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How To Make And Print Package Labels

Written by: BernauLena

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Time to read 6 min

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.

The different types of package labels

  • 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 product’s 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 products!

How to Make and Print Package Labels

If you need to print shipping labels,you 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 parcel’s 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

1. Log into your Amazon seller account.

2. Set up your order and shipping plan.

3. Click review shipments.

4. Click approve and continue.

5. Choose work on shipment.

6. Select shipping service.

7. Choose how you like your shipment to be packaged. Select Thermal printing paper for the paper type and select Shipping date.

8. Check the print preview.

9. Select your printer and print.

FBA shipping label

FBM shipping label

1.Log into your Amazon seller account.

2.Click ship your orders.

3.Check all the package information popped out.

4.Select Buy shipping.

5.Fill out the size and weight information.

6.Select the shipping service preferred.

7.On the Print review window, check all the information, and make sure you select 4’’ by 6’’ label size.

8.Click buy shipping to purchase the shipping label.

9.On the print page choose your printer and print.

Print from Etsy

1.Log into your Etsy account.

2.Click on your account on the top right corner.

3.Select Account settings on the dropdown menu.

4.On the left sidebar, select Setting and then Shipping setting.

5.Select all the necessary information and Click Save.

6.Click Orders and shipping on the left sidebar.

7.Select the item to ship.

8.Click Get shipping labels on the top toolbar.

9.Check the package information.

10.Click on Review your purchase and then click on Purchase.

11.Click Print shipping labels and select your printer.

12.Print your shipping label.

Print from Shopify

1.Log into your Shopify account.

2.Click Orders from the sidebar.

3.Select Create shipping label.

4.Fill out the package and weight information.

5.Choose a carrier.

6.Make sure all the information is correct and select Buy one shipping label.

7.Check the print format and choose your printer.

8.Print the shipping label. 

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! 

Design from a Brother Label Printer

1.Open your P-Touch editor.

2.Choose a template or double-click the new layout.

3.Adjust the paper size in Paper from the tool bar.

4.Input the contents needed by double-clicking the Text part from the toolbar.

5.Add any other elements you need from the tool bar, such as shapes and lines, pictures or anything you need.

6.Check the typesetting and if you are satisfied, click Print to print your label.

Design from a Dymo Printer

1.Open your Dymo LabelWriter Software.

2.Choose New to open a new blank label sheet.

3.Choose paper size.

4.Edit 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.

5.Use the tool bar to edit other elements, for example, insert logos, barcodes and image.

6.Drag the text box or other element you add to the proper place.

7.If you feel satisfied with the design, save it and go back to the checkroom app.

8.Click Upload or drop a file here.

9.Go to Preview&Save, if everything looks good, click Update.

10.Go to the upright corner of the screen and switch the On-off button to On to activate the label.

11.Print your label.

Design from a Zebra Printer

1.Open Zebra Designer essential software.

2.Enter labels dimensions and margins of the label you need.

3.Add text by clicking the Text icon, adjusting the font, size or other elements as needed.

4.Add images, barcodes, lines or shapes as you need.

Conclusion

Packaging is a small yet important part in the whole product selling process. In today’s 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. It’s easy to follow the step-by step instructions. Have a try!

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