Parcel Monkey can help you find a reliable courier to ship your parcel, but it's down to you to prepare the package before it's shipped.
Your parcel will travel with thousands of others through warehouses and sometimes airports, so robust packaging is essential to ensure your item arrives safely.
Unsure how to wrap a package for shipping? Don't worry, we've put together some tips and advice to help you out.
How to wrap a package for shipping
External packaging
- Package all items in suitable boxes and securely seal using strong parcel tape.
- Heavy duty or corrugated cardboard boxes should be used for shipping, ideally new ones*. For additional protection, double box the item by placing one box inside the other.
- Use strong tape around edges of boxes and packets to prevent damage.
- Triangular boxes are excellent for tube-shaped objects. Any side can be used as a stable base and the other two sides provide suitable surfaces to locate the barcoded address label.
- It is advisable to send any items with ‘display packaging’ in an outer box.
*If you are recycling a used cardboard box, please ensure ALL old stickers or labels from previous shipments have been removed, particularly any stickers related to hazardous materials. Packages marked with hazmat stickers may be returned or destroyed, regardless of the content.