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Smart Labeling for Multi-Package Shipments
Smart labeling is a must in order for multi-package shipments to arrive at their destination together. Companies like FedEx recommend the following standard guidelines to help you ensure smooth delivery of your multi-package shipments:
- the packages move together on the same day from one sender to one recipient
- the packages use the same service, bill-to instructions and special handling instructions
- each piece respects a weight limitation determined by the shipping company (like FedEx)
So, to ensure that all of these requirements are met, proper attention to labels, numbering and description is necessary.
Labels
You will need to make sure that each of the packages in your shipment indicates that it meets the multi-package requirements. Shipping software like FedEx Ship Manager can help you produce labels with all the necessary information so that your packages arrive at their destination together.
Produce consistent labels
Shipping software tools like FedEx Ship Manager can generate labels for multi-package shipments to a single destination, ensuring that each package in the shipment has the same recipient address, service, payment and ship date.
Generate shipment-specific information
Because each package must contain an individualized description of its contents, it is not enough to simply print duplicate labels. Your label must exactly match each shipment you send. FedEx Ship Manager will let you edit your label information specifically to match each shipment.
Numbers
Each item must be numbered as one unit of the total shipment. With specialized software like FedEx Ship Manager, you can specify how many parts there are of a total shipment and the labels will print accordingly.
Description
Ensure that each item is labeled with a description of its contents along with the declared value of those contents. Depending on how and where you are shipping the packages, a waybill may be necessary. Check with your shipper to make sure you have all the necessary documents.
Shipping multiple packages to a single destination is an effective service, but only if the packages are labeled properly. By simply including accurate labels, numbers, and descriptions with your packages, they will be sure to arrive at their intended destination.