Package labels are vital for efficient shipping and brand visibility. This guide covers different types of package labels, provides step-by-step instructions for printing shipping labels from eBay, Amazon, Etsy, and Shopify, and offers tips for designing custom labels using popular printers. Simplify your shipping process and enhance your branding with these easy-to-follow instructions.
Package labels can be defined in both narrow and broad terms. Narrowly, package labels refer to shipping labels and barcode labels that are placed on parcels. When goods are still in the warehouse, barcode labels are used for identification and management. Once the goods are sold and need to be shipped, shipping labels are applied to manage logistics and track the shipping status of the products.
The standard size for shipping labels is usually 4" by 6", commonly used on platforms like UPS and USPS. However, on the East Coast of the United States, other popular sizes include 4" by 2", 4" by 2.5", and 4" by 3". These smaller labels are more paper-efficient.
Shipping labels are essential when shipping a product. If a shipping label is lost, the product can be entirely lost during the shipping process. Therefore, the quality of labels is crucial. You need labels that are resistant to peeling, tearing, and fading. To ensure this, choose a label manufacturer with guaranteed quality within your budget.
Broadly speaking, package labels include a diverse range of types:
Brand or Product Labels: These labels display the product name or brand logo, enhancing brand recognition and visibility.
Ingredient and Nutritional Labels: These labels detail the ingredients, nutritional facts, and inform customers of potential allergens or specific dietary needs. They are commonly found on fresh and frozen foods or grocery items.
Handling/Storage Labels: These labels offer guidance on how to handle the product properly, outline storage conditions, and indicate the productās shelf life.
Safety Labels: These labels highlight safety precautions, hazard warnings, or instructions for safe usage, especially for products that could be hazardous.
Choose the most suitable package labels for your productsļ¼
How to Make and Print Package Labels
If you need to print shipping labelsļ¼you can either go to a preferred carrier website, such as USPS and FedEx and UPS, or go to your e-commerce platform. Today we are going to introduce how to make and print shipping labels from 4 most popular e-commerce platforms, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, and Shopify.
Print Shipping Labels from E-commerce Platforms
Print from eBay
1. Log into your eBay account and go to My eBay, and you can see Manage orders awaiting shipment.
2. Select the product you need to ship and a new interface pops out.
3. In the new interface, fill out all the information about your parcelās weight and dimensions.
4. Scroll down and you can see Service section, and from here you can choose a carrier preferred.
5. Print the label.
Note: weigh your parcel precisely before purchasing, ground up, not ground down. Not precise weight may get a wrong shipment price and cause trouble.
Make sure the parcel and carrier information is correct and then click Purchase.
Print the shipping label.
Print from amazon
1ļ¼Log into your Amazon seller account.
2ļ¼Click ship your orders.
3ļ¼Check all the package information popped out.
4ļ¼Select Buy shipping.
5ļ¼Fill out the size and weight information.
6ļ¼Select the shipping service preferred.
7ļ¼On the Print review window, check all the information, and make sure you select 4āā by 6āā label size.
8ļ¼Click buy shipping to purchase the shipping label.
9ļ¼On the print page choose your printer and print.
Print from Etsy
1ļ¼Log into your Etsy account.
2ļ¼Click on your account on the top right corner.
3ļ¼Select Account settings on the dropdown menu.
4ļ¼On the left sidebar, select Setting and then Shipping setting.
5ļ¼Select all the necessary information and Click Save.
6ļ¼Click Orders and shipping on the left sidebar.
7ļ¼Select the item to ship.
8ļ¼Click Get shipping labels on the top toolbar.
9ļ¼Check the package information.
10ļ¼Click on Review your purchase and then click on Purchase.
11ļ¼Click Print shipping labels and select your printer.
12ļ¼Print your shipping label.
Print from Shopify
1ļ¼Log into your Shopify account.
2ļ¼Click Orders from the sidebar.
3ļ¼Select Create shipping label.
4ļ¼Fill out the package and weight information.
5ļ¼Choose a carrier.
6ļ¼Make sure all the information is correct and select Buy one shipping label.
7ļ¼Check the print format and choose your printer.
8ļ¼Print the shipping label.Ā
Create Other Types of Package Labels
Except for shipping labels, you may also need to print stickers that showcase your brand logo or other information that you need to let your customers know. You can use a template, a previously designed style, or create new ones. If you choose to use a template or insert previously designed ones, just go to the printer software and select corresponding icon to operate. But if it is the first time for you design a package label, you need to start from scratch. Follow us to design your package labels!Ā
Design from a Brother Label Printer
1ļ¼Open your P-Touch editor.
2ļ¼Choose a template or double-click the new layout.
3ļ¼Adjust the paper size in Paper from the tool bar.
4ļ¼Input the contents needed by double-clicking the Text part from the toolbar.
5ļ¼Add any other elements you need from the tool bar, such as shapes and lines, pictures or anything you need.
6ļ¼Check the typesetting and if you are satisfied, click Print to print your label.
Design from a Dymo Printer
1ļ¼Open your Dymo LabelWriter Software.
2ļ¼Choose New to open a new blank label sheet.
3ļ¼Choose paper size.
4ļ¼Edit your text.double click your text, go to the Advanced property and change the reference name to a field from your Checkroom account. This ensures the system recognize the field later.
5ļ¼Use the tool bar to edit other elements, for example, insert logos, barcodes and image.
6ļ¼Drag the text box or other element you add to the proper place.
7ļ¼If you feel satisfied with the design, save it and go back to the checkroom app.
8ļ¼Click Upload or drop a file here.
9ļ¼Go to Preview&Save, if everything looks good, click Update.
10ļ¼Go to the upright corner of the screen and switch the On-off button to On to activate the label.
11ļ¼Print your label.
Design from a Zebra Printer
1ļ¼Open Zebra Designer essential software.
2ļ¼Enter labels dimensions and margins of the label you need.
3ļ¼Add text by clicking the Text icon, adjusting the font, size or other elements as needed.
4ļ¼Add images, barcodes, lines or shapes as you need.
Conclusion
Packaging is a small yet important part in the whole product selling process. In todayās article, we talked about the different types of package labels, how to print shipping labels on popular e-commerce platforms and how to print other types of package labels from mainstream label printers. Itās easy to follow the step-by step instructions. Have a try!
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