A seller using a smartphone to photograph a packed cardboard parcel at a home fulfillment desk

TikTok Shop · Shipping Deadlines

TikTok Shop Shipping: 3 Deadlines

A regular TikTok Shop order that you ship yourself has three deadlines, all counted in business days from the moment it reaches Awaiting Shipment: a carrier scan within 2, tracking in Seller Center within 5 or the order is cancelled, and delivery within 6.…

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A lone cardboard parcel left on a doorstep in front of a closed front door

package theft prevention · porch piracy

Package Theft: What a Seller Can Do

A seller cannot guard a buyer’s porch, but a seller does choose how the package is handed over. With USPS, a signature requirement or Hold For Pickup at a Post Office keeps a parcel off the doorstep, and both are chosen when you buy the label.…

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Hands presenting a cardboard box marked with barcode and QR code shipping labels

Shipping Labels · Label Printing

Shipping Labels That Scan First Time

A shipping label works when it lies flat on one side of the package, is not folded over an edge, and is the only readable label and barcode on the box.…

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A calculator and a notepad resting on a spread of scattered US dollar bills

USPS · UPS

Why Your Shipping Label Cost More

A shipping label costs more than you expected when the parcel crosses a line the carrier prices on. There are six a home seller meets most: the next weight step, 1 cubic foot of volume, 22 inches of length, the charges UPS adds for a home address, a declared weight the carrier disagrees with, and coverage you assumed was included.…

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Hands passing several small parcels and padded mailers to another person

Small Orders · USPS Ground Advantage

Ship Small Orders, Keep the Margin

When customers place smaller orders, postage becomes a larger share of each sale, because the price of a package does not shrink with the order.…

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