from shifting while being transported. Do not cram the box too full.
Taped Boxes
Use strong plastic tape that is at least 2-3 inches wide for light boxes.
Use reinforced tape that is at least 3 inches wide for heavier boxes.
Use of duct tape, masking tape, domestic scotch tape, or kraft paper tape is not advised.
Carton Masters
Items with protrusions or sharp edges that have an irregular shape should be wrapped and taped.
To prevent movement and to ensure that the packing, rather than the items themselves, will withstand any shocks the shipment may experience, fill up any empty spaces in the master carton with packaging material.
Master cartons need to be sturdy enough to support the weight of other cartons when stacked or withstand drops (if they fall off a truck).
If you are collaborating with a fulfillment center, the fulfillment center may have specifications for the thickness of the corrugated walls of the cartons. Use containers with the most heavily corrugated walls you can to be safe.
Avoiding Moisture-Related Damage
Any items that can be harmed by mud or moisture must be bagged up in plastic.
Any products, such as textiles, that could be harmed by moisture in a container (for example, mold growth), should be packaged with a moisture-absorbing substance, such as desiccants.
Pallets
Boxes should be arranged neatly on sturdy pallets with none hanging over the edge of the pallet if your shipment is being palletized.
Reduce the likelihood of broken boxes by evenly distributing the weight on the pallet and making sure the top area is flat.
Before being stacked on a pallet, every box needs to be tagged. It should be noted that pallets being delivered to an Amazon FBA facility must adhere to Amazon's requirements.