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How to Pack

Let Us Pack It for You

We understand. You have a busy schedule. If you don't have time, materials or expertise to pack your own shipments, we can do it for you. Take advantage of the packing experts at FedEx Office Print & Ship CentersSM. 

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Pack & Ship at FedEx Office

Short on time, or don't have the supplies needed to pack your shipment? Then leave the packaging to us. Just visit your local FedEx Office Print & Ship Center, and give us your item and shipping information. Our experienced staff will pack your shipment for you — virtually all shapes and sizes, from fragile items like glassware to laptops and other electronics that require custom packing solutions.

Plus, FedEx Office gives you direct access to a wide range of FedEx Express® and FedEx Ground® services, so you have peace of mind knowing your packages will arrive safely and on time.

 

 
  • Standard and fragile packing. Let our pros determine the right packaging for your needs. We offer an assortment of packs, boxes and cushioning material to protect items in transit. Or bring in your item already packed and we'll confirm it's properly protected.

  • Custom packing. Sometimes an item won't fit in a standard box. Our staff can customize a box on-site to meet your needs, even for large or odd-shaped items.

  • High-tech packing. Trust FedEx to pack your technology. We have boxes specially designed to protect your laptop, cell phone, MP3 player or other wireless handheld device. The FedEx Laptop Box and FedEx Small Electronics Box are available for purchase at all FedEx Office locations.


FedEx Office locations are open early and open late to accommodate your busy schedule. And with more than 1,800 locations nationwide, you're never far from a FedEx Office. For more details on our services, including pricing information, find a location near you today.

Ask Our Pros

FedEx Packaging Services offers a variety of design, testing and engineering information services that can improve your packaging strategies, including on-site support from our nationwide team of field packaging engineers. For details, download our guide: FedEx Packaging Services (826 Kb PDF).

For more information about package testing, contact FedEx Packaging Services by phone at 1.800.633.7019. Contact a FedEx field packaging engineer at pkgfield@corp.ds.fedex.com or request a referral from your FedEx account executive.

 

FedEx Procedures for Testing Packaged Products

In a lab environment, our packaging testing team eliminates the guesswork by conducting package performance tests for your FedEx® shipments. For more information on the testing procedures, download our guides:
  

Apply for Package-Sample Testing

When you're ready to submit package samples for testing, download and complete the FedEx Packaging Test Application (321 Kb PDF). Please note that federal, legal and regulatory requirements prevent us from returning certain commodities, including wine and alcohol shipments.
 

Apply for Package-Design Assistance

When you're ready to submit package samples for testing, download and complete the FedEx Packaging Test Application (321 Kb PDF). Please note that federal, legal and regulatory requirements prevent us from returning certain commodities, including wine and alcohol shipments.

Get Packaging & Supplies

We understand. You need easy access to shipping supplies. FedEx offers packaging for sale at FedEx Office locations. Plus, you can pick up free FedEx Express® packaging, or order it online or by calling 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339.

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Purchase Packaging & Packing Materials

You'll find a wide variety of shipping supplies available for purchase at FedEx Office and FedEx World Service Center® locations, including boxes, envelopes and tape. Plus, we have solutions for specialty items such as electronics, including our durable laptop box and small electronics box for cell phones, MP3 players and other small devices.

Other packaging options may be available in addition to those shown below. Availability varies by location. For complete information, including price, contact your local FedEx Office Print & Ship CenterSM. Or find a FedEx World Service Center in your area.

Square Boxes Rectangular &
Flat Boxes 		 Specialty Boxes Packing Supplies Mailing Supplies
8" x 8" x 8"
 12" x 9" x 6"
 Laptop box Air-cellular cushioning
(5/16", 12" x 15")		 Assorted padded mailers and envelopes
11" x 11" x 11"
 12" x 12" x 18"
 Small electronics box Packaging tape Mailing labels
14" x 14" x 14"
 13" x 9" x 11" Tube box
(50" x 6" x 6")		 Peanuts
16" x 16" x 16" 17" x 17" x 7"   Tubes
20" x 20" x 20" 18" x 12" x 3"      
24" x 24" x 24" 20" x 20" x 12"      
23" x 17" x 12"      

Pick Up Free Supplies to Ship via FedEx Express

FedEx Express offers a range of packaging options for all your time-sensitive shipments. Browse your options and order online. Or call 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339 and say "order shipping supplies."

These packaging options are for FedEx Express shipments only. Any other use is prohibited.

Your Shipping Need Our Solution
Packaging for standard-size and legal-size documents

 FedEx® Envelope (pouch)

FedEx Envelope (no pouch)

FedEx Envelope (window)
  • Inside dimensions: 9-1/2" x 12-1/2"
  • Weight when empty: 1.5 oz.
  • Weight limit: 8 oz. (heavier contents rated at next whole pound)
  • FedEx Envelope (no pouch): Use with peel-and-stick airbills or any FedEx Ship Manager® label
  • FedEx Envelope (window): Ask your FedEx account executive about this special envelope
Legal Size Reusable FedEx® Envelope
  • Inside dimensions: 10" x 15-3/4"
  • Weight when empty: 2 oz.
  • Weight limit: 8 oz. (heavier contents rated at next whole pound
  • Designed so it can be used twice
Order online. 
Tear- and water-resistant packaging

 FedEx Small Pak
  • Inside dimensions: 10-1/4" x 12-3/4"
  • Weight when empty: 0.63 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
FedEx Large Pak
  • Inside dimensions: 12" x 15-1/2"
  • Weight when empty: 1 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
FedEx® Padded Pak
  • Inside dimensions: 11-3/4" x 14-3/4"
  • Weight when empty: 1 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
FedEx Small Pak made from polyethylene
  • Inside dimensions: 10-1/4" x 12-3/4"
  • Weight when empty: 0.63 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
FedEx Large Pak made from polyethylene
  • Inside dimensions: 12" x 15-/12"
  • Weight when empty: 1 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
Order online (order polyethylene paks by calling 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339).
Boxes in a variety of sizes

 FedEx® Small Box
  • Inside dimensions: 12-1/4" x 10-7/8" x 1-1/2"
  • Weight when empty: 4.5 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
  • For catalogs, file folders, videotapes and CDs
FedEx® Medium Box
  • Inside dimensions: 13-/14" x 11-1/2" x 2-3/8"
  • Weight when empty: 6.5 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
  • For binders, books and heavy documents
FedEx® Large Box
  • Inside dimensions: 17-7/8" x 12-3/8" x 3"
  • Weight when empty: 14.5 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
  • For side-by-side paper stacks, small parts and reports
Order online.
Packaging for plans, posters, fabric rolls, charts or blueprints

 FedEx® Tube
  • Inside dimensions: 38" x 6" x 6" x 6"
  • For dimensional weight calculation: 38" x 6" x 5"
  • Weight when empty: 16 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
Order online.
Boxes for cost-effective international shipping

 FedEx® 10kg Box and FedEx® 25kg Box
For a flat rate, you can ship these double-walled boxes to more than 220 countries and territories via FedEx International Priority®. They're available at FedEx Office locations and many other staffed FedEx shipping locations.

FedEx 10kg Box
  • Inside dimensions: 15-13/16" x 12-15/16" x 10-3/16"
  • Weight when empty: 31 oz.
  • Weight limit: 22 lbs. (to qualify for the flat rate, weight cannot exceed 22 lbs.
FedEx 25kg Box
  • Inside dimensions: 21-9/16" x 16-9/16" x 13-3/16"
  • Weight when empty: 57 oz.
  • Weight limit: 56 lbs. (to qualify for the flat rate, weight cannot exceed 56 lbs.
Available at FedEx Office and FedEx World Service Center locations.
Packaging to ship noninfectious specimens

 FedEx® Clinical Pak
Use this plastic overwrap for noninfectious clinical samples after they are inserted into a sturdy inner container. Properly packaged clinical-sample shipments smaller than 7" x 4" x 2" must be shipped in the FedEx Clinical Pak overwrap.
  • Inside dimensions: 18" x 13-1/2"
  • Weight when empty: 1.2 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
Order online.
Packaging for Biological Substance, Category B (UN 3373) specimens

 FedEx® UN 3373 Pak
Use this plastic overwrap for specimens containing or suspected of containing infectious substances meeting the International Air Transport Association (IATA) definition of Biological Substance, Category B (UN 3373). Properly packaged shipments smaller than 7" x 4" x 2" must be shipped in the FedEx UN 3373 Pak overwrap.
  • Inside dimensions: 18" x 13-1/2"
  • Weight when empty: 1.2 oz.
  • Weight limit: 20 lbs.
  • Download our How to Pack brochure for guidelines on packaging UN 3373 shipments.
Order by calling 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339.

We also have FedEx Express airbills for U.S. shipments and FedEx Express air waybills for international shipments.

 

Environmental Information

  • The FedEx Envelope and Legal Size Reusable FedEx Envelope are made from 100 percent recycled paperboard, and most FedEx paks contain 60 percent recycled content.
  • The FedEx Small Box, FedEx Medium Box, and FedEx Large Box contain a minimum of 25 percent recycled content. The FedEx 10kg Box and FedEx 25kg Box contain a minimum of 70 percent recycled content.
  • The corrugated boxes sold at many FedEx shipping locations contain a minimum of 20 percent recycled content.

Pack Like a Pro

We understand. You want to get your shipment safely to its destination in the same condition it was sent. You can do your part by reviewing our tips on how to pack and following our detailed packaging guidelines. If you need help packaging your shipment or want to purchase supplies, stop by your local FedEx Office Print & Ship CenterSM .

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Follow the Basics

   1. Cushioning
Choose cushioning of appropriate density and thickness and use enough to fill all void spaces in your shipping container.		    3. Sealing
Apply at least three strips of packing tape (no duct or masking tape) to the top and bottom sides of the container using the H taping method.
  2. Boxing
Select an appropriate container that is large enough to accommodate the proper thickness of cushioning material.		    4. Labeling
Place the shipping label with the recipient's full address on the most visible side of the container away from any folds or seams.

Get the Guides

From general guidelines for packing day-to-day shipments to specific guidelines for shipping specialty items, the guide you need is just a click away.

 
General Guidelines 		   
Freight Guidelines 		   
Auto and Mechanical Parts 
  
Batteries 		   
Clinical Samples 		   
Computers 
  
Flowers and Plants 		   
Perishable Shipments 		   
UN 3373 Shipments 
    
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