Packaging tips
International shipping agencies (Fedex, TNT, UPS & DHL) are getting stricter and stricter in their packaging guidelines. This has led to the implementation of different types of surcharges, including some newly created ones.
The new surcharges apply directly to the type of package and packaging. If you comply with these requirements, you will not only save money, but your shipments will conform to the agencies automated means of loading and unloading, which will improve transit time and the safety of the goods being transported.
Through this guide, we provide you with some tips to avoid, as much as possible and whenever it is possible to adjust your products to them, overpaying for your shipments.
It is advisable to avoid:
Packages weighing more than 30 Kg
(weight per unit package)
Packages with circular or cylindrical shapes
(wheels, drums, carafes...)
Packages that overhang their bases
(packages larger than their pallet)
Products that do not fit inside their boxes
(protruding from either side).
Packaging other than cartons
(pallets, plastic-wrapped, wooden bases and crates, metal crates)
Rolls and metal containers
(rolls and round base packages)
Non-Revolvable and pointed ends
Irregular packaging
