Product packaging and shipping is mostly carried by wholesale suppliers or manufacturers. When you are working as a middleman, sometime you might be required to package a product for shipping, for example when you are buying products from a wholesaler or dropshipper and selling them at your own website. Packaging can be difficult if you have no experience, especially packaging the breakable or electronic item. It should be done with great care because if the product gets damaged on its way to the customers, it’s you who’ll have to suffer the loss in most cases. Apart from the financial loss, it will cause annoyance for both you and your customer. Therefore you should make sure that the product reaches your customers without a scratch in one attempt.

Your first job is to choose the cushioning material for packaging especially if the product is easily breakable. There are various packaging materials available in the market to be used as a cushion by wholesale suppliers in packaging. Try using a proper cushioning material if the item is expensive, do not rely on paper because it might prevent the product from moving around, but it doesn’t provide enough protection. For this purpose, you should consider bubble wraps, which is inexpensive and very effective. Use more than one layer to be on the safer side and make sure that you are using cushion material not only on sides but on bottom and top as well. Remember that you must use some protective materials around the product even if the product hasn’t had the space to move in the carton. Use good quality boxes for packaging. The original box that comes with the product is usually not sufficient for packaging. In most cases, you will need to use two boxes with a layer of peanuts between the two (remember we are talking about “packaging peanuts” used by suppliers and not the dry fruit).

Before packaging an electronic product, make sure that it is properly switched off. Always enfold the wires according to their natural folds. Properly seal the box with good quality packaging tape, reason for emphasizing on packaging tape is to warn against using low quality tape that will begin to lose grip after some time. Mark the box as “breakable” or “fragile” according to the nature of packaged items. In addition to these guidelines, you can seek advice from wholesale suppliers or manufacturer for further instructions regarding packaging. Additionally, many shipping companies also provide packaging guidelines for suppliers.